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Couples Counseling

Psycho-therapist Donna Burstyn blogs: How does a couple know when they need counseling? Many times one person believes counseling will help and the other does not. When we’re lucky, both will come in and one will blame the other. I … Continue reading

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Boyfriends

Psycho-therapist Donna Burstyn blogs: Today a young woman came into my office very courageous. The principal of her Jewish day school threatens to kick her out because she sees a boy. My patient is 15. Her boyfriend is 17. For … Continue reading

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Only In Bel Air

Psycho-therapist Donna Burstyn blogs: I received a telephone call from a celebrity who got my phone number off of a website. She called me directly and was telling me about how she had broken her sobriety after ten years of … Continue reading

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Bariatric Surgery

Psycho-therapist Donna Burstyn writes: In a rush to get things done, in a rush to get things beautiful, in a rush to get things thin, in a city where most people know it as a laid-back non-judgmental place, Los Angeles … Continue reading

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The Emotional Significance Of Touch

For years, people thought of me as just a big head. I was an intellectual. The rest of life I rushed through to get to what I do best — think. Thanks to Alexander Technique, I am now a complete … Continue reading

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