
Do I need counseling?
I often get calls from prospective clients asking, “Do I need counseling?” And, “How do I know?”
Often, I start by asking them how they’ve been feeling, and if they like the way they’ve been feeling. That may relate to a whole range of descriptors: sad, depressed, down, blah, angry, frustrated, bored. . .

Jerks in Your Orbit?
I was having a conversation with a dear friend of mine the other day about “jerks.” Clients, friends, and family members often come to me complaining about “jerks” in their orbit who are behaving intolerably -- intolerably uncompassionate, intolerably egotistical, intolerably self-centered, rude, angry, and so forth. . .