Are you a fan of #thesopranos ? Maybe you should take a look at this therapy session I had with Vito Spatafore -- turns out Tony wasn't the only gangster seeing a therapist! thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/vito-spata...
Phil Stark
@pbstarkok.bsky.social
Therapist, Author, Screenwriter, Dad https://www.starktalktherapy.com https://linktr.ee/philstark
Check out my latest article at @psychtoday.bsky.social - it's about relationships, and how to support an upset partner #talktherapy #relationships #tacos Playing Catch: How to Support an Upset Partner | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
Playing Catch: How to Support an Upset Partner
When our partner is upset, we often take it personally, which makes sense in the moment but can often make things worse.
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I had a #therapy session recently with a client who turned out to not be such a monster after all #frankenstein #mentalhealth #parenting thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/adam-frank...
Our latest is up at @psychologytoday.com How to Break Out of Old Patterns | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
How to Break Out of Old Patterns
In therapy we first learn to identify the areas of our lives we'd like to change, but then comes the hard part: making that change happen.
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I see this often in my therapy practice. We start out wanting our parents to change, but eventually realize it is up to us to change. Friends Wanted Me to Cut Off My Father. They Were Wrong. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/o...
Opinion | Friends Wanted Me to Cut Off My Father. They Were Wrong.
Many queer people are going no contact — cutting off their families for myriad reasons. It’s not always the right answer.
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a very interesting #therapy session I had with Travis Bickle where I was indeed talking to him #taxidriver #SSRIs thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/travis-bic...
If you're a fan of The Godfather, you'll want to check out this couples therapy session with Michael and Kay Corleone -- #couplestherapy #godfather #cannoli thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/michael-an...
Are you a fan of #TheWire? Check out this #couplestherapy session I had with #StringerBelland #AvonBarksdale -- that's right, couples therapy is not just for romantic couples - it's also for work couples! thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/avon-barks...
Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell
Intake Information: Clients are 33 year old men who are business partners, and have reached out for couples therapy to help resolve issues regarding their work, identifying a difference of opinion abo...
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Happy to share my latest @psychologytoday.com article — it’s about relationships, and how we measure the pain of being in or not in them #relationships #scales #tacos www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
The Scale of Relationship Pain
Couples who seek therapy for help dealing with conflict in their relationships often measure the pain of being in the relationship versus the pain of not.
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The good news keeps coming! Just found out @barnesandnoble.com will be carrying copies of Dude, Where’s My Car-tharsis? and The Characters On My Couch. 700 locations in all 50 states, so available at a mall near you! #bookstores #books #tacos www.barnesandnoble.com/search?q=Phi...
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BIG NEWS! Two of my books are now carried by two legendary indie bookstores here in LA - @skylightbooks.bsky.social and @booksoupofficial.bsky.social - so you can now see a copy of Dude, Where’s My Car-tharsis? or The Characters On My Couch on the shelf that I didn’t put there!
This new @netflix project reuniting @milliebbrown and @DavidKHarbour made me want to revisit the therapy session I had with #jimhopper back in the @Stranger_Things days thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/jim-hopper
Happy Anniversary to me rooting for the USA at my neighborhood pub during the World Cup and being misattributed by @npr.org - with a wonderful correction, thought they handled it well www.npr.org/2014/06/27/3...
A Comedian Walks Into A Bar ... And Gets Misattributed
In a recent piece on the World Cup, Phil Stark was incorrectly identified as a "wannabe comedian." It turns out that he is actually a professional comedian — and he has a joke to prove it.
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With the new season of #thebear starting on June 25, I wanted to share this therapy session I had with the main character, Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto #therapy #thebear #TCOMC thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/carmen-ber...
Here's our latest @psychologytoday.com article, about how the #therapist also functions as a #mirror in the #therapy experience The Therapist as Mirror | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
The Therapist as Mirror
Personal Perspective: Part of a therapist's job is not to interpret what the client says, but to simply reflect it back, so the client can do the interpreting.
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Check out this excerpt from my latest book - a therapy session I had with Cersei Lannister from #gameofthrones - at Script Magazine @scriptmagazine.bsky.social scriptmag.com/the-characte...
The Characters On My Couch
The Characters On My Couch takes you behind the closed door of a therapist’s office for a collection of therapy sessions with pop culture’s most famously troubled figures.
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Just had a therapy session with a client who's a high school chemistry teacher going through a tough time... #therapy #breakingbad #walterwhite thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/walter-white
I recently had an interesting couples therapy session with a lady and this fellow... #thebradybunch #bradybunch #couplestherapy thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/mike-and-c...
I can safely say I've never had a therapy session end like this one did. #kendallroy #succession #therapy #tacos thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/kendall-roy
I recently had a therapy session with a couple of dudes who I hadn't spoken with in a long time... #Dudewheresmycar #DWMC #therapy #shibby #tacos thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/jesse-mont...
This was my first therapy session with a queen, but hopefully it won't be the last. #gameofthrones #cerseilannister #therapy #Tacos thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/cersei-lan...
I had a group therapy session yesterday with a super group of heroes #avengers #therapy #tacos thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/the-avenge...
Just had a therapy session with a new client, who turned out to not be such a bad guy after all. thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/darth-vader
If you're curious about what Don Draper would be like in therapy, you're in luck, he's actually a new client of mine! thecharactersonmycouch.substack.com/p/don-draper
just seeing now that an article I wrote for #THR last year was picked up by @people.com magazine -- consider that life goal box checked! people.com/dude-wheres-...
'Dude, Where's My Car?' Screenwriter Calls His Vision for the Film 'Marx Brothers, Through the Filter of Cheech and Chong'
Dude, Where's My Car? was a comedic hit in 2000 and has become classic in the years since. Just ahead of the film's 25th anniversary, screenwriter Phil Stark looks back at it as a comedy and as a mome...
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Our latest @psychologytoday.com article is up: it's about the similarities between parenting and gardening #parenting #gardening #pesto #tacos It's Spring: Don’t Over-Water Your Children | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
It's Spring: Don’t Over-Water Your Children
Parents and gardening are similar in how people learn to balance between providing support and instilling self-reliance.
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Great chat with Pilar Alessandra at the On the Page podcast -- check it out if you're interesting in #screenwriting / #psychology / #PhilStark related content! onthepage.libsyn.com/982-how-to-b...
On The Page: 982. How to Be a Screenwriter
Phil Stark, screenwriter and licensed therapist, talks about his latest book, How to Be a Screenwriter, covering how to network, get an agent, develop with producers and take notes.
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I think a Part of you would be interested in reading this article #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos The Parts of Our Selves | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
The Parts of Our Selves
Examining the various parts of ourselves can lead to a better understanding of how our inner child can often be in conflict with the needs and goals of our adult selves.
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