Resource – Basic Steps Mental Health

Why Isn’t Counseling Working?

Scott Alpert — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:30:12 +0000

When life becomes overwhelming and people are sick and tired of being sick and tired, counseling can be the first step toward healing. The “first step” is emphasized here because the evidence shows that an integrated approach that balances mind, body, emotions, and spirit have shown the best odds for success. If you are not […]

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Sobriety – It’s all about Perspective

Scott Alpert — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:31:22 +0000

When I ask people why they are admitting into our program, they tell me they want to “stop using.” That mindset can inhibit success. The way our brain is wired, we focus on the subject of the statement – “stop using” where “using” is the focus of the statement. Instead of focusing on what you […]

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What Makes Spiritual Psychology So Unique

Scott Alpert — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:59:36 +0000

When love is applied to hurt, we heal. This is the slogan of Spiritual Psychology. Though simple to read but to put this into practice can be challenging. How do we apply love to hurt? What if all I feel is anger, anxiety, hurt, and shame? Because we cannot get angry enough to heal. We […]

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Couple’s Counseling with Spiritual Psychology

Scott Alpert — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:29:22 +0000

Throw everything out the window – the labeling, your judgments, your belief system, and what is right versus wrong. If you can do this, then let couple’s counseling begin. When couple’s enter our facility, they are desperate. Something is wrong and they want to fix it – but in their own way. “If she only […]

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Improving Elder Care

Scott Alpert — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:46:55 +0000

My friend who lives in Los Angeles is spearheading a movement named Roar – which stands for Respect Oversight Advocacy and Reform – for Long Term Care. I am all to familiar with the problems she faced with her mother in care facilities and produced a few award winning films in the process. Last weekend Roar had events in […]

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Recovery – The 12 Steps Of Spiritual Psychology

Scott Alpert — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:10:24 +0000

I started working at a 12 Step facility 32 years ago – trying to heal the world. I soon discovered that the approach wasn’t working. Too many clients were relapsing and returning to our facility, all saying they were going to do the program better this time. Was it them or was it the program? […]

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Treatment the Way You Always Wanted

BasicStepsAdmin — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:30:58 +0000

At the end of each week, our clients talk about what they learned. This gives us good feedback and the opportunity to make changes. It’s also important to see things through the eyes of the customer. If you’ve been in the industry long enough, you realize that therapy isn’t a cookie-cutter approach. Clients are unique […]

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Go…

Scott Alpert — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:36:41 +0000

If you weren’t aware of it by now, you are the only person who is going to heal you. You might think that your parents, your partner, a friend, the government, your Higher Power, or even your therapist is going to heal you – but that isn’t true. The only person that has ultimate control […]

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Relapse, The Honest Truth

Scott Alpert — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:20:28 +0000

The elite recovery facilities often boast of having a 97% success rates or higher. How can this be verified? If I advertised that we had such a high success rate, it would be a lie. Nationwide people new to recovery have a 60% relapse rate in the first year. What is important is for these […]

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Teaching New Therapists

BasicStepsAdmin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:08:17 +0000

Since 2008, I have enjoyed teaching new therapists how to do therapy. In this article, I will share information on how to get over the initial hurdles in this industry to create the proper atmosphere to not only survive but thrive as a counselor. The elements of therapy I’ve found to be the most effective […]

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