Self-Discovery – Basic Steps Mental Health

Who Are You? – Creating Your Identity

Scott Alpert — Wed, 15 May 2024 17:00:07 +0000

Identity issues are common with people coming in for treatment. For so long they’ve changed themselves in order to survive. If you find yourself always caring for others and making their wishes more important than yours, it is time to take an honest look at this. Genetically speaking, we are all the same. Nobody is […]

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I Can Do This!

Scott Alpert — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:00:24 +0000

You would think that being a Doctor of Clinical Psychology would afford me special powers, stability, and constant happiness. Well, I wish. It turns out that even we professionals are still human beings and still have to deal with our own emotions. Each time I go after something different, and a bit of a stretch, […]

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Moving to the New Office – The Saga

Scott Alpert — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:43:20 +0000

Blurry eyed, I am writing an account of what went down during our move to Everett Washington over the holiday season. I forgot how difficult moves can be – if difficult can come close to describing it. Why the Move Our expensive lease was up and what started out as an adventure to downsize and […]

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Spirituality in the Workplace – Part 3

BasicStepsAdmin — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:24:24 +0000

This article will be our final installment on the workplace series. With the recent events regarding civil unrest, it is now more important than ever to learn how to get along with people of all different colors and backgrounds and settle differences. Understand that when we interact with another person, we bring with us all […]

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Spirituality in the Workplace – Part 2

Scott Alpert — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:27:53 +0000

Our series on returning to the workplace continues. In the last article, we focused on a few tools to keep you more heart-centered and more positive. In this article was are going to focus on relationship skills. So put your mask and gloves on, or HazMat suit and let’s get ready to verbalize! We are […]

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Spirituality in the Workplace

Scott Alpert — Wed, 27 May 2020 15:56:35 +0000

As people return to the workplace, it can be a big adjustment for most. It is interesting what becomes our normal – hanging out at home, binging on food, the computer, or TV, and also isolating. In suddenly being thrust into a social environment, it can be overwhelming. “Am I safe?” “Is everyone following the […]

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Mental Health Awareness Month

Scott Alpert — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:29:53 +0000

We Are Still Open We’ve had numerous calls wondering when we were going to open again. We just wanted to let you know that we have stayed open throughout this whole crisis. We intend to be a resource no matter what is going on in the world. We still provide groups and ask people to […]

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Valentine’s Day – A Make it or Break it?

Scott Alpert — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:32:35 +0000

Did this past Valentine’s day make or break your relationship? This is a pivotal day for people in relationships because you will discover the actual state the partnership is in. If problems exist, they won’t go away on their own, work needs to be done and not on your partner but on you. This is […]

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Is Your Family of Origin Sick?

Scott Alpert — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:12:48 +0000

According to Object Relations Therapy, all mental illness has its roots in early childhood experiences. If your family was dysfunctional, there are great odds that this was passed down to you. Do your relationships mirror the relationship your parents had? Do you fight? Do you avoid any confrontations? Is it important for you to be […]

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Are you Addicted to Being Right?

Scott Alpert — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:19:36 +0000

Are you addicted to being right? Is it important for you to win? It is important to understand that when one person is right or wins, another person is wrong and loses. Having to be right and win all of the time is the downfall of meaningful relationships. We refer to these as Transactional relationships. […]

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