Mental Health Minute – Part 1
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 living a heart-centered life, regardless of what is...Learn More
Mental Health Spring Cleaning
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 nothing worse than trying to go to sleep and being tortured by what you did, what you...Learn More
Take the Mental Health Test
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 Level of Daily Exercise Amount of Sleep Diet Positive...Learn More
These are Crazy Times
I need to make a confession. This is an exciting time to be a therapist. I used to work at the first Mental Health Urgent Care center in the country and I am reminded of all the mayhem that went on there, with how busy our business has become. Yes, we are going through a time of epic change globally and how are you surviving? It is easy to get caught up in making ourselves right and others...Learn More
Is Your Family of Origin Sick?
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 right? Do you have to be in control? Are you always...Learn More
Are you Addicted to Being Right?
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. In Transactional relationships failure is eminent. Transactional Relationships For many...Learn More
19th Anniversary
Nineteen years ago, I graduated with my Doctorate from Rhyokan College in Southern California. I studied Object Relations Therapy which is developmental in its scope and focuses on addressing early childhood experiences. Those were the days of working a full-time job and going through school in the evenings and on the weekend. You hear people talk about the good old days and fond memories of...Learn More
Family Therapy – When a Family Member is Sick
When a family member is sick it puts the whole family system out of balance. The good news is – this can be used as an opportunity for the entire family to heal. In this article, we take a look at Family Therapy. They believe that when somebody is sick the family is looked upon as being in need of repair. The system doesn’t only refer to your family, it can refer to as the relationships...Learn More
2020 – A New Decade For Self-Discovery
2020 marks a new decade which can be a decade of self-discovery and growth. In our workshops, we have honest talks about life and about death. As we age, it becomes more apparent that we won’t live forever, and then what? These subjects are rarely discussed in social circles because they make death too real and too frightening, but it is something we all have to face. This is probably why we...Learn More