Phil Stark, AMFT

About

Phil Stark is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles. He is also an author and screenwriter, with credits such as Dude, Where’s My Car?, That ‘70s Show, and South Park.

Books by Phil Stark, AMFT

Recent Posts

The Safety of the Path

A Personal Perspective: How we deal with the possibility of big changes in life is the step before how we deal with the actual experience of those changes.

Emotional Deep-Tissue Massage

A massage might reveal sources of pain that we wriggle around to avoid. Likewise, we might avoid painful subjects that are the ones we most need to talk about in therapy.

How to Turn Off Relationship Autopilot

How to identify and change negative patterns in relationships.

I (Don’t) Like Big "Buts"

Learning not to say the word "but" will lead you closer to saying what you really mean.

The Story of Your Life

Having to tell your story all over again when you switch therapists is a drag, but also a chance to assess your story and how it might have changed since you told it last.

Having to tell your story all over again when you switch therapists is a drag, but also a chance to assess your story and how it might have changed since you told it last.

What Prevents Us From Being Happy?

A common goal for many of us in life is happiness, often achieved via external factors. But the power to be happy lies much more within our own control than we might realize.

A common goal for many of us in life is happiness, often achieved via external factors. But the power to be happy lies much more within our own control than we might realize.

Climbing the Career Ladder

A Personal Perspective: Different generations deserve different metaphors for how they approach their careers.

A Personal Perspective: Different generations deserve different metaphors for how they approach their careers.

The Hamster of Love

Hamsters are cute, cuddly, and friendly, but sometimes they bite. People often act the same way in relationships.

Hamsters are cute, cuddly, and friendly, but sometimes they bite. People often act the same way in relationships.

Dude, Where Are My Keys?

Part of a therapist's job is to help clients consider what they're looking for, as well as where to look.

Part of a therapist's job is to help clients consider what they're looking for, as well as where to look.

The Mountaintop of the Midlife

We often reach a point in life where we reflect on where we've come from, assess where we are, and consider where we are going.

We often reach a point in life where we reflect on where we've come from, assess where we are, and consider where we are going.