Because less than half of all people with mental illnesses receive treatment!! About half of mental disorders begin before the age of 14. Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in America. Approx. 33,000 Americans commit suicide every year. Just Clinical depression affects about 19 million Americans annually! Some […]
Mental health
Confessions Of A Retired Psychologist: Stress, Gun Violence And Mental Illness
The Stress of Life, written by Hans Selye, was required reading in graduate school for me. This text book is what caused me to become interested in the field of stress, aside from the fact that my mother used my head as a pugilist’s speed bag when I was eight […]
Fear of Being Alone: The Crippling Effects of Monophobia
Monophobia is a crippling fear or being alone. In some cases, even just the thought of being alone can trigger panic attacks and increased levels of anxiety. It is thought that monophobia, and most other phobias, are linked to a previous traumatic event in one’s life. Through therapy and treatment, […]
A Revision of Gestalt Therapy: Bringing Gestalt Therapy Into The 21st Century
The therapeutic concepts I present here are not new; they are a snapshot of Dr. Frederick Perl’s’ Gestalt Therapy. However, the revisions I propose here are original, as I apply Perl’s’ Gestalt theories to modern psychotherapeutic practice. Dr. Frederick S. Perl’s’ Gestalt Therapy is an Expressional Therapy to treat mental […]