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Tag Archives: psycho therapist
What Do I Want From My New Therapist?
Last week, I started with a new psycho-therapist. I’ve had six years of therapy, and four main therapists. All have been Jewesses (except for one shaygetz). I only fell in love with one of them. I enjoyed that ride. Impossible … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Psychology
Tagged alternate explanations, blokes, brother and sister, marketing seminar, psycho therapist, salutary effect
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How The Alexander Technique Can Enhance Psycho-Therapy
Juliet Carter is a psycho-therapist and Alexander teacher in London. Britain has several psycho-therapists who are also Alexander teachers. I don’t know of any such combo in the States. The Alexander Technique is better known in Britain and in Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teacher, alexander teachers, f m alexander, psycho therapist, psycho therapy, robert rickover
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Holding Down The Body To Prevent Feeling
Psycho-therapist and Alexander Technique teacher Anthony Kingsley tells Robert Rickover: “Alexander Technique develops capacities for stillness, non-reactivity and inhibition, the capacity to not rush ahead and finish people’s sentences.” “The pupil can say, ahh, I know I’m really holding myself, … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teacher, physical manifestations, psycho therapist, robert rickover, stillness, upper lip
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12-Step Meetings Were My Idea
I’ve never had a therapist recommend I go to 12-step meetings. They’ve been my idea. Yes, I saw Fight Club, but that didn’t spur me to go to 12-step meetings. I never considered it until about two months ago when … Continue reading
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Tagged orthodox judaism, patrick carnes, psycho therapist, psycho therapy, sex addict, sex addiction
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What’s It Like To Date Rabbs?
On January 2nd at 11.am., I’m going to get treatment for my sex addiction live on my cam via an interview with a licensed psycho-therapist! Seven years ago, this therapist dated Rabbi Rabbs. She answers my questions via email: No, … Continue reading
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Tagged dead boys, johnny thunders, psycho therapist, rabbs, sex addiction
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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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Tagged couples counseling, different religions, divorce marriage, marital counseling, marriage counseling, psycho therapist
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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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Tagged burstyn, dear life, jewish day school, male attention, psycho therapist, skinny legs
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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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Tagged bottles of booze, burstyn, crazy woman, elite universities, psycho therapist, shame and guilt
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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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Tagged anxiety attacks, depression anxiety, experience depression, gastro bypass surgery, lapband, psycho therapist
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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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Tagged alexander lessons, alexander teachers, Alexander Technique, congress papers, eighth international congress, emotional significance, f m alexander, lugano switzerland, psycho therapist, Woody Allen
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