I recently spent a few days in Miami Beach. One of the highlights of my trip was the service I received at a little street-side café.  All I had was a $12 burger and a glass of water. I asked for the burger with no bun (I don’t eat refined…

As of today, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)! As I’ve written previously, I got my master’s degree in 2015 and have been working under supervision for the past two years in order to meet the requirements for licensure. And now I have it! This is great news for…

Many Americans are concerned about what will happen when Donald Trump is sworn in as our 45th president next week.  Which of his outrageous campaign promises will he keep?  What will happen with immigration and civil rights?  How will other countries react?  Is the zombie apocalypse on the horizon? No…

Earlier this month I participated in Dr. Kari Miller’s “Closing the Intention Gap” event, where 18 productivity experts gave talks on how to close the gap between what you intend to do and what you actually get done. My topic was “Analysis Paralysis: How to Make Decisions More Effectively”. Here’s…

As you may have read elsewhere on this site, I favor a solution-focused approach to psychotherapy.  Traditional therapy tends to spend a lot of time analyzing the history and scope of a problem.  Solution-focused therapy, on the other hand, starts with a vision of how you want things to be….

Came across this nugget of wisdom today while doing some research: “Suppressed emotions don’t go away; they putrefy into toxic thoughts and habits, eventually evolving into mutant forms that relieve the pressure in less conscious ways, undermining health, happiness, and usually a few innocent bystanders.”      – Linda Kohanov,…