Relationships and More

If you were to ask someone what are some healthy relationship characteristics, they might say trust, honesty, respect, affection, partnership... the list goes on and on. All those are important and can help foster a healthy relationship, but what I want to propose here are four fundamental characteristics on which relational health can be built on....

As mental health professionals, we take into account a person's bio-psycho-social factors, genetic makeup, and life experiences. We use the information provided by clients to understand how they develop their worldview, habitual thought patterns, coping mechanisms, as well as underlying sense of self, others, and the world in general. We aim to...

My clients often ask me how much it actually helps to talk about and vent their feelings, and say that their bad feelings remain even after a few sessions. So, what exactly is the point of paying a professional to listen to their problems?