jm@ownhope.org

The Importance of Manipulation

Manipulation is necessary. I usually get weird looks from clients when I say that and I can understand why. It…

6 years ago

Drive the Feeling

Most of us tend to think about emotions as either good or bad, positive or negative but every emotion can…

6 years ago

Of Monkey Bridges and Bánh Mì Sandwiches: from Sài Gòn to Texas

I am not a "book recommender" in my practice, I have a core of books I suggest if clients ask…

6 years ago

Get your Greek on…

Did you know that much of CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is based on the work of the Athenian philosophers (Socrates,…

6 years ago

States of Mind is on the agenda for today….

I do a pretty cool Star War's analogy for this if I do say so myself.

6 years ago

Four Choices

DBT presents us with four choices when faced with a painful situation, we tend to be really aware of two…

6 years ago

Self-Validation

DBT and CBT are both pretty big on changing how you think as a way of changing how you feel.…

6 years ago

EMDR – it really isn’t that mysterious.

The goal of EMDR is for an individual to feel no distress or the least amount of distress possible when…

6 years ago

Dr. Violina Frenkel Explains TMS

I am very pleased to share an interview that Dr. Frenkel gave Jersey Matters on TMS, a relatively new option in…

6 years ago

Nightmares

Nightmares are not something you may have to live with.  There are both pharmacological and psychotherapeutic options that may help…

6 years ago