There is a common situation that many emotionally unhealthy individuals find themselves in. They alternate between feeling very badly about themselves, that is suffering from very poor self-esteem on the one hand, but on the other hand feeling very grandiose, superior and amazing. This is nothing but an attempt to bounce themselves out of those bad feelings by imagining themselves having superior, amazing qualities, which are so great that they can redeem him from even the most terrible feelings of low self-worth.

Do you know people who truly need good psychotherapy but seem to be unmotivated to pursue it seriously? Maybe you know someone who started therapy but just when he began to get better he quit. How do we understand this peculiar self-defeating behavior? Alice Miller, the famed psychotherapist who explained the role of childhood in emotional illness, explains the top reasons why people avoid psychotherapy in the title of her magnum opus, The Drama of the Gifted Child. What gift does the child have? He or she has the amazing ability to survive childhood trauma. 

Anger is the natural emotion that the body uses to protect itself. It is actually part of the immune system. It is an automatic response to being threatened or hurt. If someone elbowed you in the face on the subway what would you feel?

Thousands of people with the above conditions have been cured through good psychotherapy alone! I myself have seen many people experience tremendous relief. What are these disorders all about?

Are you an adult living with anxiety, depression, family conflict, or other mental health issues? Did you ever wonder how psychotherapy can help? How can very real, even physical, symptoms be relieved simply by talking to someone?

Have you participated in 12-Step meetings for years, and found them helpful, but still feel that something is missing? Do you know people who work those programs diligently, but still suffer from major emotional health problems and unhealthy lifestyles? Would you like to finally find true and lasting recovery?