The last time I had to stay home sick it occurred to me that people might be interested in some of what happens behind the scenes from the therapist’s perspective. Here’s a play-by-play: Early Saturday morning: Wake up in the wee hours of the morning with a fever. Feel miserable. Hope that I will feel…

I was happy to be asked to contribute to a blog post for National Psychotherapy Day about why therapists recommend weekly therapy. While I do see clients less frequently than weekly sometimes, I prefer to meet with clients weekly when possible. Here is an excerpt from the article talking about why: Meeting weekly enables more…

Some therapists caution clients that if therapists allow them to call between therapy sessions then that is a sign they have a bad therapist. They say these bad therapists will enable them not to get support from other places in their life. They imply that these bad therapists will prevent clients from being independent. They…