ROLE MODELING
I recently got a call from a mother seeking help for her anxious 15 year-old daughter. As the mom talked, it was obvious that she was agitated and tense. She spoke loud and fast and she spoke a… Read More
DEFIANT KIDS
Dealing with defiant kids can be challenging, whether the defiant child is at home, in a classroom, or in another caregiving setting. Defiance often comes from a mix of strong will, emotional frustration, or a child’s need for… Read More
GET A CLUE!
He just does not get it. Dylan and his wife, Starla May, are living their lives, raising the kids, working, and mainly on auto-pilot. He’s doing fine, as far as he is concerned. He works hard, long hours… Read More
Relationship Glue
You remember the old story of the “Three Little Pigs”. They each built a house. The first little pig built his house of straw, the second built it with sticks, but the third house was made of bricks:… Read More
Addicted to Thrills
During the 1950’s, juvenile delinquency was considered a major social problem. In a hit movie called “The Wild One”, starring Marlon Brando as a motorcycle gang leader, one older character called him and his pals, “thrill-seekers.” These days,… Read More
HONESTY
Ashley was thrilled to show her husband, Jason, her new yellow dress, but was worried that the dress made her look fat. Even so, she took a chance, she put it on, modeled it for Jason and asked,… Read More
The Fixer
An unmarried couple has come for counseling, both previously married with children. They live separately in their own homes. She has a graduate degree and works in a behavioral health system. He has less education and works in… Read More
Loving the Bad Boy
When she calls me, she can hardly speak – her voice is choked with sobs. She tells me her boyfriend is the worst kind of narcissist. Not just selfish, but mean and hurtful. He doesn’t help with the bills.
MIXED MESSAGES
A middle-aged man has been hospitalized in a psychiatric ward for weeks. His diagnosis of schizophrenia includes symptoms such as delusions and paranoid thinking. His mother visits occasionally, and each time he is told that she is on… Read More
What is Intelligence?
“You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” – Abraham Lincoln All of us… Read More
