May 15th, 2014

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays…
April 29th, 2014

ABOUT DISTRACTION…

Since I tend to specialize in working with adults with ADHD and the associated depression and anxiety that seems to accompany it, I do a great deal of thinking about “distraction:” what it means, how it works or appears to…
March 25th, 2014

Acceptance and Compassion

There seems to be a relationship between “Acceptance” and “Compassion” as concepts influencing the quality of our lives. Is it possible to be compassionate without being accepting? Can anyone really profess to love another individual without being able to fully…
March 12th, 2014

The Importance of Radical Acceptance

For the last thirty years or so there have been a few threads of thought and supporting research that have been weaving a new perspective and approach to psychotherapy. New approaches to understanding and the application of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy…
February 25th, 2014

OLD GHOST STORIES WE BELIEVE…

Frequently, when people enter my office for psychotherapy or counseling they are being trailed by something I have come to call “The Old Ghost.” It is telling a story that people act out in daily life. The story is usually…
May 4th, 2010

Give yourself a break already……..

Okay – so you screwed up again!  Then there is the resultant self-flaggelation afterward, a collection of responses from mental masturbation, that hamster wheel of thoughts as we mentally rehearse over and over what could have or should have been…
April 20th, 2010

The Value of Touch

I am intrigued by the use of touch in our world, even across cultures.  Whenever I am taking a trip abroad, I’m particularly aware of how touch is used. It can convey so much about how at ease folks are,…
November 30th, 2009

Finding our Center? I didn’t realize I’d lost it……………….

Where is our center?  Just what does this mean, finding our center?  Perhaps we know it all too well when we are around a man that is “not centered.”  They tend to be spacey versus present emotionally and tend toward…
November 5th, 2009

Opening the Gates

The German philosopher Schopenhauer wrote that there are two kinds of people in this world – those that think there are two kinds of people in this world and those that do not.  You may be thinking while reading this,…
September 24th, 2009

Come out already!

“I’ve always believed that doors are meant to be opened.  That’s why they have hinges and knobs – You put up a barrier and sooner or later somebody is going to walk through it.  It’s human nature to want to…