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Online therapy offers great benefits.Life in the time of Covid-19 - by Therapion- Paul Newman’s “The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp” Vision Expands - by James Mapes - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2014 from James MapesPaul Newman’s “The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp” Vision Expands - by James Mapes More than two decades ago, Paul Newman had a vision of possibility with no idea how to make it a reality. As all great visions begin, he started with a “What if…” question. What if children with ...
Views: 1878 - Being the Big One - by Submitted on May 20, 2015 from Julie Roberts, Ph.D.Sometimes when we are little and things go wrong, we think we have to take charge and fix things. We feel it’s up to us to make it better. We think we have to be the big one and we’ll show the adults how to do it. Or we feel like no one else is seeing what a mess things are, or how unsafe things ...
Views: 1821(1 vote) - Ways To Know What Type Of Counseling Your Child May Need - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2014 from Anica OaksDealing with a mentally ill child can be a frustrating and heart breaking experience. Parents who witness sudden changes in grades, friends, and behaviors in their children may not know how to respond or where to turn for help. There are a few basic criteria that parents can implement to ...
Views: 940 - . . . Apples and Oranges! - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2014 from Rossana SneeWho hasn’t heard the phrase, “You’re comparing apples and oranges?” What exactly does that mean? Essentially, it means that comparing those two fruits is useless because they are so different. Yes, apples and oranges are both fruits, but that’s where the similarity ends. They look and taste very ...
Views: 1277 - If Holiday Stress is a Disease, The Virus is Your Expectations - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2014 from Michael BroderThe holiday season steriotypically has always been portrayed as a time of fun, joy and warmth with family, friends and colleagues. But it can also be a time of pain and high expectations. And the inevitable disappointments that follow those expectations are often to blame for holiday stress, ...
Views: 1335 - Achieving Personal Power - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2014 from Julie Roberts, Ph.D.This article discusses effective and ineffective ways of gaining personal power and how that search impacts those around us. Note: I suggest you read “The Victim Tyrant Cycle” as it includes important concepts used in this article ...
Views: 1464(1 vote) - Your Family Really Can Kill You - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2014 from Estelle GoldsteinOnly 16% of all murder victims are members of the defendant’s family? That’s according to the PDF file that pops open (or opens in your browser) when you click this link – and you must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader to see it. (Fortunately, it is included with most computers ...
Views: 1305 - How to Recognize the Signs of Fear of Emotional Intimacy in Your Partner - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2014 from Dr. Jeanette RaymondAt the age of 34 Rory had achieved everything he had set out to do when he decided to prove to his father that he wasn’t a waster. He had an exciting six figure salary job as a buyer of exotic furnishings for a global interior design company. Together with a large upscale home, a beautiful and ...
Views: 1866 - Top Six Stressful Situations Adults Typically Encounter and How to Deal with Them - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2014 from Anita GinsburgStress is an unavoidable side effect of life. There will always be events that force you to undergo a large amount of physical and emotional stress, which makes knowing how to handle those situations key to keeping yourself sane. Below is a list of the six most stressful situations that most ...
Views: 1343 - The Narcissist Loves His Narcissistic Personality Disorder - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2014 from Sam VakninBy Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The narcissist can get better, but rarely does he get well ("heal"). The reason is the narcissist's enormous life-long, irreplaceable and indispensable emotional investment in his disorder. It serves two critical functions, ...
Views: 1779 - Freedom And Mental Health - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2014 from Estelle GoldsteinFreedom is healthy. I have always believed this, and still do. My perspective comes from many places — my upbringing, when I was bombarded since an early age by my Russian-immigrant grandmother how wonderful it is to be in the United States, where we are free, unlike the oppressed and ...
Views: 1708 - Your life, Your Work – What’s The Difference? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2014 from Estelle GoldsteinI love being a ”shrink-lady.” (okay, a “psychiatrist.”) I did not pick it out of a hat. I tried a couple of other medical specialties. The “doctor” part — well, there was never any doubt about that part, really. I mean the idea of taking care of other folks came into my head pretty early ...
Views: 1309 - Looking For Quick Fixes: No Way - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2014 from Dr. Mona AeyshaWe being a human always search for easy fixes, short cuts, and quick ways to fulfill our desires, wishes, and needs. We want to be happy as early as possible. We are quite impatient and inconsistent in achieving our goals and become successful. It is our nature and we fight with our nature to ...
Views: 1689 - ***I Don’t Believe in ADHD - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2014 from Laurie DuparIncredible as it sounds, I still am amazed at how often I hear people say “I don’t believe in ADHD.” You probably have heard it too. And if you are like me, the moment those words come out of their mouth, every hair raises on the back of your neck, the fire starts to churn in the pit of your ...
Views: 3582(1 vote) - Chromotherapy - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2014 from Konstantinos ValsamidisChromotherapy! Colour and light are powerful sources of energy that affects our mental and physical health also. They can reveal a lot about our personality while helping tonifing ourselves by filling our energy losses that we suffer daily cause of anxiety, stress, fatigue and other ...
Views: 1026 - How To Quickly Identify an Effective Psychotherapist. And Have a Therapy That Delivers Results - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2016 from Andriana ElohaOver the last decade of working in the field of Psychotherapy and Coaching, I've met many clients who had a rather negative experience or no results at all as they worked with some of my colleagues from various locations and branches of Psychology. As a solution to this popular problem, I ...
Views: 1594(1 vote) - ***TAKE YOUR PROSAC, SEE YOUR SHRINK, THEN PUT ON YOUR RUNNING SHOES - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2014 from Larry WaldmanDepression and anxiety are, by far, the most common mental health problems. Nearly 20 percent of the US population struggles with or will struggle with one or both of these problems. The most common treatment today for these issues is medication—typically prescribed by the primary care ...
Views: 1426 - Keys to Helping a Family Member with a Mental Health Condition - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2014 from Anica OaksMental problems are difficult to diagnose and treat. However, there are some steps that you can take to help a family member manage such conditions. Psychiatric Treatment A person suffering from any form of mental condition should see a certified psychiatrist to receive a proper diagnosis. ...
Views: 887 - Assaults On Psychiatrists - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2014 from Estelle GoldsteinI remember a supervisor from the past whom I never thought had the right personality to be a psychiatrist. I mean, he was a little angry and domineering for my taste. But heck — I gave him a “bye” since he worked in a prison context. I was never attacked by a prison patient through my ...
Views: 1399 - Progress and Healing: 4 Alternatives to Psychologists - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2014 from Anica OaksLife can feel like a perpetual classroom. You’re constantly learning. Sometimes you make mistakes and other times you get a gold star for your achievements. Once in a while, a particular lesson alludes you, no matter how many times you experience it. When frustrations build, you might consider ...
Views: 1217 - Mustering Courage to Seek Therapy - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from nancy traversSometimes the people who need therapy the most are the very people who find it hardest to seek help. They’re afraid they’re wasting the therapist’s time. They’re afraid they’re wasting their own or their loved one’s money. They’re afraid of exposing their deepest selves—and of trying and ...
Views: 1086 - Is My Therapy Working? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from nancy traversIt’s easy to see when your friend needs to dial it down at a party. When your cousin’s behavior is a little off. When things are off balance for someone else. But it’s not so easy to see about yourself. Sometimes you seek therapy precisely because you are not clear about where you are trying to ...
Views: 1092 - Fake Service Dogs - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from Abigail FazelatAccording to an article released by CBS News called “Fake Service Dogs a Growing Problem,” real service dogs help assist a wide variety of individuals, including “people who use power or manual wheelchairs, have balance issues, have various types of autism, need seizure alert or response, need ...
Views: 1394 - Skype Counselling & Weight Loss Hypnotherapy - by Submitted on May 21, 2014 from Mark VillarosaStruggling with one’s weight is rarely connected to sole physiological factor. Addressing body image and health issues through counselling and weight loss hypnotherapy can help an individual to identify the “root” of their lack of success in losing weight. Modern technologies can also be ...
Views: 1343 - The Perfectionist Inner Critic - by Submitted on May 19, 2014 from Jay EarleyThe Perfectionist is one form of the Inner Critic. It is a part of you that tries to get you to do things perfectly. It has very high standards for your behavior and especially for products you create or performances you make. This often comes up around written reports. Often the Perfectionist ...
Views: 2337 - Passive-Aggressive Behavior - by Submitted on May 19, 2014 from Jay EarleyWhen Joe’s wife asks him to do something around the house, he always seems to go along and agrees to do it. But it rarely happens. He forgets about it, or he does a little bit of it but doesn’t finish the job. Sometimes he does the job in a way that isn’t really what she wanted. He feels vaguely ...
Views: 1628 - How a Therapist Can Help You and Your Partner - by Submitted on May 15, 2014 from nancy traversEffective couples therapy depends on a number of factors. Both partners must be willing to make a change. If one has already decided to give up and cannot reengage, then success is probably not possible. The key is to get to a therapist before your relationship has eroded too far. If one or both ...
Views: 1111 - Child Abuse: Is Feeling Safe An Important Part Of Healing From Child Abuse? - by Submitted on May 12, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone is abused as a child, it is highly likely that they are going to have trouble feeling safe in life. This would have been something that they first experienced when they were growing up and something that has stayed with them throughout their adult years. So for some people, it ...
Views: 1970 - Hypnotherapy for Weight Loss: Replacing the Fat Person - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Mark VillarosaMany people that have consistently been struggling with their weight may sooner or later turn to humorous, self-criticism as a defence mechanism. Overweight people have often been stereotyped in society and popular culture as the heart and soul of the party because of their humorous approach ...
Views: 1652 - A Hypnotherapy Case of Thought Form Release - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2014 from Kemila ZsangeWhat harm can a 12-year-old girl do to the world? One would think. Before I met David, I’d say none. Generally speaking, a 12-year-old girl is associated with innocence and powerlessness. Unless, maybe, when such a girl is a nanny, having to take care of younger children. David came ...
Views: 2334(1 vote) - I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. ~Henry David Thoreau - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2014 from Dr. Anne BrownKeep making those Requests Making requests may seem like such a simple thing. Of course I do that you say to yourself. Check again it can be the root of many negative emotions especially resentment. I have a friend of many years who as a teenager was experimenting with a rocket that exploded ...
Views: 1555(1 vote) - Advice for getting treatment for schizophrenia and understanding the disease - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2014 from Frank HealyDo you often feel like you don’t fit in your world? Do you sometimes see or hear things that other people don’t? Do you often feel like you have trouble paying attention and have lost interest in things that you used to enjoy?. Do you sometimes have trouble speaking and getting organized? Do you ...
Views: 1575 - Having a Child WIth Schizophrenia - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2014 from Frank HealyThe onset of schizophrenia can be any age from around 16 to 30 with some rare cases as old as 40. The average age of onset is 19. If your teenager or young adult has the following signs they may have schizophrenia: garbled speech or pauses in conversation, periods of staring in space, and ...
Views: 1952 - Men’s Mental Health Issues - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2014 from Frank HealyOne of the challenges for men in the modern world is to accept that they have stress, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Women now expect their man to be open and share his feelings. In previous generations men were expected to go to work and provide the money. This was not ...
Views: 1785 - How Brain Scans Can Help Ailing Veterans - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2014 from Abigail FazelatDaniel Amen, a psychiatrist and Tedx speaker, revealed to his audience in a segment called “The Most Important Lesson from 83,000 Brain Injuries” the ineffectiveness of modern psychiatric practices. He also referred to the influx of returning U.S. combat veterans who served in Iraq and/or ...
Views: 1406 - Regain Your Inner Core By Working On Core Issues - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontRegain Your Inner Core By Working On Core Issues The concept of family goes back to the beginning of time. It’s the traditional social system that shapes our inter-personal dynamics and provides the working model for the story we create about ourselves. Of course, we’ve all been children at ...
Views: 1481 - FOR VALENTINE’S DAY: The Gift of Self Exploration & Expression - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2014 from Emma ViglucciOften times partners share their wondering about how exclusivity, monogamy, and fidelity is possible in a longterm relationship. It is usually the male partners who pose this question when their female counterpart is not present. I appreciate their honesty, risk and willingness to explore ...
Views: 1676(2 votes) - Dear Dr. Romance: How can we find low cost counseling? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2014 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance I am in a same sex relationship of a year and 3 months. My girlfriend Phyllis and I have a constant communication problem that we want to address. Neither of us are currently working. I do get unemploymnet but my bills out weigh my income. Do you know how we can find low ...
Views: 1735 - The Mindfullness, Eating Connection - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2013 from Judy GoldmanOnce more, mindfulness is being totally present and in the moment and avoiding judgment. So how do we connect our increased practice with mindfulness to our eating behaviors and attitude to food? Sadly, we let our lives become so busy that things become automatic, even some of the things we ...
Views: 1942 - Mindfulness and Trauma - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2013 from Judy GoldmanMindfulness is about stabilizing. Studies have shown that people who have experienced trauma can benefit highly from this type of work. (Cullen, 2011). When people have experienced trauma, they can be challenged with high levels of stress, anxiety and depression at any time. When we increase ...
Views: 1168 - Dr. Romance on To Help An Addicted Friend - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2013 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: I’ve been talking with clients a lot recently about what to do if someone you love or care for is self-destructing through addiction, or is making it difficult to be a friend because they’re out of control. We all have had some dramatic examples on television and in ...
Views: 2032 - 5 Beliefs That Can Sabotage Even The Best Healing Method - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2013 from Joan JacobsScientific research demonstrates that belief in a treatment method has a direct affect on the probability for its success. These findings apply to all types of healing methods and approaches. Given the immense power of belief, following are 5 of the more common beliefs that can sabotage even the ...
Views: 1660(2 votes) - Awakening to Our Celestial Nature 8 Day Course (Part 1) - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2013 from White WolfAwakening to Our Celestial Nature 8 Day Course (Part 1) By Author: White Wolf Awakening to our Celestial Nature (Day 1) This course is for anyone that feels that there is more to life than what they are getting. There are certain rules in this Universe that we must follow so that we can ...
Views: 876 - Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2013 from Jason VermilionSeasonal affective disorder, otherwise SAD in short, is considered a state of depression fuelled by the particularities typical for each of the four seasons summer, autumn, winter and spring. Quite simply experiencing an inappropriate mood thus being unable to adjust for the seasonal change that ...
Views: 1474(1 vote) - Writing - the perfect medicine for tired, busy mums - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2013 from Caroline MacroryThere's no escaping the fact that children take up time. In fact, they tend to take up so much time that there can be little left over to focus on yourself. Babies especially are incredibly demanding and their needs can become all-consuming. Even the most organised and efficient mums admit to ...
Views: 991 - How Do You Know When You’re Being Emotionally Manipulated? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from nancy traversMost people are empathetic, unless they have a personality disorder, and they understand that emotions are sacred. To be taken seriously. Most people agree that it’s morally unethical to toy with someone else’s emotions. But some people—notably narcissists and psychopaths—find emotional ...
Views: 1257 - Did You Grow Up Too Fast? The Myth of Premature Maturity - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2013 from Jennifer Harvey SallinThe little girl with no needs. The little boy who takes care of mom. Premature maturity, is in fact, no escape from having needs or needing to be taken care of. It is not an escape from being a child, and it is in fact, not often maturity at all. Premature maturity is something else more ...
Views: 1929(1 vote) - Dr. Romance on Ten Things People Don't Know about Therapy - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2013 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: I recently had a first session with a client who said, about halfway into the hour “Wow. I like you. I’m surprised.” I laughed, but I knew what the client meant. As a psychotherapist in private practice, I encounter a lot of people who waited far too long to come in for ...
Views: 1514(2 votes) - What Is The Best Way To Support Someone Who Self Harms? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2013 from Jennifer McLeodThere is a myth that those who self harm are seeking attention; on the contrary, people who self harm are known to keep their actions private. Common reasons such as shame or fear prevent the individual from asking for help; this is why an important factor into supporting people who self harm is ...
Views: 1654(1 vote) - Are You a Victim of an Emotional Manipulator? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2013 from nancy traversAre you afraid of conflict with your significant other or friend? Do you make bad decisions to accommodate him? Do you tell little white lies to avoid problems? Do you blame yourself for his dissatisfaction? Do you rush to pamper him when he becomes irritated? Do you sacrifice and give, give, ...
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