In last week’s blog, I invited my readers to consider attributes of ineffective, unhealthy and even unethical therapists. I focused on something many might consider to be innocuous: giving advice. This happens when therapists confuse their role with that of life coaches, advisors, educators, strategists or consultants. Advice givers ultimately want to direct clients to […]

Most people assume that most therapists are well-trained, knowledgeable and competent professionals. They expect when they go to a therapist, they will receive the right care to address their deep-seated emotional issues. And a large percentage of therapists embody these attributes. But not all. Anyone seeking a therapist is encouraged to be a critical thinker […]

Most of us would agree that therapy is effective when a therapist helps a person address, deal with, and eventually heal from powerful emotional wounds. In my last two blogs, I invited readers to consider the symptoms that indicate someone might benefit from therapy along with the many different forms of therapy out there. Let’s […]

In my last blog, I invited readers to consider if they or someone they knew might benefit from therapy. If therapy seems to be indicated, the next step would be to decide what type would be most helpful. There are many types of therapy, depending on specific needs. Medical News Today lists 14 types and […]

Some of you reading this blog have already experienced therapy in one form or another. Others of you may have wondered if it is something you should consider. I thought it might be helpful to provide you with some information and possible insights about therapy in this and in the next few blogs I write. […]

As we are watching the varied news reports about mass shootings that are so prevalent, I know many of us are struggling to find an explanation and answers. At best all that surrounds this set of issues is very complex. The arguments are numerous including our second amendment rights, gun legislation, mental health program expansion, […]

Neuroscience research tells us we are social animals. Our relationships nurture and even sustain our lives. They provide comfort, meaning, motivation to connect, share, enjoy and with a few very special relationships, to experience deep love. When people have few or even no significant relationships, they can be extremely depressed, withdrawn, unmotivated, their physical as […]

In my last two blogs I invited my readers to consider some of the properties and principles of love, especially how the pandemic has impacted our experiences of love given all the many anxieties and stresses we’ve been experiencing. We have needed to feel loved and be able to give love more than ever during […]

Recently a friend shared an article entitled Einstein Letter to His Daughter on the Universal Force of Love. The article is very touching and one I think readers might enjoy too. And this sparked for me many questions about love: what is it, when and how is it experienced, why do we crave being in […]

Can you recall a recent mistake you made? How did it make you feel? Guilty? Incompetent? Ashamed? I have a very dear friend who struggled after he hired someone for a job in his newly-formed organization and discovered within the first two weeks that this person was not meeting expectations and clearly was not somebody […]