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Holidays – Your Quick Survival Guide (part 1 of 3 Understanding the Problem)

Communication, Conflict, Holidays, Relationships / sfcounselingc2

Idealized Expectations During the Holidays One of the biggest concerns on many people’s minds at this time of the year is how to survive the holidays. Sure, in the popular media there are depictions of families happily gathering together in a cozy setting to enjoy very special time together. Increasingly, however, those images are being […]

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Stress and Personification in Our Current Culture

Career, Change, Conflict, Stress / sfcounselingc2

Recently, a friend told me about a book she is reading. Apparently, the gist of the book is that technology is changing so rapidly, it is causing stress to most people in our society. She asked me if I see this in my clinical practice. (I would like to outline and expand upon my response

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Passive-Aggressiveness

Assertiveness, Behavior Problems, Communication, Conflict, Passive aggressive, Personality conflict / sfcounselingc2

A colleague who runs a clinic recently attended a management seminar. She described one point about passive-aggressiveness in the work place, and the workshop leader’s instructions were to ask the employee five different ways why that person was behaving in a passive-aggressive manner. Sounds on the surface like a reasonable plan. But it’s not. Here’s

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10 Easy Tips to Help You Improve Your Relationship

Conflict, Couple, Love, Marriage, Uncategorized / sfcounselingc2

Here is a “Top 10” list of tips that can help you improve your relationship. These tips come from our experience with individual, couples and group therapy. Here goes: 1. Don’t blame your partner. Often times we expect our partner to be perfect (despite the fact that we are not!). We often hold our

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Sibling Rivalry: A Normal Crisis

Attachment, Behavior Problems, Children, Conflict, Family, Parenting, School Refusal, Sibling / sfcounselingc2

“I lost my job the other day. Well, it’s not that I lost my job, but when I got there, there was some other guy doing it.” Comedian Bob “Bobcat” Goldthwait. This quote captures the common and normal experience of sibling rivalry; a difficulty of the older sibling. It was his/her place, to be the

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