Do you long for a home?
Date Posted: May 5, 2022
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adult psychological development, ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Mark came from a prominent yet abusive ...
Mar 7
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Post ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Ryan grew up in the foster system. There were pleasant and not so friendly foster homes. He was in and out of the juvenile hall for crimes he committed to make ends meet. Ryan’s basketball coach, Derek, understood Ryan’s situation, and he wanted him to turn ...
Oct 28
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Attachment Issues, Complex ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
When Andrew was little, he would often try his best to get his parent’s attention. He would joke, perform, clean, get good grades, and do anything else that he thought would make his parents see him. Andrew was too young at the time to realize that his parents were living paycheck ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Attachment Issues
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
If trust is an issue because of past experiences in your life, or as a couple, find ways to build trust or enable trust. Is trust low because you don’t trust yourself? Is trust low because of a past affair ...
May 7
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anxiety, Attachment Issues, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
When I was a teenager, I learned the game of chess. An uncle who used to stay in a place near us taught me the fundamentals.
Sep 29
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Attachment Issues, Depression
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Pamela said that she didn’t want to lose her husband and hurt their children. And so she found her self getting too angry.
Sep 20
Categories: Anger Management, Attachment Issues, Emotional Abuse
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
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
It’s Father’s Day yesterday. And countless fathers, like me, out there were in my thoughts.
Jun 17
Categories: Attachment Issues, Parenting, Self-Care / Self Compassion
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Zeny is in love. She's in love with love since she's 12. She watches one romantic movie or telenovela after another.
Sep 11
Categories: Attachment Issues, Love addiction, Relationships & Marriage
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
During a divorce, parents might experience intense emotions towards the other estranged parent. Often, unknowingly, one of the parents emotionally harms a child during and after the separation. For your child’s emotional and social well-being, it is essential that your child has a secure attachment to both parents. A secure attachment means ...
Jun 21
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Attachment Issues, Child ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Identifying toxic relationships and abuseToxic relationships often harm our self-esteem and leave us feeling drained of energy. When we learn how to recognize toxic relationships and abuse we can move away from them. If we have a history of being abused, we may not recognise that we are caught in a cycle of abuse. After reading this article, ...
Jun 21
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Life can be especially lonely if you are going through a recent break-up or divorce. Break-ups and divorce sometimes break our hearts and leave us feeling depressed or lonely. An unexpected or sudden break-up or divorce can be an end to our hopes and dreams for a future with our loved one. We might find ourselves having a difficult time ...
Jun 21
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Attachment Issues, Divorce / ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Attraction is both physical and psychological.Psychologically we may be attracted to people for many reasons. We tend to be attracted to people who: have the same or complete opposite personality traits as we do, seem familiar because we see them often, or remind us of one of our parents. We may also be psychologically attracted to certain people ...
Jun 21
Categories: Attachment Issues, Love addiction, Relationships & Marriage
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a goal directed intervention whereby a trained animal is incorporated into the therapeutic process, promoting the improvement of human’s physical, social, emotional and/or cognitive functioning. 1AAT is a therapeutic tool that can be utilized in the ...
Mar 16
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anger Management, Anxiety, ...
Written By:
Maureen Huang, MSW, AASW
For parents with babies 12 months and below,
Maybe your baby is crying all of the time, or he or she doesn’t take interest in you. Maybe you can’t find a way to calm your baby down, or you notice that he or she doesn’t like to be held. Maybe your baby seems very ...
Jun 19
Categories: Academic Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anger ...
Written By:
Dynamics Therapy Centre for Kids Pte Ltd