So over the course of the last couple of weeks, I’ve started to wonder about the reasons why people come into counseling with me. I mean let’s face it; you go to counseling for a number of reasons: You want to change something, you want someone to listen to your problems, your wife is ready [...]
Self-Help / anxiety / counseling / depression / fear / help / management / stress / therapy
June 25, 2009 0So a long time ago, before HD TV, Bob Newhart played a therapist on Mad TV with a new spin on therapy.
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The reason why this is funny is because people usually come to a therapist to figure out HOW to STOP IT. If people knew how to stop it, why would they come to therapy [...]
Its that time of year again - summer vacation! A time when parents everywhere wonder what the heck they are going to do with their kids for 3 months. Gone are the days of handing them off to school to babysit them for 8 hours while you go off to work, we now are met [...]
So feeling overwhelmed is something that a lot of people feel, especially lately with people being worried about losing their jobs. Let’s face it: with more things to do and the same amount of time (or less) to do them in, life can get a little ridiculous at times. There are times, when yes, even I, [...]
So I initially wanted to do a video about repetitive thoughts and how they get in the way of our progress, but it seems as though that’s going to have to wait. In the meantime though, I figured I’d talk more about the WATER Method. Typical, right?
So let’s talk Emotions! A lot of people I [...]
OK, so I think it might be good for me to get a little more specific about the WATER Method and how it can affect your every day life. Specifically, the “T“ in WATER which is Thoughts. So I decided to dig a little deeper here and get you thinking, because after all, that’s kind of [...]
I don’t make any bones about the fact that Tony Robbins has been a strong influence in my counseling strategy and my business model (this is actually a big shout out to the Anthony Robbins Company LinkedIn Group). However, I’m not a Tony Robins expert by any means, and in fact, there are some things [...]
So I’m completely surprised that my wife and I have gone this long without TV and internet at our home. It was only a few short weeks ago that she and I made the choice to shut it off. If you take a look at my post from six weeks ago, you’ll get the whole story. [...]