Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Having you ever been cruising along the freeway listening to your favorite radio station and seen someone get cut off by some rude or oblivious driver? Of course, we all have. But the...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Throughout history, some of the greatest minds have expressed their thoughts about a subject most everyone is interested in: happiness. Abraham Lincoln summed up his view by saying,...
Hidden Opportunities
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Traumatic events come in all sizes and shapes. When we’re young, they can affect us in an entirely different way than they would as an adult. A child who is uprooted from their school...
Why, Exactly, Do We Procrastinate?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’re like 99 percent of the human race, you might find yourself putting things off when you know you should be doing them. One day scientists will discover there is actually a...
Light Drinking – What’s The Harm?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft From our high school and college days on most of us are surrounded by people toasting or celebrating with everything from champagne to fancy cocktails. Throw in the constant stream of...
Forget “Hi, How Are You?”
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Have you ever asked someone how they’re doing and gotten an in-depth and personal answer about some intimate family matter? Probably not, but if you have you probably thought to yourself...
Be. Here. Now.
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft No one knows exactly when people in ancient India began developing yoga as a practice to still the mind and enter a state of detached witness-consciousness. But it was already widely...
How and Why To Make Time For Socializing
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft There’s a good reason that 113 million people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl — it was a wonderful chance for people to get together with friends they may not have seen in ages, with the...
The Power of Nonviolent Communication
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Have you ever gotten an email or text from a friend, your romantic partner or even a co-worker that really ticked you off? Did you respond in kind, with some sarcastic or biting reply...
Four Keys to a Stronger Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. You may have heard of the Gottman Institute and its co-founders, Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Gottman. The husband-and-wife team have received accolades such as the 2021...