From Loneliness to Solitude
By Payam Ghassemlou MFT, Ph.D.
The experience of being by yourself can feel like either painful loneliness or nourishing meaningful solitude. In loneliness, you can feel alone, without a deep connection to God, who is a particular god of your understanding, the Beloved or your higher Self. You can also feel painfully alone like a child without a deep...
Sexual Addiction
By
Payam Ghassemlou MFT, Ph.D.
When one is dealing with something pleasurable like sex there is a risk of getting lost in it. Sex involves pleasure, and it can seduce a person into wanting it more and more. For many people the desire never rests. In a culture where having more is always encouraged, one can get lost in his or her obsession with sex. At some point the...
LGBT Suicide and the Trauma of Growing Up Gay
By Payam Ghassemlou MFT, Ph.D.
As a mental health counselor for the past twenty years, I have listened to many painful stories by some of my lesbian and gay patients regarding growing up in a homophobic and heterosexist world. Many of my gay and lesbian patients, including a number of bisexual and transgender individuals, shared with me that as young...
Anxiety and depression are very common afflictions - please contact me if you want to discuss coping skills and how to deal with those issues. I can accept CareSource, Molina, Anthem BCBS, Aetna, OSU Insurance, Medical Mutual. I use Cognitive-Behavioral approach, Solution-Focused, as well as hypnosis to help people deal with these and other issues.
Getting the diagnosis of breast cancer can be a very lonely and frightening feeling. As a psychologist, I found it especially disconcerting. Not only was this something that was not supposed to be happening to me, but what in the world were my clients going to do? How would I be able to tell them and encourage them that they were going to be able to find the resources to handle their life just...
Getting to Your Yes: Regardless of the Issue
Eight Week Women's Group:
Regardless of your issue, whether it is depression, weight management, anxiety, social anxiety, anger, relationship issues, trauma, or just general unhappiness, this group is designed to be full of ritual and experiential exercises that will help you move toward your YES for Self-Empowerment and Self Improvement.
Group...
What Is Therapy?
Therapy is interpersonal treatment for problems in living. It involves talking with a trained professional about conditions ranging from depression and anxiety to relationship conflicts and career frustrations. Therapy provides ways to express feelings, understand patterns of thinking, gain perspective on past events and current relationships, set goals, and clarify dreams for...
EXPERIENCE THE LABYRINT
AS A TOOL FOR SELF-EXLORATION OF BODY, MIND, SPIRIT
Saturday October 15, 2011
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Trinity Cathedral 100 W. Roosevelt Phoenix, AZ.
Cost: $65.00
Limited to 30 Participants
The characters in the Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow, the Lion, and the Tin Man will be our guides for the day. What makes us feel afraid, stupid, and un-loveable?
The...
In 2010 Tomkins Institute of Applied Studies on Motivation, Emotion and Cognition theme was about Maximizing Emotional Connection. I believe the title is powerful and it resonates deep within my soul awakening a part of me that often falls to sleep. Emotional connection to other people is a necessary component in our daily life and at the base of our pursuit of happiness. However, I do...
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