by Arbor | Mar 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Loss is universal to human experience. We cannot live our days without saying “good-bye” to something, whether it be a person, an experience, a stage of life, or a feeling. And loss doesn’t necessarily become easier to manage as we move through the...
by Arbor | Mar 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
DARK SHADOWS In the modern era, psychologist Carl Jung popularized the concept that all human beings harbor “shadow selves”, parts of ourselves that contain impulses, thoughts, actions and emotions that we label as “bad,” destructive,...
by Arbor | Mar 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Part of therapy is setting goals, helping clients clarify where they are heading and how to get there. So often, I hear clients recite a litany of behaviors, choices, attitudes and feelings they think they, or others, “should” be demonstrating or...
by Arbor | Feb 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Has marijuana gone mainstream? With the states of Colorado and Washington legalizing the use and sale of marijuana, and 20 other states allowing the use of “medical marijuana” to treat certain illnesses, it may appear that marijuana use is losing its image...
by Arbor | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Most of us experience butterflies in our stomachs before giving an important speech. We may feel jittery and anxious prior to a job interview. But for individuals suffering from social anxiety disorder, social situations of almost any kind can invoke terror, intense...
