Level I: Building Blocks

Level I: Building Blocks

January 25, 2017

Depression: Why anti-depressants may be covering up the underlying problem

Psychology video discussing why anti-depressant medication may be covering up the real causes of depression and other mental health issues. View more videos by […]
January 25, 2017

Conflict Resolution Handout

(1)   The person who has the problem is responsible for bringing it up as soon as possible.  Before you bring the problem up, […]
January 25, 2017

Choices: Why you don’t “have to” work, or even go grocery shopping!

Michael came to therapy and stated that he was feeling depressed, helpless and powerless to change his situation and couldn’t see a way out.  […]
January 25, 2017

Changing Perceptions – Hurricane Shatters Perception of Reality

Hurricanes have a way of shattering our perceptions of reality.  As I watched the tragedy in the wake of hurricane Katrina – and to a […]
January 25, 2017

Reason – How to dispute irrational thoughts and feelings

Did you know that if you can prove you have ESP, talk to the dead, read palms or can predict the future you can […]
January 25, 2017

Optimist, Pessimist or Realist?

Most people are familiar with the phrase, “is the glass half-full or half-empty?”  The implication is that your perception of the water in the […]
January 25, 2017

Fight or Flight – How our bodies respond to stress

I was watching one of those nature shows with my 5 year-old daughter showing a peaceful scene of grazing zebras. The zebras began to […]
January 25, 2017

Why Men Don’t Talk About Their Emotions…

Of course it’s not completely true that men don’t attend therapy, however, women are more likely to attend therapy in greater numbers. According to […]
January 25, 2017

How to Make Decisions – Process vs. Results-Oriented

…or, how Michael Jordan & Tiger Woods make last second shots Michael Jordan was known for making the big shot in the final seconds […]
January 25, 2017

Dealing with Shame

As psychologists we might regularly encounter distressing family situations. I recently dealt with two situations – from different ends of the age spectrum – […]