A Good Night’s Sleep

“To sleep, perchance to dream — ay, there’s the rub.” William Shakespeare, from Hamlet Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc.   The National Sleep Foundation tells us that nearly half of us...

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Family Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Most people with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder don’t know they have it. Indeed, the disorder was not recognized until the 1980’s, and it was not...

Making The Most Of Our Life Transitions

There Are Times To Let Go Of The Old And Embrace The New Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Throughout the course of our lives we experience many endings and many beginnings. In nature...

The Passive-Aggressive Partner

Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Anger Expressed Covertly Is Both Infuriating and Destructive to a Relationship Some people just can’t admit that they’re angry. Anger is one of the basic...

Healthy Pleasure

Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Engaging in Simple, Healthy Pleasures Can Restore Balance to our Hectic Lives Pleasure guides us to better health. When experiences are enjoyable, we...

Dealing With Controlling People

Family Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Control, like most facets of human behavior, is probably best experienced in moderation. At one end of the spectrum, control is a positive, adaptive tool....

Healthy Pleasure

Family Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Engaging in Simple, Healthy Pleasures Can Restore Balance to our Hectic Lives Pleasure guides us to better health. When experiences are enjoyable, we want...

An Awareness Of Time

Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Give Yourself The Time Of Your Life When we get right down to it, we have to draw one inescapable conclusion: time is our most important asset. And like...

Actively Listening

Family Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Active Communication Requires One Person to Talk and the Other to Listen... and Both to Do Their Parts Well Listening is the other half of communication....

Understanding Self Esteem

Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. How others treat us greatly influences the way we see ourselves. We all know people who genuinely like themselves and feel content with their lives....