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• On My Life (Almost) Ending & Beginning Again ^Featured

  Posted by Richard Riemer, Ph.D.

  

  Richard Riemer, Ph.D.

  Richard Riemer, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist in Westlake Village, CA, has practi

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  On My Life (Almost) Ending and Beginning Againby Richard Riemer, Ph.D. Author’s Note: This essay originally appeared in The Los Angeles Psychologist, official publication of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, in 2007.I. The Descent: On My Life (Almost) EndingOn July 8, 2003, already unconscious in a hospital’s ICU and intubated (wit ...
  Mar 30 Tags: Death, Embracing Life, Facing Death, Life, New Beginnings

• Sharing and Listening ^Featured

  Posted by Payam Ghassemlou

  

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  Dr. Payam Ghassemlou MFT, Ph.D., is licensed in the state of California as a Mar

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  Have you ever had the experience of sharing your life challenges or problems with an empathic listener who gave you his or her undivided attention? A kind of listener who did not judge you and really cared about what you had to say. Someone who was not quick to give you advice and solutions but was interested to hear how you felt about your life ch ...
  Mar 19 Tags: counseling, relationship, Therapy

• Confidentiality and Parent(s)' Right to Know ^Featured

  Posted by Franco E. Santos, M.A.

  

  Franco E. Santos, M.A.

  Franco E. Santos, M.A. is a professor of psychology at a local university. He ha

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  Many parents bring their child(ren) to therapy in the hopes that in doing so they would learn what their child(ren) are doing and thinking. In a way, making the psychotherapist a pseudo-spy for the parents. This approach to therapy, however, may end up being more detrimental to the child and the family than it can be helpful. This article briefl ...
  Jan 03 Tags: child, children counseling, confidentiality, teens, Therapy

• "How Long Until I Start Feeling Better?"

  Posted by Tammy Fletcher

  

  Tammy Fletcher

  Tammy Fletcher, M.A. is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern in San Diego, Cal

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  “I’m in therapy…I should be feeling better, right? Why do I feel more challenged than before I began?” Many people think of therapy as an emotional tune-up, much like bringing the car in when it begins to sputter and spark. Find a good therapist, make an appointment, talk it out, pay the bill, and leave the session with a shiny new outlook. It ...
  Dec 29 Tags: Therapist, Therapy

• The therapist and the client: demystifying psychotherapy ^Featured

  Posted by Franco E. Santos, M.A.

  

  Franco E. Santos, M.A.

  Franco E. Santos, M.A. is a professor of psychology at a local university. He ha

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  Problems come from all segments of our lives. The stress for many can become so debilitating that the mind eventually pays the price.Mental illness is a pretty lonely place to be.  The demons that reside and runs wild within the sufferer's mind gives no rest especially for those afflicted with more serious forms of mental illness, e.g., ...
  Dec 29 Tags: CBT, Depression, Psychology, Therapist, Therapy
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