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What Makes Therapy Effective

We as therapists are very interested in giving the help that our clients need. We are tuned in to ourselves and our clients as we make sure our therapy is improving. Two things are fundamental in our relationship with clients that help us develop better therapy.   First, both the therapist and client need to have a learning attitude towards life. This makes a huge difference in the...

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The “Do Nothing” Problem in Relationships

  Some people decide to do nothing in order to avoid being wrong. That is a problem! To do nothing keeps you from being a benefit to the relationship. You may want to only be involved when you can do right. That is not how a relationship works. Relationships operate best when you participate by investing yourself as you really are now then make course corrections along the way. Doing...

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Father / Child Relationship after Marriage Break-up

In the video “Child Development and Parental Influence” I talked about the atmosphere created by parents and other influences in a child’s life. In this video I talk about another aspect of that atmosphere. What happens in the event that parents separate, divorce or end the relationship and the father takes on the role of the good...

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