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The Goal is the Goal
I had a wonderful conversation with a colleague who I’ve known for many years at our recent Child and Adolescent [...]
Distressing Thoughts: Approaches to Addressing Them
I received a request from a resident to “explain psychotherapy in a big picture way.” Haha. Sounds like fun. I [...]
Strategies to Avoid Burnout
Take a centering moment before every patient appointment. Stand there alone in the hall or your office, for the length [...]
Motivational Strategies
A few years ago I ran across something written by Angela Duckworth, the psychologist who is well-known for her research [...]
The Often Missed Emotion Regulation Strategy
First, a brief intro to emotions. Emotions are multi-faceted and full-body experiences whose role encompasses the following: Readying behavioral responses [...]
Focusing Questions for Deeper Life Engagement
Too many people live in a state of chronic lack, experiencing prominent dissatisfaction, emptiness, disenchantment, estrangement, directionlessness, pointlessness, or lack [...]