setting goals – Patricia Dornelles, LCSW

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 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 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 ...

February 19, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 13 tags

Anaïs Nin: “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the ...

February 12, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 12 tags

Practice makes progress. You can aspire to perfect, possibly, but only if this aspiration does not leave you feeling like ...

January 29, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 4 tags

Setting goals; thinking about making changes can be very overwhelming. We can write lists; read books; talk to others and ...