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What is psychotherapy good for?
People don’t create success in their lives because they are going after what other people want. There are forces at work that drive success and failures. This force is often unrecognized and unidentified. We go about our daily lives without knowing that they promulgate our lives. The force is our beliefs. Our beliefs are […]
read moreWhat to do on a first date
Like many men and women that come to me they ask where is he/she. Why haven’t I found them yet? They talk about lack of commitment and catching people in lies. They talk about bad first dates that never lead to a second date. They dismiss New York City as a place of whining self-involved players. The […]
read morePlanning how to crush it
How to crush it You hear this all the time be disruptive – just do it- be epic How do you do it? Crickets. I’m all for a good cheerleading session when I’m at a game. But when it comes down to being successful I want practical hands on solutions. Crushing it is a […]
read moreUndead Phone Heads
There is an epidemic in this country and it is ruining lives.It causes depression, anxiety and loneliness. It’s your phone. That obsessive item that never leaves your hand and more importantly your mind. But there is a way out of the nightmare. First let’s check if your one of the undead. You see them everywhere […]
read moreWhy you shouldn’t have a work wife/husband
I met with a client who was continually distracted by the going ons of two colleagues who sat near her. It was daily whisperings, giggles and flirtations. They were a pair referred to affectionately and not so affectionately as Mr. and Mrs. A work wife and a work husband. They were both about the same […]
read moreHow do you know what your ideal job is?
What would an ideal job be like? And more importantly what is it? There is a lot of hype out there about finding the ideal job. The current view is you simply must have a driving passion that consumes you. If you don’t have this overarching passion you will be a loser. There are numerous […]
read moreHow to talk to an IMPOSSIBLE person
You know the anxious feeling you get when you know that you have to talk to that impossible person in your life? My boss, spouse, mother-in-law best friend sometimes they can be completely impossible! And yet you have to talk to them and it is draining and they never listen. It feels overwhelming and you […]
read moreWhat kind of therapy is right for me?
Ever wonder what kind of therapy would be the best suited to you? The following is a table of client personality traits that guide a therapist in choosing the kind of therapy that would work for the client TYPE OF THERAPY SELECTIVE PATIENT VARIABLES Adapted from: Novalis PN, Rojcewicz SJ, Peele R. Clinical Manual of […]
read moreFinding Hope when you feel despair
People are experiencing a lot of stress, anxiety and depression. Some events are reasonably characterized as “awful” and it doesn’t help to say it’s not so bad when the answer back is a resounding YES! What you need is a place to share it (misery Loves Company). To begin to solve a problem you need […]
read moreA prescription for rage and anxiety
“I felt myself change but I couldn’t stop it and really I didn’t want to. I screamed and cursed. Rage is when you have too much anger” Raging is an emergency alternative; when talking doesn’t do it when holding it in doesn’t do it when walking away doesn’t do it when you can’t relax when […]
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