Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. News flash: these are emotional times. From dealing with differing views on the pandemic to incompatible political views, a lot of people are finding it hard to have a civil...
How To Replace A Bad Habit With A Good One
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. It’s just possible, to understate the case mildly, that you may have picked up some bad habits over the last 18 months. Aside from taking some comfort in recognizing that you...
How — And Why — To Relax
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. As if 18 months of a pandemic has not been bad enough, now it seems like the news is filled with one grim headline after another. How to cope? One natural and surprisingly...
Overcoming The Fear That’s Holding You Back
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Some of the oldest and wisest advice in the world comes in a remarkably simple command: Fear not. Unfortunately, what sounds so simple is also maddeningly difficult....
Social Anxiety? This May Help.
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Do you feel like your social skills have gotten a bit rusty over the last 18 months? You’re not alone. Anecdotally, therapists are noting a marked uptick in people...
Nine Tips To Overcome Social Anxiety
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. People suffer from social anxiety for a variety of reasons, and they have done so for ages. Unfortunately, returning to socializing as the pandemic eases is no easy task...
Drinking Too Much? This May Help.
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. As if the pandemic hasn’t been bad enough by itself, for many people its side effects add an additional layer of trouble. Aside from flippant references to the “Covid 15”...
The Value And Strength Of ‘Character’
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Have you ever wondered what “character” really is? The word “character” traces its roots to a Greek word that means to engrave. From the ancient Greek and then into...
“Burnout” In 2021
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Back in the good old pre-pandemic days, when we worked too hard or were simply juggling too many balls in the air, we might tell a friend we were “burned out.” Now, after a...
How To Overcome Negative Thoughts And Emotions
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Books have been written about the power of positive thinking. But the flip side of that, unfortunately, is also true in its own way: negative thinking can be powerful in its...