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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

learning, anxiety, depression, parenting

Anxiety CBT in Action Depression Parenting Relationships Self-Help Students

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

Covid Depression Parenting Relationships

Feeling Full Of Humble Pie?

Wow, has it been awhile that you can't seem to catch a break? How do you deal with rejection, loss, and other humbling events? Here are some tips to cope when it feels like…

By Loyal Blue Counseling April 9, 2017Covid, Depression, Parenting, Relationships

kids, resilience, parenting, students, self-help

Depression Parenting Self-Help Students

You Can Teach Your Kids Resilience; Here’s How and Why

I've written before about the ability to recover from setbacks, trauma, and disappointment. Resilience is not just a state of mind that some of us are born into implementing more than…

By Loyal Blue Counseling July 4, 2016Depression, Parenting, Self-Help, Students

bubble, depression, parenting, self-help

CBT in Action Depression Parenting Self-Help

Don’t Believe In Your Bubble

Some of us believe that when things are peaceful for awhile, there are inevitable bumps in the road about to come. The good fortune of starting a new relationship or…

By Loyal Blue Counseling November 16, 2015CBT in Action, Depression, Parenting, Self-Help

freedom, friend, relationships, self-help, students

Parenting Relationships Self-Help Students

Free Yourself: Let Others Solve Their Own Problems

This is definitely one of the top 5 skills I teach to many of my clients. It takes practice to not involve yourself in others' lives in this way, while…

By Loyal Blue Counseling July 31, 2015Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help, Students

Anxiety Covid Habit & Time Management Parenting Students

Calm Your Over-Cooked Brain

Do you ever feel tired, yet wired? That buzz is a sign that your brain is under too much stress and needs a time out. If you have a lot on…

By Loyal Blue Counseling June 23, 2015Anxiety, Covid, Habit & Time Management, Parenting, Students

Parenting Self-Help

What Matters Most When Raising Kids?

What to do in this era of choices in childrearing? How can we parent with the “right” amount of care and intensity to raise well-adjusted kids? I suggest using your…

By Loyal Blue Counseling February 25, 2014Parenting, Self-Help

Parenting Relationships Self-Help

Two Favorite Qualities About Happy People

There are two qualities that clients master as their happiness increases: adaptability and flexibility. Our happiest friends and family have these in abundance. Even though they sound similar, they have…

By Loyal Blue Counseling May 21, 2013Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help

privilege, parenting, news and research, relationships

News & Research Parenting Relationships

Book Wisdom: The Price Of Privilege Teaches Practical Parenting

This parenting bible is about "how parental pressure and material advantage are creating a generation of disconnected and unhappy kids." Madeline Levine, a Marin-county based psychologist wrote this bestseller, which…

By Loyal Blue Counseling May 5, 2013News & Research, Parenting, Relationships