We live in a generally upbeat culture, especially those of us who live in California. The attitude tends to be that being positive and...

Psychotherapy is a delicate and personal relationship. With your therapist, you will be sharing private and intimate information. Given...

I try to offer full disclosure to clients about administrative matters. In that spirit, I would like to share the pros and cons about...

I wrote a blog (see below) about the bumper sticker, “Don’t Believe Everything You Think.” The same can be said about our feelings. Our...

There’s a popular bumper sticker around Berkeley that reads, Don’t Believe Everything You Think. There’s a lot of truth in this clever...

Monica and Anna were close friends until they started living together. But once they rented an apartment together, they were barely...

You are your own best friend. Or are you? There are times when we look out for ourselves, when we protect ourselves from harm. But at...

Leslie, age 30, came to therapy to deal with a bully boss. Her new manager was making her life miserable, and she needed some coping...

Jenna is a very empathic person. However, sometimes she can be too empathic. For instance, Jenna will put up with bad behavior from...

Lindsay, age 27, was ambivalent about marrying Brian. “I just don’t know if he’s the one. He has problems, but then again, doesn’t...

An acquaintance of mine, Susan, was going through a traumatic divorce. But her son, Jacob, seemed to be suffering even worse than Susan....

These days we live in almost boundary-less world, so it’s hard to maintain personal boundaries. Before the Internet, when we left work,...

A few months ago, I was having lunch with two other therapist friends, “Diane,” and “Marcy.” Diane confided that she didn’t feel as happy...

Criminology, Gavin De Becker, wrote a fascinating book a number of years ago, called, The Gift of Fear. He discovered in his research...