What is Aspen Red-Light Laser Therapy and how does it help your mental health? As a longtime practicing psychotherapist, I am always on the outlook for interventions and tools to aid and assist our inner healing intelligence in offering long lasting wholeness. My Holistic Integral Therapy© (HIT) philosophy is that...
Are you struggling with overwhelming emotions and recurring distressing memories brought about by a traumatic event? If so, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an increasingly popular treatment for people with various forms of trauma, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Trauma can be incredibly difficult to process, affecting...
Depression is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people around the world. Despite advances in medication and therapy, many individuals continue to struggle with symptoms that impact their daily lives. However, there is a new treatment that is gaining attention in the mental health community - Ketamine Assisted Therapy....
The Benefits of Having A Hobby Having a hobby can be really beneficial for our mental health. Hobbies have shown to give us lower stress, better physical health, more sleep, more social connections, improved work performance, and increased happiness. Perhaps you know that you want to take up a new...
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An attitude of gratitude! If all of mankind could live this mantra day in and day out, I would be out of business as a therapist. And this is what a seek to do! Now I don’t mean put myself out of business, I do intent to spread the work...
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As the Holiday Season comes around, rarely does the celebrations occur without the infamous greeting of “Happy Holidays” exclaimed, heard in song and written on cards, banners and gift packages. It inspires feelings of warmth, joy and belonging that supports the excitement and celebration in the air. Yet, there are...
REFLECTIONS –HOW HAVE I ARRIVED AT THE PLACE THAT I AM? – THE STORY OF A RENOWNED THERAPIST TURNED TO LIFE COACH You may ask, as I ask myself, after 35 years of being a renowned trauma therapist why would I desire to become a life coach? Now I am...
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What is a miracle after all? As a therapist, I have the privilege of working with people of all types and in the process, witness the healing powers of love, devotion and determination. Many times, if not most, miracles occur within the family unit. Although, they may walk in my...
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As a psychotherapist of over 30 years, I have witnessed a trend in our mental health awareness and its impact on the individual and society as we face the challenges of today’s world. Unfortunately, the individuals who are coming into my office seeking help to manage their crisis and/or dissonance...
I am taking a great writer’s class–it’s a “Method’s Writing” class by Jack Grapes. I am discovering the old adage, “the more you know, the more you don’t know,” is so true in my case. You see, I was far from a scholar in the English arena throughout my academic...
As a therapist, my primary goal that each and every person who walks in my door carries is a deep desire for having love@home. It’s by believe and experience that no matter what is their presenting problem by creating love@home their healing will occur, become complete and life lasting. I...
I have been asked to write for a method writing class I am taking with Jack Grapes-You ought to check him out-Anyway, he says it's important to learn to write my talk as I value the truth my voice speaks. It’s about the process. At first, I thought, “hmm, this...
I am learning the lessons in the phrase, “Don’t take things at face value.” Have you ever dived into something with the intent of achieving a certain goal only to find it to be yet another detour. Well, this has been theme of my 2009 thus far! I simply wanted...
As I have been anxiously engaged in pursuing my life from my Ideal Self, I have been enlighten, some days, moment by moment. The key to my Self-discovery is the willingness and ability to come from a place of confidence in my own uniqueness and wonder in this world. In...
Where do WHISPERINGS FROM WITHIN begin afterall? It is my belief they speak to us from the heart since the heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and its beats bring on the first signs of life. Our brain development comes afterwards. The heart energy and magnetic...
Aah! Life can be a challenge at times. Well, okay, maybe most times…Especially when you’re at a time that you desire to grow and learn reaching for your potential. But, then again, what value is life if you spend your time avoiding the thrill of a challenge and settle for...
Since I am new at this blogging I have to wonder what I could possibly offer that a wider audience would possibly want to know. So I put it out there for the world to tell me. What could I have to offer that is of interest beyond my little...
I have been practicing psychotherapy for 24 years and through my experiences, I have learned the SECRET to achieving and creating ultimate peace and joy. How many of you have or know someone who has experienced a tragedy or has lost their way? In my breakthrough book, WHISPERINGS FROM WITHIN-CREATING...
The week has been most intense. They say “oppositon in all things”–a principle that I have witnessed many times through the course of my own life and the many lives of others I have encountered. The past few days have been filled with a mirage of emotions of anger verging...
