Does Going To Therapy Mean I Have To Talk About My Mother and My Childhood? Not usually. People often get the wrong idea of what therapy is. If you come in for a relationship issue or problem at work, I do not automatically jump into your childhood unless you tell me that your childhood is
Getting Help With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) In Long Beach PTSD is where someone (a child or adult) experienced an event in which they were a victim or saw the event happen. The person often felt an intense fear or thought that they could have harm done to them (or perhaps they did actually have
I haven’t had sex with my partner in months (or years), please help! Questions to ask yourself: 1. When was the last time that sex was satisfying to me? If sex is satisfying, skip to #2. Think back to what was happening when sex was satisfying. What was happening before? Due to time restraints, people
Is it okay to want a gay therapist if I am gay? The answer is: It is up to you. I have many colleagues that I believe completely, 100% support our gay and lesbian community and I believe can be very effective in working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people. HOWEVER, because of
What Is Therapy Like At Your Office? Many clients have come in telling me that they appreciate that I provide feedback and am interactive with them in therapy. They have mentioned that in the past, they had a therapist who didn’t tend to say much and they left the therapy session feeling frustrated and as
How To Make Therapy Successful I have been asked by clients how to get the most bang for their buck in therapy. Really, the success of therapy depends on the client. It is your comfort level with the therapist, your level of honesty with yourself and the therapist, and how much you utilize (outside of
What If I Can’t Afford Your Price For Therapy? Although I do offer a sliding scale for people who cannot otherwise afford therapy, sometimes my sliding scale is too high for people. In these cases, I can refer you to my intern who I personally supervise and has a very similar style of working with
What Is Premarital Therapy? Premarital therapy can involve several different things. First, it can help highlight the strengths of the couple so that the relationship can have a strong foundation of trust, understanding and open and honest communication. When I work with couples for premarital therapy, I look at communication styles and, if needed, will
Should I Come Out To My Family? Many people believe that coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer in today’s society is an easy process because of the national attention that the LGBTQI community received during the Prop 8 and NOH8 campaigns. Even though Long Beach was recently named one of “America’s 15
How Do You Journal? Journaling is a very personal thing and there are many ideas of how to journal. Write a “Dear Diary” type of journal where you write as though you are telling someone else your story. This gives an easy starting point for some people who have trouble getting the first few
