One of the things that I tell my prospective clients before they ever sign on with me is that I can only help them to the degree that they are willing to be honest with me about all that they are dealing with because I am not a mind reader and do not want to …
Category: Mental Health
Blog posts on the topic of mental health
Feb 01 2024
Do Mental Health Providers Have to Deal With Their Own Problems in Counseling Sessions? Vol. 660, Feb. 1 ,2023
This is a question that many people on Quora have asked over the years and this is my answer: This is a very good question and one that I would hope counselors (therapists) would answer honestly. First, many people who enter the world of healthcare do so because they or someone close to them has …
Dec 28 2023
What Happens When a Person is Place on Psychotropic Medication They Do Not Need – A Case History? Vol. 658 – December 28, 2023
This client has been working with me for the past two years. Two years longer than my usual clients most of them healed within 3 to 4 longer sessions. However, you will see this is a special case. At a very young age, my client was placed in a figure ice skating competition. Her mother …
Dec 21 2023
Where Does Happiness Come From? Vol. 657 – December 21, 2023
Many people want to know what makes them happy, believing that reaching one’s goals regardless of what they may be, will do the job. However, this is not the case as I have learned from those who are a lot smarter than I am over the years. Those who have come to make incredible wealth …
Oct 12 2023
What Happens When A Person Is Placed on Psychiatric Medication and Does Not Need it? Vol. 647 – October 12, 2023
This client has been working with me for the past two years. Two years longer than my usual clients most of them healed within 3 to 4 longer sessions. However, you will see this is a special case. At a very young age, my client was placed into figure ice skating competition. Her mother wanted …
Oct 05 2023
How You Can Become Psychologically Resilient – Vol. 646, October 5, 2023
This was a question a person asked me on Quora and this is how I answered it: I love this question because it is so practical! After working with all types of folks in mental health for about 30 years now here are the ways you can build your psychological resistance. Take on new experiences …
Sep 28 2023
Why Do I Like to Pretend to be Somebody Else? Vol. 645, Sept. 28, 2023
This was a question that a person on Quora asked and this is how I answered it: The reason that most people would want to pretend to be someone else is that it is too painful to be who they are – traumatic experiences of the past, create feelings of unworthiness of love, respect, etc. …