What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? What is cognitive behavioral therapy, commonly abbreviated as CBT, is a type of treatment that is purposely used to examine the relationships between feelings, thoughts and behaviors. It works by exploring certain patterns of thinking that causes self-destructive beliefs and actions that control these thoughts, and modifies such patterns…
Counseling Benefits Orlando Counseling Benefits Orlando and what are they? Effective counseling and the benefits of counseling are a two way street. It takes a collaborative approach by both the clients receiving counseling and the therapist. It takes commitment and honesty to face necessary truths about yourself and gain the awareness of negative behaviors…
Chronic Stress Orlando Chronic stress Orlando is from the prolonged disconnection from the loving space that resides within your self. Stress is directly related to fear and the outcomes of projecting into the future or the past. In the very present moment we have no stress. We live in two places (fear or love).…
Listening More and Talking Less! Listening more and talking less is key to a successful relationship. It must be exhausting for those who are constantly preoccupied with taking everyone else’s inventory. Try listening more and talking less. Telling others how to act, how to feel about a situation, respond, not respond, etc. Until we can…
Pressure on Teens Pressure on teens and why are we pushing them so hard? As I consider my role as a therapist working with teen in Orlando, I am troubled by what I see around me. Why are we pushing our teens so hard? Are the parents, society, school system, etc setting the pace for…
Food and The Mood Food and the Mood. Looking at how food affects our thoughts and moods. From the ancient times, man became aware of what a complex marvel the body is. The Greek philosophers didn’t only tend to their mind, but also made sure to have a healthy and strong build. It should come…
Divorce With Children Involved Divorce with children involved can have devastating effects. The following is a sure method to ruin your child through a nasty divorce. Just follow these 10 rules and you are on your way to setting your child up with pain and emotional turmoil. Make sure right from the word go…
Abuse and Drug Addiction Abuse and drug addiction. What is it and how can loved ones seek the help they need and know the signs to look for? Addiction and abuse affects individuals from various walks of life. No matter what their socioeconomic status. For whatever reason when a person starts to use drugs…
Stigma of Therapy Why do we seek therapy when the pain is finally great enough? We wait till the last minute thinking that the idea of seeing a therapist is death sentence. The Stigma of therapy attempts to keep people from seeking the help they need. Our weak fragile egos telling us that others don’t…
Joy and Happiness Joy and happiness. We all long for it. We live in a fast pace, often times selfish, self seeking and unhappy mind set. Happiness and Joy is attainable but you must understand that what you feed your mind with is the very substance that creates the way you see this world.…