by Dr Aletta | Aug 26, 2009 | Family Matters, Mental Health
Guilt hurts so many so much. In my work I often see guilt experienced as a punishment without hope of redemption. When a patient is having a hard time dealing with guilt, I ask them to replace the word ‘guilt’ with the word ‘responsible.’... 
by Dr Aletta | Aug 25, 2009 | Mental Health
My father, a neo-Freudian psychoanalyst, once explained to me why Freud decided that for his new talking therapy he wanted to use a couch and not be face-to-face with his patients. Why? My father said it was for two reasons: 1) For the patient. The reclining... 
by Dr Aletta | Apr 29, 2009 | Anxiety, Depression
When I first start therapy with a new client who is dealing with depression they often come to me exhausted after weeks or months of emotionally running with no traction. So I try to give them a foot hold right away. We start with the basics: How are they sleeping?...
