If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes. -Andrew Carnegie I usually end up goal setting with clients very early in the therapy process. This is typically during the first or second session, but sometimes as early as our initial phone call […]
Online Therapy: New Trends in the Field
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost. Before I start sessions with a potential new client, I first like to speak with them on the phone. Why? Most importantly, I want to make sure we connect […]
Hard Goodbyes: Why Closure is so Difficult for all of us
How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. -A.A. Milne Would it surprise you to hear that many clients don’t do a closing session when they are finished with their therapy sessions? I was kind of surprised by this, but in this day and age, ending therapy often occurs with […]
Summer Vacation: Is it Over yet?
One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter. – Henry David Thoreau I find it kind of funny that the blog I wrote around this time last year was about not wanting summer vacation with the kids to end. Not so this year! Which is ironic because summer is […]
New Normal: Navigating Getting Older One Day at a Time
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. – Lao Tzu I recently came home from a doctor visit with a new daily medication. I was feeling completely shell shocked by the fact that […]
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