If you’re the parent of a defiant child, you are probably tired of the daily notes you receive regarding your child’s misbehaviour at daycare, kindergarten, or school! You have probably felt frustrated, angry, fearful, or embarrassed when your kid is out of control and throws a tantrum at the mall, movies, or a family friend’s…

Practice-base studies show that cognitive-behavioral techniques are effective in the treatment of children’s mental health problems such as depression, generalized anxiety, school refusal, social phobias, specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma and sexual abuse, and eating disorders. Two phases of CBT treatment in children includes: 1) Psycho-education, where children learn to recognize…

“FREE SEX THERAPY! That was how my psychotherapy practice was listed on ‘America Online’ (AOL) if you were on the ‘Information Superhighway’ in 1995 searching for “Therapy in Los Angeles.” Thus began my trip through Cyberspace 20 years ago. While designing, learning HTML code and building my first website, I thought FREE EMAIL ADVICE was…

From hormones to brain structure, women and men differ. In the book The Naked Truth About Men (and Romance) the reader comes to understand how testosterone, lesser empathy, and being a “Systemizer” affect men in romances. As a psychologist, I  use both composite stories from my practice and fascinating research findings to illustrate The Naked…

Life can be full of obstacles. Some more difficult than others. Seeking outside help does not have to be viewed as an act of weakness or failure. Psychotherapy is a wonderful way to “talk it out” and is meant to help the client develop his/her own personal potential and strengths through the therapeutic collaboration that…

Today is two days before Christmas. I’m not sure how that happened. One minute it’s summer, and the next Christmas carols are wafting up the stairs at work. Frankly, the weather hasn’t been very cooperative in this venture. It’s in the sixties outside and raining… not what you’d ordinarily expect from Georgia in December. If…