Don’t Worry, Be Happy. Really?

Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. When things aren’t looking so peachy, many people respond with what may seem like helpful advice. Look on the bright side. Count your blessings. Keep a positive thought. But...

Can You Spot An Emotionally Intelligent Person?

Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. In the wonderful Disney film, Inside Out, the plot revolves around five emotions running the minds of the people they inhabit. The emotions are joy, sadness, anger, fear and...

Breaking Bad Habits — Creating Good Ones

Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. It’s mid-January and statistics say that by now nearly half of us have broken our New Year’s resolutions. Really? What went wrong? Although many people might think it’s a...

Have You Heard Of CBT?

Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. CBT is “cognitive behavioral therapy.” Recent studies indicate that it just may be the most effective form of psychotherapy currently in practice. Writing for Healthline,...

Is It Possible To Find The Perfect Relationship?

Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. In the United States and other Western European countries, society once had rigid rules. Men, women and children had certain roles, responsibilities and duties. People knew...

The Number One Predictor Of Divorce

Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. It’s fair to say that very few people plan to get divorced as they’re getting married. Wouldn’t it be nice, then, if there were some way to predict who might be likely to get...

Combating The Ill Effects of Uncertainty

Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Feeling a bit of déjà vu as we enter 2022? Didn’t we kick off 2021 the same way, with high hopes that the pandemic was rapidly receding? Now — having thoroughly absorbed the...

Should You Resolve To Call It Quits?

Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Ah, the new year is practically here, time for self-reflection and resolutions. Instead of resolving to lose the same old five pounds that always seems to come back, how about...

Helping To Control What You Can Control

Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. If there’s one thing most everyone has learned over the last two years, it’s that no one is completely in control of their circumstances. The only thing we can control is our...

Beat The Holiday Blues

Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. The holidays are a wonderful time of year. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, and however you celebrate the coming of the New Year, December is a joyous...