therapist – Patricia Dornelles, LCSW

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 11 tags

I see this song as sung by the singer’s inner child to the singer. In Pink’s Family Portrait, the child is her ...

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 15, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 13 tags

This is not a post adressing suicidal thoughts. If you feel like you are going to hurt yourself, please talk ...

February 15, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 11 tags

This song is the mantra for many people who grew up in that era and thereafter. I remember being on ...

February 4, 2012 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments 7 tags

Alanis Morissette – You Owe Me Nothing In Return This is someone’s YouTube posting of mostly the lyrics of the song. ...