Virtual Therapy
In 1994 I began treating people with substance abuse and mental illness problems. From this time, I have always looked for that secret ingredient, that special something, that would “heal all”, as hopefully, most therapists are doing. Just because I’ve had amazing success, I guess that desire, to perfect what I am presenting, is still ingrained in me. Therefore, I am always tweaking my...Learn More
Bridging the Aisles
I have hesitated writing about my viewpoints on the political atmosphere in this country for many reasons. First of all, I am a therapist and not a Political Scientist. I don’t have any knowledge of politics at all but have sure been learning an earful through my clientele. Secondly, I am in this profession to empower people in making the best choices they can for themselves. People are the...Learn More
Relapse Prevention
Relapse prevention, just the name itself leads to relapse because the mind focuses only on the word Relapse. To coin a more proper term, perhaps “Sobriety Maintenance”, though the term Sobriety can have negative overtones. Is there another way to describe the process of stopping addiction and living life healthy and functional? Oh, I’ve heard the slogan: “Just say no!” or the phrases from AA...Learn More
Depression Treatment Workshop
Basic Steps Mental Health is conducting another Zoom Meeting to help people get through the difficulties in their life through self-help tools. A little knowledge can go a long way, a lot of knowledge can help you thrive. Our program teaches people the Spiritual Psychology approach. No, it is not some voodoo, but a clinical approach that mixes and matches 10 of the top Psychological...Learn More
The Mental Health Minute
In being asked to be on KRKO Radio and share my psychological knowledge, I felt excited, like a little kid! I grew up watching the TV show Frasier and always thought it would be fun to be a radio talk show host in Seattle myself. Okay, so this isn’t a radio talk show, but still, a minute seemed like a good start. Helping people seems natural to me and the thought of reaching more people at a...Learn More
If You Are a New Counselor
This article is written for people just starting out in the helping profession. My passion is teaching students and graduates the fine art of counseling. I simply want to pass on the knowledge. Right off the bat, I want to extend a thank you to all people who want to make a positive change in this world. My advice is for you to put aside all the tools and procedures you’ve been taught and...Learn More
Online Self-Improvement Workshop
Basic Steps Mental Health is conducting another Zoom Meeting to help people get through the difficulties in their life through self-help tools. A little knowledge can go a long way, a lot of knowledge can help you thrive. A thank you to all that attended our last Zoom meeting. It was our best ever and our hope is to even surpass that one. Our program teaches people the Spiritual Psychology...Learn More
Coping with COVID-19
Did you ever believe this pandemic would go on so long? Isn’t it surreal to go shopping and seeing everyone masked up? I heard that in China they have monitors on people and anybody who has a temperature is whisked away to the hospital for a checkup. Their numbers are going down, ours aren’t. A person I know who works at the CDC who predicted at the outset of the disease, that it was going to...Learn More
Surviving The Pandemic Workshop
Surviving the Pandemic is a free 1 ½ hour Zoom meeting for people to discuss the difficulties they have been experiencing during this tumultuous time, and learn Psychological tools to not only cope, but heal and grow. Without the normal distractions of travel, restaurants, the gym, shopping, music, bars, coffee shops, etc. etc., we are suddenly stuck with ourselves and dealing with our...Learn More