Healing

Though there is plenty that is stressful in the world these days,  I’ve found that what drives folks’ distress most are memories of things that have already happened.  In our logical mind, we know that we’ve survived those incidents. But our inner mind, which is aimed at trying to protect us from threats, can remain […]

Lately, I’ve heard too many people expressing the need for better boundaries and stronger voices to call it a coincidence.  Since we are not isolated from the systems in which we are embedded, this need seems linked to the emerging collective need to stand up to systemic oppression prompted by having had a perpetrator for […]

When I ask my clients what quality they most want to cultivate, most say they crave confidence.  The dictionary defines confidence as “the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust.”  But how do you come to be confident when those you’ve relied upon failed to provide that foundation of […]

As a psychologist, I am trained to discern among a variety of mental diagnoses. Yet I wonder, is there a common denominator to them? Rob Williams, founder of a powerful belief-shifting technique I offer clients called Psych-K, says, “I think there is really only one disorder: I call it ‘the illusion of separation’. If you […]

In my work, I am continually blown away by the inborn creative capacity my clients have to shift their state of mind and body. I’ve come to the conclusion that imagination is a powerful tool in healing. See, much of your brain doesn’t know the difference between whether you are imagining something or really experiencing […]

“I just want to get rid of this anxiety,” is a familiar refrain in my consulting room. It’s natural that when we are in distress, we fantasize about a surgical approach to mental health. However, a more holistic perspective can better serve. One definition of healing is “to make whole”. Within this framework, symptoms like […]