Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Sexual harassment and outright sexual assault is still at crisis levels in America. Recent research indicates that more than one-third of adult women in the U.S. have been sexually...
I’m Crying About This — Again?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft We all cry for lots of different reasons. If you count “crying” as simply tears welling out of your eyes and streaming down your cheeks, then something as simple as dicing an onion can...
Stressed Out? This May Help
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Many people use the terms “stress” and “pressure” interchangeably. Even dictionary definitions don’t help a whole in drawing distinctions between the two. But if you think about how...
The Evolution of Talk Therapy
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Ever since Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung offered their somewhat competing theories of psychoanalysis at the beginning of the 20th century, people in general have been following the latest...
Better Than Speed Reading
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Do you remember Reader’s Digest Magazine? Decades ago you could find it on the racks of nearly every grocery store checkout aisle. The Digest is actually still around, but in the digital...
Letting Go Is More Than Moving On
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If we’re being honest with ourselves, we probably have to admit that we don’t like change. Change is scary; things can go wrong. The problem is that change is necessary and good, even if...
A Small (But Important) Matter of Focus
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Whether you’re working or socializing, focusing on what you’re doing is almost always a good idea. If you’re working, focus virtually guarantees improved job performance. If you’re...
Death Is Inevitable. Fearing It Is Not.
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft In the natural world, cause and effect is not always clear cut. We see an effect and wonder why something is happening. For a striking example that is continuously unfolding today, look...
Keeping Depression From Being A Career Roadblock
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft People who suffer from depression confront a variety of challenges. One issue that rarely gets the attention it deserves is how depression affects a person’s career. Major depressive...
Tips For Moving On When You Really Need To
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Here’s a pop quiz for you: when you’re daydreaming or just sitting quietly with a moment to spare, do you think more about the future, the present moment or the past? In any of these...