A story… Years ago, I was sitting with a client in session who was lamenting the disconnect between herself and family and friends. She was struggling with a skin picking disorder at the time and wasfrustrated with family members who just ‘didn’t get it’ or friends...
At times it can feel like we have too much noise going on in our heads. Thoughts that we don’t want and try our best to push away. The good news is that we have more power than we think we do. Hear how our director, Shmuel Fischler LCSW-C breaks down one...
Sometimes the answers to our relationship struggles come down to the simple things. One of the most common difficulties people have in their relationships is communication problems. It can be intensely frustrating finding yourselves in repeated arguments and fights –...
Lessons all around us Whether you are a fan of his music or not, Eminem AKA Marshall Bruce Mathers III, can be a teacher of sorts. As sagely wisdom offers, ‘Who is the wise man? He who learns from all people.’ He may not have intended on providing lessons, but they...
As every individual with OCD knows, compulsions never arise as something inconsequential that can to be easily brushed off or ignored. Compulsions, by nature, feel urgent. Think about it, if you can easily put off: – checking to see if you left the stove on,...
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the best available psychological treatment for fear, worry, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSD). Decades of research support the use of CBT, the gold-standard psychological intervention. Overview CBT is an...
