As I am getting back from summer vacation, I find myself having a mixture of feelings. It is wonderful to be in the Bay Area (though foggy this week) and to return to a job I love: talking to and helping people. But it’s true that I miss being on vacation: new experiences and no […]

As I am about to depart on a two-week vacation, my mind is filled with many thoughts (mostly about the prospects of relaxing). One such thought has to do with the experience of the unknown. Of course, as I prepare for the vacation, the unknown beckons with a sense of excitement and adventure. But the […]

I did the talk show last week focusing on “Managing Depression and Anxiety During These Harsh Economic Times.” (I believe it can be found at www.myexpertsolution.com.). It was an enjoyable experience, during which I found myself talking about different techniques that people can employ to help manage stress. One such technique that I talked about […]

This Tuesday, June 23, 2009, I’ll be a guest on a radio talk show with the focus on “Managing Depression and Stress During the Harsh Economic Times.” The show is accessed through the web at www.myexpertsolution.com. It will be “aired” at noon on Tuesday (I’m not sure exactly how it works). What I have in […]

On Sunday, June 14, 2009, I’m participating in a panel discussion for therapists on developing a web presence. I thought I would share some of my ideas. Clearly the web is a presence in every aspect of human existence these days, including psychotherapy. Often the first contact that someone will have with me will be […]

Not too long ago I posted some suggestions for combating stress, a condition that most people are feeling these days. Particularly given these unsettling and difficult economic times, people are worried, stressed out, and feeling a lot of uncertainty. I am seeing people with these feelings in my psychotherapy practice these days. Some people have […]

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about working with couples. A large portion of my private psychotherapy practice is comprised of working with couples (both straight and gay). And I very much enjoy this work. It is often quite dynamic, and couples usually find me an active participant. Quite often couples come into therapy because […]

People come into therapy because of some degree of emotional discomfort. The well-known psychotherapist Irv Yalom wrote that often he begins a session with the question: “What ails?” And while the causes – the stressors – of that suffering are often the focus of therapy, so too are the feelings themselves. And sometimes having these […]

Recently a friend asked me about my experience working with couples. He wondered if the biggest issues people bring in concern sex and money. It’s true of course: those are often the issues that bring people in. Couples, married or not, straight or gay, often come into therapy because these and other troubling issues seem […]

I am in the process of revising my website. One page that I will be adding is an introduction to myself so that prospective clients can begin to get a sense of me. I thought I’d share what I have written to date of that intro: The psychotherapeutic process is an extremely personal one. At […]