The Immeasurable Value of Encouraging Kids to Read

Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft You may have heard the old saying: Learn to read from kindergarten to third grade; read to learn from then on. There’s a lot of truth in that little aphorism. What’s more, its importance can hardly be...

Dealing With A Narcissist? Watch This.

Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’re in a relationship with a person who has narcissistic tendencies, you’ve experienced the subtle and sometimes overt ways in which your partner tries to control you. Of course it...

I’m Crying About This — Again?

Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft We all cry for lots of different reasons. If you count “crying” as simply tears welling out of your eyes and streaming down your cheeks, then something as simple as dicing an onion can...