The A-Word: Anxiety – Stinking Thinking

You’re awful! You treat yourself like crap! And it’s because of the way you think. So many of us were taught how to take care of ourselves physically through diet and exercise, being active, living life to the fullest. But not too many were taught how to think healthy thoughts. In fact, some of us …

On The Move!

I wanted to post a short announcement to make all of my readers aware that I’m moving the On The Couch Blog to a self-hosted website that is connected to my private outpatient practice.  Moving forward you can find my blog here: On the sidebar of each page as well as along the bottom there …

Get Outta Town!: Podcast Interview About the Mental Health Benefits of Vacations

You need a vacation! Me too!! The impact that day to day life can have on us can really add up.  And when that happens, it's time to get away from it all. There are multiple benefits that can come from taking a vacation every now and again. I had a lot of fun being …

New Year, New Therapist: How To Break Up With Your Therapist

We need to break up! It’s you, not me. OK, maybe I’m partly to blame too. As a therapist, I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about people seeing a counselor that wasn’t right for them. They had no idea how to bring it up or how to end things...and consequently it usually didn’t end …