The Couch and the Cushion: Why Mindfulness Is No Substitute for Therapy
Meditation may promote well-being and insight, but it isn’t a cure for psychological problems.
Rande Brown
Rande Brown , L.C.S.W., is on the board of the William Alanson White Psychoanalytic Society. She writes on Buddhism and psychoanalysis and is in private practice in the West Village in Manhattan. Rande is a founding board member of the Tricycle Foundation and was its Executive Director from 2002–2006.
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