Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. We could all use a little upbeat news these days, couldn’t we? Well, this isn’t exactly a news flash, but it’s true nevertheless: being joyful is good for you! Let’s start...
The Root Cause Of A Couple’s Conflict
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. What would you think if someone said that there is one universal factor underlying almost all couples’ conflicts? That is exactly the proposition that Dr. Harville Hendrix puts...
How To Avoid Dating A Narcissist
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. There aren’t many upsides to having dated a narcissist, but here’s one you might not have thought of: at least now you know how to spot one. In reality, there are many red...
Turning Dreams Into Reality
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “Ambition” is such a wonderfully complex concept. It begins with something like desire. You imagine or see something you’d like to be, at the same time developing a...
Why People Ruminate — And How To Stop
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. For years people have quoted Yogi Berra’s famous and hilarious remark: It’s déjà vu all over again. What’s not so funny, though, is when a single thought, or string of...
How To Cope With A Toxic Parent
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. At some point in young adulthood, some people have a revelation: one or both of their parents are toxic. More precisely, they discover their relationship with their parent is...
Soulmates… and Other Myths
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. You’ve more than likely heard the term “soulmate.” You may even firmly believe that there is an “other” out there who is your soulmate. But do you know how long the term, and...
Essential Reading For Success
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Some books stand the test of time. Take the bestseller Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill. He spent 20 years researching 40 millionaires, trying to find commonalities that...
Easter Hallelujah
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. In this interlude between Good Friday and Easter, I invite you enjoy a beautiful rendition of an Easter Hallelujah by Cassandra Star and her sister Callahan. Happy Easter to...
The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Striving to do the best you can at every job you undertake seems like a good thing, at least on the surface. After all, the old aphorism seems to be true: Any job worth...