Therapy

 It's no coincidence that children everywhere tease one another. They can hardly help it. It's fun for them, a game. That's why I view the verb "kid" as deriving quite naturally from the noun form of the word. Kidding is simply what kids do. And what's the object of this well-nigh universal game? Well, that's easy enough to answer. . . . Read More

Mindfulness-based Online Therapy has gained tremendous popularity over the past few years. It provides the tools you need to manage depression, anxiety and emotional stress in the comfort of your own home and it is much more affordable. And, of course mindfulness is becoming the preferred awareness tool for creating the right inner environment in which transformation and healing take place.

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An interview with Bruce Wampold, Ph.D., author of The Great Psychotherapy Debate Read More

Psychotherapy is such an important part of our way of life that one can forget that it's a recent innovation. You will never see a character in a Jane Austen or Charles Dickens novel heading off for therapy, because therapy didn't exist before the very late 19th century. Why not? Read More

This session was quiet -- too quiet. Read More

Social anxiety and fear of unfamiliar places, including agoraphobia revolve around negative core beliefs and reactive thinking that operate outside of our control. Mindfulness Therapy teaches individuals how to work with these beliefs and, most importantly, the core emotions that empower the beliefs. This kind of therapy can be provided very effectively online through Skype. All you need is a laptop and you are ready to go. Many people with social anxiety find this approach much easier and less intimidating than going to the therapist’s office and this is why Online Psychotherapy, Counseling and Coaching are becoming so popular. Dr Peter Strong is an expert in mindfulness-based therapy and teaches mindfulness meditation to people all over the world through Skype sessions. Read More

A client has pent-up emotion buried under denial, rationalization and minimizing. "Hey, no one had a perfect childhood, it's no big deal," he says, "it is what it is." What happens next? If his therapist was trained in ISTDP, the client better make sure his seatbelt is fastened. Stand back on the sidewalk and witness another one of the Ten Coolest Therapy Interventions. Read More

Recently, Jay Thomas (Sirius/XM Radio) interviewed me about favorite children. During the interview, Thomas first spoke about his experiences as a child. He described his brother, who was quiet, bright, and hard working, as the favorite child. Thomas characterized himself as noisy, rambunctious, and confrontational. Though his brother was the favorite child, Thomas reveled that as an adult, he was more successful than his brother. He had a better job, achieved greater success, and made more money. Read More

Do you worry that personal information that your doctor types into your electronic medical chart will have the same level of privacy as your Facebook status updates? Privacy is passe, but how about for your health record? Read More