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What Working At a Hospital Taught A Therapist About Resilience

As human beings, we experience fear that horribly unexpected life-altering events might happen to us. This fear often manifests itself by provoking catastrophic thoughts. For example, “this bump on my…

By Loyal Blue Counseling July 21, 2021Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss, News & Research

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Radical Acceptance! What Is It And How To Practice It

Having lived through a pandemic, we all learned a thing or two about radical acceptance without even knowing it. It took many of us weeks to months to accept the…

By Loyal Blue Counseling May 26, 2021Anxiety, CBT in Action, Covid, Depression, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help, Students

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Aging Well – What It Means And How to Do It

We know a lot about aging well, both physically and mentally — and this blog post is about that, looking through the lens of the past year. Does what we…

By Loyal Blue Counseling March 17, 2021Anxiety, Covid, Depression, Self-Help

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End of 2020…and now 2024: How To Deal

Update November 2024: This post is from December 2020, but the concepts remain the same as we close out 2024. See if you can use these road-tested ideas to get…

By Loyal Blue Counseling November 2, 2020Anxiety, Covid, Self-Help

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Does Therapy Even Work During Overwhelming Times?

Our counseling practice is not new to personal suffering caused by World Problems. I have counseled clients who are victims of hate crimes and those who were disturbed following elections, those…

By Loyal Blue Counseling June 25, 2020Anxiety, CBT in Action, Covid, Depression

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Special Post #3: Where Sadness, Waiting, and Hope Meet

On Wednesday we received official word that schools in our area won’t reopen for the year. While nobody was surprised, I did feel more than justified in having pancakes for…

By Loyal Blue Counseling April 4, 2020Anxiety, Covid, Depression, Self-Help

uncertainty, anxiety, COVID, time management

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3 Ideas To Manage Uncertainty

This is an updated post for election season 2024. You can scroll down to read the original post below. I became a psychotherapist as a way to master the science…

By Loyal Blue Counseling March 15, 2020Anxiety, Covid, Habit & Time Management

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Mind Your Worries With These Strategies

Have you ever felt that your worries were out of control, or at least out of proportion to their importance? Many of us go through stressful times with a lot…

By Loyal Blue Counseling February 2, 2020Anxiety, CBT in Action, Habit & Time Management, News & Research

therapy, anxiety, depression, parenting, self-help

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Good Therapy Should Include Teaching These Two Skills

What are the best personality qualities for optimal mental health? We evaluate almost everyone who comes to our practice on their ability to be adaptable to life’s circumstances and to be flexible in their…

By Loyal Blue Counseling July 11, 2019Anxiety, CBT in Action, Depression, Parenting, Self-Help

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10 things I learned in 10 Years

10 years ago this month, I opened up my private practice in a beautiful old Mediterranean house-turned-office building in Berkeley. Instead of throwing a party for my 10 year old office plant,…

By Loyal Blue Counseling May 4, 2019Anxiety, CBT in Action, Depression, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help, Students