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#HealthyRelationship #Therapy #LMFT Posted Sep 25, 2020 Why do we repeat the same mistakes in our relationships over and over? Consider this: It has been a crazy Friday at the office unsuccessfully trying to get a new program to work on your computer. After going at it yourself (without success), you finally turn to the company’s techies. They can’t figure it out either. The program works fine on every other computer in the place but yours. It’s the end of the day and you finally give up on it. You head out and to your car and head home. You turn on the radio. The tunes annoy you, and you quickly turn it off. Your thoughts start reeling: “The software stinks, work stinks… life stinks.” Your stress intensifies. The night before, you and your partner had planned for a cozy dinner at your favorite restaurant. Your partner now greets you at home in a mellow upbeat mood, ready to go. You had both looked forward to the night out. You still do. But you continue to dwell on the...

  #Anxiety #MentaHealth #Therapy #BlackMaleTherapist #AfricanAmericantherapist #Triple5LightTherapy #ABLM #BLM #Latin #Asian #NativeAmerican #White #POC #LGBTAffirmingTherapy With many surveys showing that   anxiety is at heightened levels ever since the advent of the  COVID-19  pandemic, the struggle to manage  stress  is a common one. In my practice, I am seeing people identify with feeling overwhelmed, pessimistic, and frazzled. These feelings are compounded by a sense of uncertainty about the future, and no clear sense of when our daily lives' disruptions will no longer be so significant.  It's important to understand that stress—and by which I mean the classic definition of the stress response, which is your reaction to a stressor (a trigger)—is multi-faceted. It involves not just your thoughts, but your emotions, your behavior, and your body. When we feel like we are under a chronic stress response, or one that is particularly severe or unrelenti...

#LMFT #Camft #Marriageandfamilytherapist ACTION REQUIRED: MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT OF LMFTS! Just last week, bipartisan legislation was introduced in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives that adds LMFTs as Medicare providers. The Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 ( S 286  and  HR 945 ), was introduced by Sen. Barrasso (R-WY), Sen. Stabenow (D-MI), Rep. Thompson (D-CA), and Rep. Katko (R-NY), respectfully. We need every member to rally with us for our message to be heard in Washington DC— MEDICARE NEEDS LMFTS!  With just a few clicks, you can do your part to help advance the profession. Use the link below to send a prepared email message to your Representatives. CLICK HERE TO CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES NOW! CAMFT 7901 Raytheon Road San Diego, CA 92111 888.892.2638