Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft It’s nice to think of ourselves as thoughtful, rational beings who respond to stressful situations with careful consideration. Now, welcome back to reality. We may be thoughtful and...
Better Than Speed Reading
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Do you remember Reader’s Digest Magazine? Decades ago you could find it on the racks of nearly every grocery store checkout aisle. The Digest is actually still around, but in the digital...
Letting Go Is More Than Moving On
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If we’re being honest with ourselves, we probably have to admit that we don’t like change. Change is scary; things can go wrong. The problem is that change is necessary and good, even if...
A Small (But Important) Matter of Focus
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Whether you’re working or socializing, focusing on what you’re doing is almost always a good idea. If you’re working, focus virtually guarantees improved job performance. If you’re...
Death Is Inevitable. Fearing It Is Not.
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft In the natural world, cause and effect is not always clear cut. We see an effect and wonder why something is happening. For a striking example that is continuously unfolding today, look...
Keeping Depression From Being A Career Roadblock
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft People who suffer from depression confront a variety of challenges. One issue that rarely gets the attention it deserves is how depression affects a person’s career. Major depressive...
Tips For Moving On When You Really Need To
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Here’s a pop quiz for you: when you’re daydreaming or just sitting quietly with a moment to spare, do you think more about the future, the present moment or the past? In any of these...
Denial, Repression and Other Wonderful Self Defenses
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Have you ever thought about the situations or relationships that have helped you grow in any respect – emotionally, psychologically, spiritually or simply as a human being? Without going...
One Thing That Can Make Breaking Up Even Worse
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Ending a romantic relationship is never easy, for either of the people involved. Emotions usually run high, at least on the part of one of the partners. Occasionally one partner has already...
Spreading the Joy
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft English is a wonderful language. From its roots in the old Angles and Saxons warring with each other and on through the Romans and Normans, it has absorbed Latin and French influences...