Career transitions are an important reason that people come to see me in my Pasadena individual psychotherapy office. Career transitions are often a stressful time in people’s lives. Navigating a career transition successfully, however, will lead people to a more … Continue reading
Depression and sadness around the holidays is real, and often called the holiday blues. In popular culture, the holidays are a time for happiness, light, togetherness, joy and many other positive feelings. In reality, there are many people who struggle … Continue reading
The holidays are often a time of great anxiety and stress. As a San Francisco Therapist, I have been able to provide people with tips for managing holiday stress and anxiety. There are plenty of good reasons for people to … Continue reading
One of the focuses of my San Francisco Assertiveness Training practice is to help people learn how to be more assertive in sticking up for their ideas. One misconception that people have regarding assertiveness training is that people need to … Continue reading
Depression is a serious mental illness that affects millions of Americans. In my last blog post about depression, I discussed how common this mental illness is and what are the major symptoms of depression. In this post I want to … Continue reading
Depression is a serious mental condition that I often encounter and treat in my San Francisco Individual Psychotherapy Practice. In this series of blog posts I want to give an introduction to the causes of depression and who gets depression, … Continue reading
Parenting can be a wonderful experience much of the time, but there is no doubt that it is often stressful and difficult at many times. If a parent has a mental health issue, the task of parenting is that much … Continue reading
As Valentine’s Day approaches, I want to bring your attention to an article published in the Sacramento Bee [www.sacbee.com/2012/02/01/4230092/restoring-the-love-you-once-had.html] presenting different ways to restore the love in your relationship. In my San Francisco couples therapy practice I find that many people … Continue reading
I recently saw an interesting article that shows a special role that marriage and couples counseling can play in military families. According to a story in US News, almost one third of current or former US military service members have … Continue reading
Everyone experiences the human emotion of anger at various times and in particular circumstances. These emotions are common and will not, in themselves, create problems for the individual. The expression of anger, rage or even irritation are under the individuals … Continue reading