It would be helpful if you read Managing Perfectionism in the Articles section under Perfectionism before reading this article, as well as taking some time to observe your own perfectionist patterns. Once you have accomplished that, choose a few of the strategies outlined here. Keep working at it until you understand what you need to do to accept your imperfections and humanness.
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Managing Perfectionism
What Is Perfectionism? Perfectionists aspire to be top achievers and do not allow themselves to make even a single mistake. They are always on the alert for imperfections and weaknesses in themselves and others. They tend to be rigid thinkers who are on the lookout for deviations from the rules or the norm.
Is It Forgetfulness or Dementia?
Have you ever walked into the kitchen and forgotten what you wanted there? Maybe you've searched high and low for your glasses, only to find them on the nightstand where you always leave them?
Dealing with Midlife Issues
I would like to help you explore the challenges and opportunities that come at midlife. You will have an opportunity to take a look at issues that are specific to the Baby Boomer generation. You will also have a chance to begin the process of your own midlife assessment with a list of questions presented at the end of the article. I call this assessment the Midlife Checkup.
Bereavement Work after 9/11
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to extraordinary changes and challenges for everyone affected by those events. The members of the mental health community were no exception.
Managing Difficult Life Transitions
Life is a process of beginnings and endings. In both life and nature, there are times when things move slowly and don’t seem to change very much. Then, suddenly, things change quickly. Moving from August to September, the weather changes gradually at first, and then it seems that suddenly summer is over. It is the same in our lives; transitions are as natural as the changing seasons.
EMDR for Professionals
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychological methodology that enables people to quickly process and heal from the paralyzing symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of traumatic incidents. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR in as few as three sessions, trauma survivors can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference. There are nearly 35,000 trained EMDR practitioners worldwide who have successfully treated over 2 million clients.
My Treatment Approach – Information for Professionals
An Overview of the Way I Conduct the Initial Consultation with Clients: After making empathic contact, I conduct a mental status examination in order to arrive at as comprehensive an evaluation as possible in the initial hour. I assess motivation, capacity for insight, flexibility, frustration tolerance along with an understanding of the presenting problem and symptom constellation. I attempt to see how affects are handled, thoughts are presented, what mood is prevalent and how well or poorly I am related to. Resistances are initially bypassed while attempting to ease the person into the therapeutic encounter.
EMDR Facts
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a brief structured therapeutic method designed to help individuals recover from the effects of traumatic experience. (Shapiro, 2001)
EMDR Therapy
Another purpose of this website is to introduce the visitor to a relatively new and innovative therapy known as EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR has been helpful to thousands of clients haunted by the terrible effects of early traumatic events, from which they have not yet recovered, and the life-altering effects of recent trauma, such as those brought on by the devastating events of September 11th.
