“There is no such thing as failure, only small degrees of success.” Anonymous There are two primary ways to look at failure, 1. That failure is real, is devastating and demotivating, or 2. That failure is not real, it’s a figment of an imagination limited by insecurity, therefore does not have to impact our lives.…
Articles by Greg Schwarz
Anxiety Treatment Deconstructed
I wanted to write this piece to provide some insight into one possible way a therapist starts treating anxiety. I only included the initial assessment and thought process going into the first few sessions because anxiety treatment is dependent on each person and the responses to the initial assessment, I wouldn’t want to provide a…
Life Lessons From A 4 Year Old
Recently i was playing a board game with my 4 and half year old. We were playing a newer version of my favorite game when I was young. The reason it was my favorite is that even the ‘loser’ was still successful, just not as successful as the winner. I always enjoyed the idea that…
The Truth About Resistance
The concept of resistance in therapy has many definitions. The idea that I choose to believe is that resistance occurs when the therapist and the client have different goals, usually unaware to either person. This concept has served me quite well over the years whenever there has been “resistance” in the therapy sessions. Looking at…
Find The Right Therapist
How did I, as a client first and then as a therapist, find the right therapist? I am writing this article as both a licensed psychologist and as a client that was in need of therapy. I have tried therapy a number of times in my life. Once in college to help with adjustment depression,…
The Truth About Laziness
I often have this debate with people and my clients who say they are “lazy.” Because I give assignments to complete at home, I frequently get the feedback that the assignment was not completed because “I was being lazy.” A more common situation is others tell people they are lazy when a task was not…
What’s the Point?
There are many forms of this question, “why should I bother?”, “It won’t work, why should I even try?” No doubt most people have asked themselves some variation of these questions. For those with depression or anxiety, this question can deter from achieving our goals. This question can either start the process of doubting yourself, or…
The Always and Never Mentality
Welcome to the first of many articles that I have written specifically focused on the mind games we play. Essentially making us our own worsts enemy. The first thought that I will discuss is the Always and Never Mentality. These are my thoughts, adapted from research, articles and books, that I have formed over my…