Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Human behavior is a fascinating subject. We often tread onto that territory in response to something your partner or a friend has done. It begins innocently enough with a simple question:...
The Magical Effects Of Physical Touch
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Many people — okay, let’s go out on a limb and say most people — enjoy a good therapeutic massage. It’s also not much of a stretch to extend that observation a bit and say that a nice...
Are You In Control Of Your Emotions?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Parents who take their parenting job seriously probably think about what they should say to their kids in difficult situations. They may read articles or books, turn to their own parents...
The Effects of Grief and the Opportunity For Healing
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft As with so many human experiences, grief is a subject that many people do not deeply contemplate until some event causes them to grieve. Asked for a definition of grief, people who have...
Speak Your Mind – If You Dare
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft You may have come across the concept of situational ethics at some point in your formal education. Without reliving that philosophy class that drove you nuts, we might think about a...
60 Seconds To A More Creative Day
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Peruse a shelf of self-help books in your local bookstore — or run down a list of books online if you prefer — and you may be struck by a similarity of theme. Many stress discipline,...
Curiosity Cured The Cat
Have you ever thought about what it takes to be successful in your career or, for that matter, successful in life in the broadest sense? You might put innate talent at the top of list. Or, as Thomas Edison declared, genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent...
Women And Stress: What To Watch For
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’ve been in a long-term relationship at any point in your life, then you’ve probably noticed a simple fact: you and your partner sometimes react differently to intense situations....
Did The Problem Start In Childhood?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Life is full of problems – no news flash there. Sometimes the reason we have the problem is crystal clear: “My boss is a bigot; he hassles me just because I’m (insert some aspect of your...
Been Daydreaming Lately?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’re like most people you’ve probably caught yourself on many occasions wistfully thinking about some wonderful memory, or imagining what it will be like on your next vacation to...