Sex: TV Show ‘Girls’ Adds to the Muddle on HPV Testing
The much-discussed third episode of the series, which aired in late April, was rife with misinformation about HPV, a reflection of the real confusion felt by twentysomethings — or perhaps just by the show’s writer, Lena Dunham, who plays Hannah. (Full Article) You might not think people get sex education from tv, but really, when it is not universally (and effectively) taught in...
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Losing a loved one can be the hardest thing a human being can go through, especially if it’s a sudden loss and we haven’t had time to prepare for it. not only is losing a loved one probably the hardest thing we can ever go through, but it’s amplified when we have never gone through a difficult loss in the past. My Therapist New York is offering group counseling to help you...
Read MoreMandy
Hi! My name is Mandy. I recently completed a masters in mental health counseling and I am currently pursuing a clinical Ph.D in Human Sexuality. I have an eclectic style while working with clients. No two people are the same. therefore, different styles of therapy suit different individual needs. My belief is that an individual is an expert on their own life. My role as a therapist is...
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Peter Gevisser was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. He graduated from Brown University with a BA in English and American Civilization in 1994. He then moved to London where he trained as an actor, and had been working professionally as such, in London and the USA, until he enrolled at Antioch University, where he graduated with a Masters in Clinical Psychology last April....
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I have spent much of my life curious about human nature and the principles that organize our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. My ongoing search has led me to an in-depth study of Western Psychology, culminating in a master’s in Counseling Psychology and the pursuit of licensing as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I have also dedicated well over a decade to my yoga practice and a...
Read MoreHow to Properly Allocate Your Mental Resources
So we know that we need to properly allocate our precious mental resources, so how do we actually do that? It all comes down to having a purpose, and doing what is necessary to achieve that purpose. So what is your purpose? This doesn’t have to be a grand existential question about your purpose on earth, but rather localize it to what is happening in your world right...
Read MoreManaging Expectations
This is a topic that is always interesting to analyze because the distinction between where we place our expectations, and the way we balance our different expectations. So where do we place our expectations? In reality we place expectations on everything. It’s a human instinct to categorize and label our experiences, and by forming an expectation it’s a way for us to manage...
Read MorePeter introduces Imago Couples Therapy
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Read MoreYogic Psychotherapy – Part I
Non-dual, yogic philosophy teaches us that we are all emanations of the One (Shiva, God, Consciousness, Love, Essence, Nature, etc.) This perspective has many implications for the practice of psychotherapy – let’s turn our attention to just a couple. First of all, as human beings our lives are ALL sacred, no matter how each of us thinks, feels and behaves. In other words, the...
Read MoreSex, Love and Politics: A discussion of scandals, monogamy, and memes
You don’t have to be married. That’s right folks, a licensed marriage and family therapist doesn’t think you have to be married. Truth is, I tend to use my other titles more than my marriage and family therapist titles, because of what that license implies. I am not pro-marriage. I am not pro-family. Now that doesn’t mean I am anti-marriage and family, so...
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