by anna | Feb 8, 2016 | Site Blog
Family patterns of sexual abuse are passed on through one generation to the next and the next. How can we make it stop? As a psychotherapist of many years specializing in working with people who had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder … by anna | Jan 6, 2016 | Post Trauma Stress, Site Blog
In January, 2015 Senator McCain and Senator Blumenthal reintroduced the Clay Hunt veterans suicide act and it passed immediately. Although the act will cost $22 million in federal funding, that amount, according to the Washington Post, is less than... by anna | Dec 28, 2015 | Site Blog
What is more important, a meaningful life or a happy life? For years we have been taught that one of our most precious freedoms is the pursuit of happiness. But what really is happiness and does it give us a … by anna | Dec 23, 2015 | Site Blog
My mother and maybe your mother used to say, “You have a brain, use it.” This works but not when there is what we perceive as a major threat. That’s when logic stops and the emotional brain takes over. … by anna | Dec 21, 2015 | Post Trauma Stress, Site Blog
As terrorism and hate dominate our screens today and the media and some people in politics whip up the crowd into a frenzy of fear about all Muslims, all Mexicans, and all “whoever,” my poor brain goes numb. This makes … by anna | Dec 7, 2015 | Site Blog
I can hear you saying, “Who is this crazy lady? Does she really believe negative thinking is good for you? And she calls herself a psychotherapist. Doesn’t she know that you need to think positively, not negatively, to have a …
