by Emily Becker | Jul 26, 2018 | Weight & Shape
All of us have eaten too much at one point or another. Super Bowl Sunday or Thanksgiving Dinner comes to mind. However, Binge-Eating Disorder (BED) is different from periodic binging or overeating. Binge-Eating Disorder is a serious, but treatable mental health... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 24, 2018 | Anxiety, Good Therapy
This metaphor for anxiety is not original to me. I stole it from a speaker at a CBT workshop a gazillion years ago. Hill of Anxiety Imagine you are at the bottom of a big hill and you want to get to the other side, only there is something very scary at the top of the... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 17, 2018 | Family Matters, Relationships
A good divorce is not always possible. In my experience do not expect a good divorce when one or both spouses have had an affair. That level of hurt is rarely mendable. When it can be done, it’s wonderful but usually, no. What makes a good divorce? What is the... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 10, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression
When we first meet a new potential client for The Initial Psych Consultation (‘psych consult’ for short) at Explore What’s Next, whether they are depressed, anxious, or a combination of both, they often come to me exhausted and vulnerable, after... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 3, 2018 | Positive Psych, Self-Esteem
With the insanity of terrorism, with the fear-mongering in the newspapers and on television taking up so much space in my head, I turned to the Style section of the paper for some distraction. What I found was a little piece about love. Remember the old Huey Lewis and...
