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Oh boy, where to start?? I have always had a deeply philosophical and I see now, spiritual, nature. I was a theater kid, and as such I was adopted into a colorful cast of bohemians at an early age. We meditated, nurtured our inner children, practiced soul-gazing, and channeled our guardian angels. As children we are so open and unquestioning. I feel more resistance now writing this than I did practicing these things at the time. They seemed as natural as breathing, but also s

Understanding the Role of Therapists in Social Issues As you might imagine, I belong to quite a few therapist Facebook groups. These groups are typically focused on helping one another serve our clients and grow our businesses. Posts about training, referrals, words of encouragement, and advice are common. Occasionally, we discuss policies affecting our profession or our clients. Lately, the conversation has started to shift in almost all of those spaces. An existing chasm ha

There are no negative emotions, only negative beliefs around emotions and maladaptive coping skills developed in response. The avoidance of what we think of as negative emotions (not the emotions themselves) is what creates problems in our emotional functioning. We commonly avoid emotions we perceive as negative, such as anger, grief, and despair using denial, distraction, dissociation, and a host of other clever tricks. We do this because of what we believe about these emot

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears known as obsessions. These obsessions lead you to...

We live in an age of informational overload, and so much of it is frankly, meaningless. Since starting my psychotherapy practice, I have...