Medicare, MFTs and Me
September 2024 UPDATE: Regrettably, I am no longer accepting Medicare clients. The following post was written when I was celebrating the anticipated addition of MFTs as Medicare providers in 2024. After getting on to the [...]
7 Ways to Get More Out of Your Therapy Sessions
This article has lots of good ideas whether you are seeking therapy for the first time, returning after a hiatus or just wanting to get more out of it. Published in Psychology Today Not all [...]
To Sleep, Perchance to Get Some Rest
As a therapist, I regularly meet with teens and adults. Most report insomnia to some degree. Insomnia is defined simply as habitual sleeplessness but for years, I resisted applying the term insomnia to my own [...]
Anxiety and Relationships
Anxiety affects everyone to some degree. Quite simply we live in an anxious world. Anxiety can range from occasional, mild unease in anticipation of an event to constant, overwhelming panic. It goes by many names including worry, nerves, freaking out, stressed, tense.
Always. Never. Two simple words that can add fire to conversations.
This topic is part I of a series on communication and relationships. These ideas apply to all relationships, parent and kids, partners, spouses, work colleagues, etc. Always and never are powerful words. For that reason [...]
Get Happy
Want to cultivate a happier mindset? Turns out you have to practice. Dr. Martin Seligman studies happiness & how to get happier. Seligman is the Director of Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. [...]
Teens and Anger
Adolescence and anger often seem to go together, especially in our youth-oriented culture. There are many reasons for this, such as hormone surges and the angst that comes with seeing the world in a new [...]
Truth vs. Kindness
Telling it “like it is” and being nice are not mutually exclusive. I see honesty and kindness as two very important values and both essential to healthy relationships. I often see people chose between the [...]
Sense of Humor
Everyone likes to laugh and it can be a great stress reducer. Having a similar sense of humor is often what draws people together. If you think about your favorite people in your life they [...]
Time Outs – Relationship TLC
Time outs aren’t just for disobedient kids. They can be useful tools to stop arguments from becoming unproductive fights or worse, whether those arguments are between parents and children, partners, spouses or siblings. Timeouts aren’t [...]