How might you be keeping yourself from happiness from avoiding painful emotions?
You could be hitting the wall that you can break though.
The greatest problem I see in my private practice is people like you trying to escape from painful emotions. Read on to learn about a couple of examples of people I treated who were stopped [...]
Self-Reflection and the Inward Looking Person
“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.”
– Joseph Campbell
We live in a world of extroverts. Our social norms are geared to people who are “out there” – [...]
Have you ever instantly started to feel anxious and insecure and you didn’t even deserve to live or to have any pleasure or security? You think this will never get any better even though you’ve been through these feelings before, maybe many times before. Maybe you were feeling ok until you got a critical message or a [...]
Have you given up hope that you can free yourself of terribly painful anxious feelings? Help is readily available to help you to put an end to your suffering. Do you suffer anxiety that won’t go away, whether in many situations, or only certain ones? Although highly effective treatments are available from experienced therapists you [...]
Do you feel agonizing anxiety or emotional pain that you can sometimes avoid but keeps coming back? How many times have you planned to get some help but backed away from therapy? Do you avoid other situations that might trigger this intense emotion even though the things you want to do might be enriching or [...]
Per credible research, accurate empathy is the most powerful change agent in influencing change in another person, including helping lower anxiety. Empathy means putting yourself in another’s shoes and being able to let the other person know your can understand their emotional pain, feelings and thoughts. Easy to describe but difficult to know how to [...]
Are you still agonizing with anxiety even after reading popular self-help books or the many magazine articles with well-meant advice? You need professional help now if you cannot relax, sleep poorly, are impatient and have great trouble standing in lines or in traffic, break out in a sweat easily even if not exercising or in [...]
I work to help people make positive changes by providing a safe, supportive and trusting relationship. I help others to learn important self-help skills that can lead to clarity of purpose and self-confidence. Please see hyperlinks below for details about some to the emotional problems in which I specialize.
I am available for your questions by email or by calling (714) 960-2490. I welcome the opportunity to assist you and discuss treatment options.