Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. How important are friendships? Very important, according to experienced psychologists, numerous research studies… and common sense. A good friend can provide emotional...
Understanding Mental Responses To Physical Ailments
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Virtually everyone knows someone who has battled cancer. If there once was a stigma about revealing a cancer diagnosis, that stigma is, thankfully, gone. There may be another...
Depression… Described
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Clearly conveying what you’re thinking or feeling is hard enough under the best of circumstances. But what happens when you’re feeling something you can’t explain, or...
How And Why To Rein In Your Emotions
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”...