How I Start and End a Counseling Session
What happens just before and after a session can make all the difference. read more
View ArticleHow to Use an Expert When Making a Decision
How can you best make an important decision when expert advice is often wrong?read more
View ArticleThe Evolution of an Anxious Feeling
An account of the purpose of feelings, including anxious feelings. An explanation of panic disorder and the course of a successful treatment. Two theories about the evolution of a panic disorder.read more
View ArticleAbstinence: The Only Solution for Addiction? Part 2
Since only about 1 out of 10 people with a drug or alcohol use disorder seeks treatment, it’s high time that we offer more flexible and inviting approaches for addiction, regardless of whether clients...
View ArticleHow to Handle Difficult People – A Tao Perspective
Tao, the ancient Chinese concept of “the way,” can be interpreted as harnessing and flowing with your life force (“Chi”) so you experience composure and equanimity within, while projecting supple and...
View ArticleTeachers and the Anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing
Teachers play a central role in helping students heal after trauma. read more
View ArticleSex Addiction: A Response to Trauma?
Seeking comfort and control through sex may underlie sex addiction.read more
View ArticleWhy I Swear in Therapy
Why colorful language in the therapy room is not always offensive.read more
View ArticleIs What You’re Doing Really Psychotherapy?
How to tell if you’re doing therapy or something else.read more
View ArticleSex on the Internet: How Far Can It Go
Pornographers are noteworthy for their skill in adapting new technologies. The Internet was no exception and pornographic sites were the first big money spinners in cyber space. Now, the Internet is a...
View ArticleWhat Doesn't Kill Us
On Saturday I had the priviledge of talking about my work on posttraumatic growth at the University of East London Alumni evening for their Masters in Applied Positive Psychology. This is a summary of...
View ArticleWhat Science Tells Us About Treatment of Addiction
In a recent NPR show, Radio Boston, on WBUR in Boston, Dr. Lance Dodes talked about his new book and stated that 12-Step programs not only don't work, but are not backed by scientific evidence. This...
View ArticleWhat Therapy Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human
Not just dogs and horses are used in animal-assisted therapy. Llamas, cats, birds, dolphins, rabbits, donkeys, even wolves, to name a few, are used to form a connection with those who need help,...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence and the Future of Therapy
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to sophisticated computerized therapy systems in the coming years. These programs have the potential to revolutionize mental health treatment, but...
View ArticleProper Perspective and the Happy Life
Imagine your ideal self – not the specific accomplishments you’d like to achieve, but the person you’d like to be. With the proper perspective in thinking about yourself and others, you can be that...
View ArticleForever in Debt to your Priceless Advice: Why I love Nirvana
During adolescence, we go through a transition which involves misunderstanding ourselves as well as others. Musicians are able to validate us and change the way in which we see the world. It is...
View ArticleEarworms: A Suggestion for Treatment
A suggestion for the treatment of an earwig, which is an annoying tune that repeats in a loop in the mind.read more
View ArticleThe Top 10 Celebrity Therapists in Los Angeles
When money's no object and mental issues may be great, who do people turn to?read more
View ArticleActive Therapy
Have talk therapy and/or drugs been insufficient to address your issues? Perhaps an active therapy might be worth considering. read more
View Article3 Benefits of Psychoanalysis for Patients
The three benefits of psychoanalysis are feeling better, doing better, and being better.read more
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