It's clear to me that Robert started therapy because of "external pressure." He was having a severe separation crisis with his wife, Anna, who demanded counseling intervention. Anna disappeared from their home because she couldn't endure her husband's verbal and emotional abuses anymore.During my ...
Date Posted: March 8, 2014
Categories: Adult psychological development, Men's Issues, Relationships & ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Journaling is a way to improve your understanding of yourself. It provides a platform on which you can stand so that you can observe yourself. Self-knowledge, including discovering your strengths and weaknesses, your likes and dislikes is essential for making life decisions and for self-fulfilment. ...
Mar 5
Categories: Addictions, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Life Purpose / ...
Written By:
Brian Scott
Parenthood in our society is more an idea of how to “raise kids.” There are problem children, but not problem parents. Yet the truth and reality of the matter is, parenthood needs to be more the growth and development of parents.I’m reminded of a sobbing mother who came over ...
Feb 25
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Family Problems, Parenting
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
An Introduction to Art Therapy: A Brief Guide to Art Therapy
by Andrew Wright, Art Psychotherapist, based in Dubai, UAE.) Art Therapy is a well-developed profession in the US and the UK and is an approach that is used to help people of all ages.Art Therapy is the use of the creative arts ...
Feb 20
Categories: Abortion, Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Addictions, Adjusting to ...
Written By:
Andrew C Wright HCPC registered (UK)
Susan has been cheated on by her husband. She is broken. It's so difficult for her to make it through each day. She struggles with finding energy to get out of bed each morning. Physically, she is very listless, trying to hold her self together. Her recurring post-affair memories and thoughts ...
Feb 18
Categories: Addictions, Couple Counseling, Infidelity
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Many people struggle with what they call an “anger management problem.” What people really mean is that they do not know how to choose differently, in a moment. They are struggling with solving what they ideally want or think should be with what is not happening in reality, and they ...
Feb 16
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anger Management, Marital Counseling, ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Many people spend little time thinking about the meaning of sex or the purpose of sex. It is not until you cannot get it or it stops working in your relationship that you really examine it. How we define sex or what we consider to be sex can create problems for couples.Human beings are meaning ...
Feb 16
Categories: Couple Counseling, Marital Counseling, Men's Issues, Women's Issues
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Many people have habitual and uncontrollable anger. Their anger is selfish. It's an automatic response to things not going their way. It could involve rage, explosion of temper, shouting, verbal abuse, and physical violence.When I met Lito, he was easily enraged and quick to explode at his wife and children. In various situations, even with ...
Feb 13
Categories: Addictions, Aggression & Violence, Anger Management
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Gestalt Therapy, one of today's popular psychotherapy approaches, is founded by psychotherapist Dr. Fritz Perls. The following well-known Gestalt prayer written by Dr. Perls in the 1960s captures the spirit of this therapeutic approach:"I do my thing and you do your thing,
I am not in this ...
Feb 12
Categories: Addictions, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, Strengths ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
One of the greatest scientific mysteries is how the human mind/brain functions. For example, how does a young child control his or her temper? How does a child manage to sit still in school and pay attention to what the teacher is saying? How do we decide what career to pursue, make plans to ...
Feb 5
Categories: Executive Functions
Written By:
Brian Scott
Yesterday, an 8-year-old child, Gabrielle, was brought to me. When she was born, her biological father gave her away to a relative. From birth, her biological mother completely abandoned her and never appeared to her up to this day.A number of weeks ago, when Gabrielle found out that her caretakers ...
Jan 30
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Child Development, Parenting
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
“Daddy, Daddy, can you play with me?” This sentence comes up every now and then from my two wonderful children, age 7 and 5.Both my children were born premature. I remembered when I first laid my eyes on my children; they seemed no bigger than the size of a kitten. Even though they ...
Jan 28
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Child and/or Adolescent ...
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Nowadays, broken marriage vows have become epidemic with over half of marriages experiencing adultery or divorce. This accounts for increasing numbers of dyfunctional families and traumatized children in our midst in need of help. Broken vows never lead anything good for society.In a counseling ...
Jan 27
Categories: Adult psychological development, Divorce / Divorce Adjustment, ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
When Dino came with his Mom to see me, I wasn't sure if he was going to get sick, tremble, or shout. He was frozen, unmovable. He refused to speak and looked like Rambo while glaring at his Mom. His eyes flashed a lot of anger while his Mom was telling me their story..The tears of his Mom laid ...
Jan 22
Categories: Family Problems, Parenting, Teenage Issues
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Sexual addiction is an illness. It's solitary, dehumanizing, and satisfies only itself. Contrary to love, it's fleeting. It causes people to abuse their bodies. It distances us from our emotions, destroys good feelings about ourselves. It therefore causes people to be broken and alone.Dr. ...
Jan 18
Categories: Addictions, Adult psychological development, Sexual Problems / Sex ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Choosing a psychotherapist or counselor is a first step in seeking help. Not all psychotherapists are good therapists. To heal from your emotional or psychological wounds, you need to find and work with the right one for you if your situation calls for structured intervention.Here's my take. ...
Jan 13
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Spirituality, Strengths Assessment
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist