Compassion – Basic Steps Mental Health

So, You Want to Help People?

Scott Alpert — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:06:12 +0000

I learned, on my first day in graduate school, that I couldn’t fix people. Frustrated, I had to find another strategy to help myself feel better. At that time, emotionally, I felt broken and tried to win the hearts of people so they would not hurt me. You see, I came from years of childhood […]

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A Typical Couple’s Intake

Scott Alpert — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:48:33 +0000

The following is a dramatization – no real persons were depicted or harmed “I don’t know why we are going here. We can handle things on our own,” says the husband as the wife drives them into the parking lot. “I’ve tried, you haven’t, and things are not changing. We need help and that’s why […]

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How to Heal with Spiritual Psychology

Scott Alpert — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:30:44 +0000

With Spiritual Psychology, we see healing as the application of love to hurt. There is an art form to this and it can take on many strategies. Claims of healing have been frowned upon in this industry since many of the top approaches showed improvements in people, but not the true ultimate healing. For example, […]

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Therapist – Move Out of the Way

Scott Alpert — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:30:24 +0000

This article is written for new therapists entering the field. In supervising interns on how to conduct therapy, I find that my first challenge is getting students out of the habit of following an agenda instead of simply being with the client, filled with hope. It can be viewed as helping them toss their education […]

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The Gift of Spiritual Psychology

Scott Alpert — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 02:32:02 +0000

While I was in graduate school and learning the Spiritual Psychology approach, we all knew that what we were being exposed to was something extra special. The fact that a portion of the students were flying in from all over the world to attend may have clued me in on this when I began the […]

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Getting Socially Healthy

Scott Alpert — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 01:37:23 +0000

In Graduate School we were taught to take care of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs simultaneously in order for the change to stick. If we only focused on improving ourselves physically, for example, weight loss, then it will also impact the underlying mental and emotional levels causing us to be unstable and usually, […]

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Healing Through Compassion

Scott Alpert — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 01:47:02 +0000

Twenty-seven years in the industry and I am still learning that heart-centered listening is the best way to treat people. After thousands upon thousands of sessions, I often hear the same things, but I feel it is ultimately important to simply listen with a full heart. I teach my interns how important it is to […]

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Mental Health Minute – Part 1

Scott Alpert — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 22:46:39 +0000

Listen to Dr. Scott Alpert’s Mental Health Minute HERE: Compassionate Care is Always Available There are many more tools and strategies you can use in your pursuit of happiness. Here is where we come in. Contact us at Basic Steps Mental Health and let us support and educate you on this journey back to your loving heart center. Imagine […]

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Mental Health Spring Cleaning

Scott Alpert — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 17:16:38 +0000

Have you ever had thoughts that go around and around in your head? If so, get ready to learn some innovative tools to rid yourself of them. Repetitive thoughts are basically unprocessed issues that the mind wants to resolve. To resolve them, there are a few strategies that may be of great help. There is […]

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Take the Mental Health Test

Scott Alpert — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:39:25 +0000

Take the next few minutes to take the following mental health test. It will let you know how you are currently doing in your life. Please answer as honestly as you can. Now is not the time to lie to yourself. Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent Physical Health Energy Level […]

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