Setting boundaries with a teenager ...
Date Posted: September 18, 2019
Categories: Emotional Intelligence, Family Problems, Oppositional & Defiant ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
While commuting home, you realise that you still have unread emails and phone calls to make. At the same time, you are wondering if the kids made it back from school and what you will have for dinner. Earlier today, your client got upset, which in turn made your manager upset. ...
Sep 11
Categories: Family Problems, Parenting, Relationships & Marriage
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
For the most part, people would like to find a healthy and loving relationship. People who have had complicated relationships in the past might be confused about what a healthy relationship is. As they are searching for love, friends and family might say things like, “you have to ...
Sep 4
Categories: Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Relationships & Marriage
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Is your sex-lacking? Has your sex life stopped? Maybe you are the one always asking and getting turned down? Maybe you are the one that doesn't want the sex and don't feel you can be honest to yourself or your partner about why you don't want sex.When it comes to couples trying to ...
Sep 3
Categories: Adult psychological development, Anger Management, Codependency / ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Much deterioration in therapy happens when failure is not processed effectively.
Sep 1
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adult psychological development, ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
From time to time, an adult will seek my help because they feel like they can’t breathe around their parents. The feeling of not being able to breathe could be from anxiety or panic. Sometimes, we hold our breath without thinking when we are waiting for something to happen, when ...
Aug 28
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Emotional Abuse, Emotional ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
I met Donna, a woman in her 70s. She was Mom to one of my clients, Tess, who suffered from severe depression and alcoholism.
Aug 21
Categories: Emotional Abuse, Family Problems, Personality problems
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Lashing out can happen for multiple reasons. Sometimes the person who lashes out feels a temporary release of stress and anger, but might later feel embarrassed or ashamed. Lashing out can be a response to past trauma, a self-protective response or a way to control and devalue others. ...
Aug 21
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anger Management, Emotional ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
“I’m stressed!” When you hear these words, you probably imagine the many situations in life when you have felt stressed or nervous. The reality is that most of us wish stress would just disappear as it often leads to intense emotional pain. Let’s look at stress from another perspective, however. It may seem ...
Aug 20
Categories: Anxiety, Happiness, Stress Management
Written By:
Andrew Adler, Ph.D.
In today’s stressful world, you might find it a common occurrence to see numerous individuals going through mental health problems. For some, these mental health issues may be minor and short-lived. Unfortunately for others, they experience these difficulties in a less periodic manner. The struggle comes in creating a balance between living ...
Aug 20
Categories: Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
GOViolence in marriage – By Dr Sunil Kumar SharmaViolence or abusive behavior at home is any sort of conduct that a person uses, or undermines to use, to control a close accomplice. The two key components are risk and control. Aggressive behavior at home can take different structures that have been categorized into separate sections such ...
Aug 19
Categories: Anger Management, Domestic Violence, Marital Counseling
Written By:
Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma
If you are in a relationship with someone who has been abused, it can be confusing and sometimes frustrating. If the person has not been able to resolve the abuse in their mind, they might act in ways that push you away. They might lash out when they are feeling anxious, accuse you of things ...
Aug 17
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
By Andrew Adler, Ph.D., Director and Clinical Psychologist,Adler Family Centre, Hong KongI have never met a parent who enjoy sees her child misbehave. Behaviours such as hitting and refusal to comply with simple requests almost always irritate and sometimes anger us as parents. We want our children to develop excellent self-control and grow up to ...
Aug 13
Categories: Child Development, Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children ...
Written By:
Andrew Adler, Ph.D.
In a certain sense, all of us are born "narcissists." We each carry remnants of our infancy or childhood narcissism. Nothing is as real to us as we feel like the center of the world.
Aug 7
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Emotional Abuse, Family Problems
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
After being abused by someone you thought you could trust ...
Aug 7
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Emotional Abuse, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
By Andrew Adler, Ph.D., Director and Clinical Psychologist,Adler Family Centre, Hong KongRecent news in Hong Kong may have confused and frightened many of our children. As adults, it’s a challenge for many of us to remain calm after seeing videos and photos of, hearing about and even witnessing these events. Imagine how our children, ...
Aug 6
Categories: Anxiety, Child Development, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
Written By:
Andrew Adler, Ph.D.