“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
What does lie within us? What role do we play in our experience of life? How much control do we have in matters of suffering and joy and the other vast life experiences that lie between? Do others and the world at large dominate our fate? Or do we have a say?
Our quality of life, our basic wellbeing, require that we have a say. Each of us is shaped by countless events and encounters with other people over a lifetime.
But we should also feel the power to shape our world, not just be subject to its whims. An imbalance between the two can leave us anxious or depressed, or, at the least, feeling as if we are missing out on the life we would like. And deserve.
Therapy can help you develop more strength and self-appreciation so you can exercise more control over your life.
And at those times when you might actually have little control over events, therapy can help you harness the one power always in your control: Your mind. There is no greater potential ally.
My approach to therapy is, first and foremost, to ensure that you be heard. Over the years, I’ve found that far too many clients suffer from not being heard, whether in their early years or now within relationships or careers. Being truly heard, sometimes for the first time, helps you find and strengthen your voice. From being heard, all things flow. It is a wellspring. You begin to learn what’s truly in you.
ABOUT ME
Like you, I am a product of countless events and human encounters
My background includes military service as a young man and a first career as a journalist. I have traveled extensively, and come to know the ways of many cultures. I have talked of life and its problems and promises with a diversity of people, from those living in dirt hogans on the Navajo Reservation to those living in the cramped apartments of Russia.
Recent Blogs
- Getting the Emotional Nourishment You Need
Many people struggling with emotional distress starve themselves of the emotional
nourishment that can come from truly appreciating their daily achievements.
- Paris: A Lesson in Living
A light rain falls as we walk toward San
Sulpice and dinner. We hope an untried
restaurant will be as good as the others
we’ve sampled in that section of Par
Sulpice and dinner. We hope an untried
restaurant will be as good as the others
we’ve sampled in that section of Par
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Depression: Still A Mystery Despite
Medication
Depression is a scourge, and yet despite its
devastation of individual lives and its
enormous cost to society, it has been
popularized as a malady that can b
devastation of individual lives and its
enormous cost to society, it has been
popularized as a malady that can b
Recent Blogs
Depression is a scourge, and yet despite its devastation of individual lives and its enormous cost to society, it has been popularized as a malady that can b
A light rain falls as we walk toward San Sulpice and dinner. We hope an untried restaurant will be as good as the others we’ve sampled in that section of Par
Many people struggling with emotional distress starve themselves of the emotional nourishment that can come from truly appreciating their daily achievements.