All or Nothing Thinking Thinking errors are plentiful in the human condition and they lead us into patterns of behavior that cause us emotional pain and in some cases can be quite debilitating. As shown previously in this blog “shouldy” thinking is a common error....
How to Let Go of Guilt and Shame. Or, 5 steps to forgiving yourself. In my years of working as a therapist in Burbank and Rosemead, California , I've worked in many different settings. I have consistently come across the reality that many people are...
The Four Fold Breath : A very simple and extraordinarily effective Stress Reducing technique that I teach clients is something called The Four Fold Breath. It is actually a Pranayama Yoga technique known as Sama-Vritti . It actually means “Equal Breathing.” In Dialectical Behavior Therapy...
How to Deal with Anger A few years ago I did a websearch on Anger for patients that I worked with in an inpatient psychiatric hospital. I came across The SAP Model ™ by Dr. Andrew Gottlieb. As Dr. Gottlieb has pointed out “Anger is...