Privilege and Grace
In social justice circles, we talk about being aware of privilege, but it is very rarely understood what the next steps are after...
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Skills for Healing Relationship Trauma
When we think of relationship trauma, we often think of abuse: harm inflicted intentionally by one individual upon another individual...
For a Rich Relationship, Use Relationship Currency
When I was a kid, we sang a song in music class called The Magic Penny, in which love only grows when you give it away. The concept was...
Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Mental Health in Michigan
Healthcare is filled with acronyms, some of them familiar, but many of them unfamiliar to the layperson. When an individual begins...
New Year, New Horizon
Each year as November becomes December, I begin talking to my active clients about changes coming to the clinic in the new year and how...
Finding Privacy for Telehealth
In a therapist’s physical office, efforts are made to protect the privacy of the client: files are locked and inaccessible, windows are...
New Normals and Grief
As a society we are going through a major loss. We have lost our connectedness with others. We have lost our sense of familiarity, our...
Uncertain Times
These are uncertain times and they are frightening. Every day we consume news that a potentially-fatal pandemic is sweeping across new...
Albert and Albert: The Role of Curiosity
Albert Einstein is attributed with saying, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” Although today he is not here to...
Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Years ago when I was still teaching freshman psychology at a local 4-year university, I was told by one of my students, “Psychology is...
The not-so-secret power of impact
“I didn’t mean to.” The defense against blame starts early in childhood, as soon as children learn the difference between doing something...
The Law of Entropy: Applied to Real Life
The law of entropy is a concept within science that can be calculated as the rate at which the orderliness of the natural world is likely...
Mindful Moments
Going through the motions. Getting a job done. Juggling tasks. Managing your time. Finishing the paperwork. Making the commute. Swiping...
It's in your head - and that's good!
The power to change one's life exists internally to the person. Whether the problem that is bothering you is chronic pain, depression,...
Why "You-Centered" Care?
Many clients seek out psychotherapy when they have reached the limit of their ability to solve their own problems. They see the therapist...