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Why Insight Isn’t Enough, Part 2
For many people, just coming to a greater level of insight is not enough for them to make significant, lasting changes in behavior patterns that have been part of their preferred style for many years. Here's how one man found success with a systematic approach to changing both his thinking and his behavior.Tags: CBT, character disturbance, in practice, personality disorders, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - February 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General CBT character disturbance in practice personality disorders therapy Source Type: news

Committed to Making a Difference: The INFJ Personality Type
Some of the world's greatest leaders of movements to better the world are believed to have been INFJs. We owe a deep debt to these rarest of personality types.Tags: creativity, empathy, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - February 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General creativity empathy relationships Source Type: news

More on the “Art” of Benign Confrontation
Confrontation doesn't have to mean making judgments about character, and it doesn't have to mean putting people on the defensive.Tags: in practice, relationships, responsibility (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - February 9, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General in practice relationships responsibility Source Type: news

How Re-Writing Your Story Can Change Your Life
So what's your story? We all have one, you know -- a story about ourselves, where we come from, who we are, and what our place is in this world.Tags: control, decision making, motivation (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - February 3, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General control decision making motivation Source Type: news

Are You a Perfectionist? Is That a Bad Thing?
Are you one of those folks who always has to have things done right? Do you hate the very thought of failure and are you always striving to achieve? Do you set the most lofty goals and find yourself driven to succeed? If you are one of those folks some call "perfectionistic," is it necessarily a bad thing?Tags: neurosis, relationships, relaxation, self-esteem, work-life (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 26, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General neurosis relationships relaxation self-esteem work-life Source Type: news

The “Directive” Therapist
Folks in emotional distress need to know there's a way out. They don't just need to be understood and accepted. They need far more than merely feeling both safe and relieved in venting their concerns to another human being.Tags: in practice, news and research, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General in practice news and research therapy Source Type: news

Impaired Consent and Rape
A person impaired by alcohol or drugs is necessarily incapable of fully and freely consenting, and the mere absence of objection (i.e., silence) doesn't mean consent has been given. Only "Yes" means "Yes".Tags: abuse and trauma, alcohol, responsibility, violence (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 13, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General abuse and trauma alcohol responsibility violence Source Type: news

Getting the Treatment Right: Most Problem Drinkers Are Not Alcoholics
Most problem drinkers are not alcoholics, according to a recent study -- and that should be a worry for "one size fits all" treatment programs that prioritize the task of overcoming actual chemical dependence.Tags: addiction, alcohol, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General addiction alcohol therapy Source Type: news

6 Tips for Staving Off the Winter Blues
Suffering winter doldrums is not inevitable. Here are six tips for cultivating healthy habits that can help make the season truly bright.Tags: depression, health, seasons (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General depression health seasons Source Type: news

What Would It Take for There to Be Peace on Earth?
Through scientific investigation, we've uncovered the secrets of space travel, sequenced the human genome, cured many diseases, and calculated the age of the universe. But I think there's a lack of truly scientific inquiry into the dynamics of peaceful co-existence.Tags: history, relationships, violence (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General history relationships violence Source Type: news

4 Myths About Suicide
Here are some of the things I've learned from those who are suicidal and their families.Tags: depression, in practice, relationships, suicide (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr Peter Thomas, PhD Tags: General depression in practice relationships suicide Source Type: news

Evidence Mounts on the Power of Gratitude
Sometimes, it's only when we fully comprehend how trying things can get that we're able to genuinely appreciate even the most basic of creature comforts: a roof over our heads, enough to eat, our family and friends.Tags: mindful awareness, positive psychology (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General mindful awareness positive psychology Source Type: news

Character as a Psychological Immune System
Solid character is like a psychological immune system, helping us to cope with stressful events and keeping us from breaking down under the pressure.Tags: depression, in practice, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 8, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General depression in practice therapy Source Type: news

Four Steps to Character Health
Those using these four steps find that slowly but surely, dysfunctional behaviors begin to be replaced by more functional behaviors, and they become different people.Tags: CBT, character disturbance, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General CBT character disturbance therapy Source Type: news

Are We as Young as We Feel or as Old as We Think?
If there's one thing all the recent research on aging and the influence of psychological factors tells us, it's that how we surround ourselves and how we think and feel about our lives really matters. Tags: aging, mind-body, news and research (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - November 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: General aging mind-body news and research Source Type: news