Ideas/Events

You’ve come this far, perhaps you’re ready to come a little further.  –Shawshank Redemption Hello Friends. I am contacting you to let you know that I am in the planning stages of starting a time-limited therapy group (8-10 sessions) for July and August which will meet once a week for three hours per session. This group will Continue Reading…

Hello all!   Please “save the date” for my next parenting group: Wednesday, February 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. The topic of the up-coming group is RELATIONAL WAYS OF BEING AND COMMUNICATING WITH TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS.   I will be discussing a number of themes from past groups as well as some new Continue Reading…

Hello Friends. The Meditation and Mindfulness Group will be meeting on Friday, July 6th from 6 to 7 p.m. There is no fee for this group—kindly rsvp if you are coming. Many thanks and hope to see you soon.

My next parenting group will focus on effective communication in the family. There will be lots of time for questions, role-playing and learning. $20.00 per person.  Kindly RSVP. If you have any questions about this group/meeting, feel free to contact me.

Next group will focus on Motivational Interviewing. I’ve covered this topic a number of times before, so if you feel like a refresher or if this topic is new to you, please feel free to join. What’s Motivational Interviewing? “Motivational Interviewing is a communication approach that focuses on exploring and resolving ambivalence and centers on Continue Reading…

In this one I talk about the Big Questions that therapy is very effective in addressing.  Not that the answers are always available, but as it has been said, sometimes the answers ruin perfectly good questions. Thanks for watching! Click here: The Big Questions

This was a call-in show I did a guest spot on last February.  I briefly explain my working definition of addiction.  The football reference made by the host is a nod to the fact that it was Superbowl Sunday the night we did the show 🙂 Here is the link–thanks for watching: Understanding Addiction  

Discussion will be based on Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s work on anxiety in children and parenting.  I strongly recommend you view the following video in preparation for the group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hymwvaZ9oKg We will discuss Dr. Neufeld’s insights on the epidemic of anxiety in children and youth as well as how to apply effective interventions with your children/youth in Continue Reading…