Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Stress happens when we perceive an event as disturbing or threatening. Our primitive ancestors experienced stress when they had to fight off wild...
Resisting Violence in Children
Family Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Families Can Do Their Share to Address Violence in Their Children and Emerge Stronger in the Process Violence in children is a complicated issue with many...
Handling Personality Conflicts
Relationship Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Some people are easy to be around and some are not. All of us seem to have at least a few difficult friends in our lives. They can range from those...
Pets and Emotional Wellness
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. What a revolutionary breakthrough it would be if we found a way to lower blood pressure, lessen the ravages of depression, boost our immune...
Experiencing Grief
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Grieving comes to most of us at some point in our lives. In fact, statistics show that each person can expect to experience the loss of a loved...
The Resilient Personality – Bouncing Back from Hardship
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson All of us experience major...
Understanding Anger
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear – but around in awareness.” – James Thurber We all get angry. Many people choose not to believe...
The Crisis of Infidelity
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen The single most destructive threat to a committed relationship is...
A Good Night’s Sleep
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub.” — William Shakespeare, from Hamlet The National Sleep Foundation tells us that nearly...
Why Do We Procrastinate?
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” The Earl of Chesterfield, December 26, 1749 Almost everyone has been afflicted by...