mental health – Patricia Dornelles, LCSW

November 30, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 14 tags

Rewriting history We all come with baggage Things that happened to us as children; as teenagers and as adults Maybe ...

July 19, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 7 Comments 10 tags

Last Sunday, my spouse and I decided to go for a late afternoon walk in the park. It was our ...

May 5, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 4 Comments 14 tags

Very cute video. As I was on my treadmill, struggling with running after not having run for several days, I ...

April 22, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 2 Comments 10 tags

Today is Earth Day – a day for us to renew our awareness of our connection to the Earth. As ...

April 20, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 12 tags

Sometimes our thinking can get in the way of progress. We complicate things beyond recognition and become immobilized. The concept ...

April 1, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 17 tags

Overgeneralization is a type of cognitive distortion where an individual generalizes a negative view based on one, or limited, experience. In ...

March 18, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 14 tags

One thing to look at when thinking about unremitting problems is what is the secondary gain from staying stuck? Just as ...

March 10, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 12 tags

Thanksgiving is long gone right now, but it’s a good a time as any to discuss this ‘syndrome’. Basically, Thanksgiving Syndrome ...

March 2, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 13 tags

The therapist only knows what you tell them. Sure, if the therapist has experience, they could probably surmise some things ...

February 26, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 10 tags

If you are contemplating going into therapy for the first time, chances are you are not in a good place ...