Talk about mixed blessings. The holidays can be times of joyful gatherings with loved ones, reunions with old friends and delicious feasts. They can also be days and nights filled with stress and anxiety, dreading everything from confrontations with unpleasant...
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As I’ve written before, I have completed the Amen Clinics’ Brain SPECT Course, which included education on how to implement a brain system approach to diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Education also focused on The Amen Clinics’ diagnostic tool called SPECT...
The Mark Of Machiavelli
Poor old Niccolo Machiavelli. There he was, a political philosopher toiling away in 16th century Florence, developing high-minded theories and writing The Prince — all the while blissfully unaware that he was doomed to have his name become synonymous with immoral...
An Incomparable Combination: Education, Experience and Advanced Training
When an individual, couple or family reaches out for professional counseling, they are trusting the counselor to apply both training and experience to help them improve interpersonal relationships and resolve life crisis situations. For years, Patricia McTague-Loft’s...
Cultivating Emotional Intimacy
Anyone in a long-term romantic relationship has undoubtedly experienced some emotional ups and downs. We’re not just talking about the inevitable ups and downs of the relationship itself. Rather, we’re talking about events and circumstances involving others beyond the...
Recognizing Signs Of A Deteriorating Relationship
People who have dated a variety of romantic partners probably recognize that relationships develop in a fairly predictable pattern. Typically, you meet someone whom you’re attracted to and start to get to know them, through informal or formal dating. If things are...
Great Conversations Begin With Questions
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft When most people enter a conversation, they typically talk about something that’s appropriate to the nature of the relationship. You make small talk with strangers or acquaintances, catch...
Yes, You Can Learn To Communicate More Eloquently
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Have you ever enjoyed a presentation where the speaker was absolutely enthralling? Maybe it was a TED talk, or a fascinating scientific presentation at a local university or perhaps a...
Three Ways To Gently Change Someone’s Mind
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you care passionately about a subject, you probably take the time to learn all about it. To take a lighthearted example, maybe you care deeply about the revolution going on in college...
What’s Better Than A Bouquet Of Roses?
Virtually everyone in a long-term romantic relationship would admit that keeping the flame alive and deepening the relationship takes a little work. Not in the dreary sense of a job you really don’t feel like doing, but in the delightful sense of dedicating yourself...