by Snowman Therapist | Jul 24, 2011 | Thoughts
IT’S NOT OUT THERE In the course of a lifetime, many experiences shape us. More specifically, certain experiences provide us with an opportunity to gain a new insight; a new idea or wisdom. Such an event occurred to me when I was in my early thirties. It was a...
by Snowman Therapist | Jul 18, 2011 | Behaviors, Thoughts
The Shaping of our Lives Twenty five years ago, Dr. Morris Massey produced and narrated a series of educational tapes which described the influence of certain cultural and historical events on any individual’s development. Massey referred to such a personal watershed...
by Snowman Therapist | Jun 14, 2011 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
Act as If……….. As my readers have learned by now, I’m a real movie fan. Like most aficionados of the silver screen, I have a few favorite actors. One of them is the recently deceased box office titan, Paul Newman. Paul was nominated for Oscars numerous times before...
by Snowman Therapist | Jun 1, 2011 | Behaviors, Thoughts
As my students and clients can attest, I generally explain that I consider myself to be a cognitive therapist. This simply means that I proceed from the stance that our thoughts dictate our actions, and our actions determine how we are feeling. This view is the...
by Snowman Therapist | May 25, 2011 | Behaviors, Thoughts
In my last newsletter, entitled, “Two Buckets,” I discussed how our individual view of life affects our thoughts, our actions, and our feelings. Much of that piece explored our ability to discriminate between elements in our life that we can make happen versus facets...
by Snowman Therapist | May 16, 2011 | Behaviors, Thoughts
As most of my counseling students and clients can attest, I am a storyteller; a raconteur. Hopefully, my stories make some point about the craft of counseling with my future clinicians. Ideally, the stories I share with clients will serve as an image or reminder of...
