Accepting the Tough Stuff: What To Do With Distressing Emotions Date Published: June 20th, 2020 Steven Topper, LCPC In her article on acceptance-based strategies and their long-term outcomes, Lila MacLellan asserts t…Read More
How to Embrace Uncertainty and Become Decisive Date Published: May 16th, 2020 Steven Topper, LCPC On 1.3.2020, an esteemed colleague Sydney Gideon, LSW wrote a blog on the pitfalls of uncertainty. I…Read More
How Metaphors Set Traps, and How To Get Out Date Published: September 7th, 2019 Steven Topper, LCPC My depression is too bad to leave the house. This anxiety is crippling me. Every time you do that I …Read More
Facing the Problem of Attention Seeking Behavior Date Published: September 6th, 2019 Steven Topper, LCPC In recent years, a common and basic human behavior has come under scrutiny: attention seeking behavi…Read More
Where Are Our Values Hiding? Date Published: August 22nd, 2019 Steven Topper, LCPC For many of us, we know what we want: family, success, esteem, love — this list could go on foreve…Read More
As Seasons Change, Take the Bold Path Date Published: August 20th, 2019 Steven Topper, LCPC As we move toward the end of Summer, so many of us look back on the past few months and think: I wis…Read More
The Problem of Why: How to Avoid the Trap Excuses Make Date Published: July 26th, 2019 Steven Topper, LCPC When telling people you’re feeling down, or anxious, or just not quite right, how often are you re…Read More
Getting Unstuck From Our Stories Date Published: July 24th, 2019 Steven Topper, LCPC We’ve all seen this Dad before: It’s the 1950’s, he comes home from work where his family is w…Read More
The Myth that Happiness is Normal Date Published: June 8th, 2019 Steven Topper, LCPC On any given day we’ll be asked one question that, for the most part, afford only three acceptable…Read More