2023-08-27 00:37
Do You Have a Drinking Problem?
Drinking is an ever-present part of our culture and can certainly be done in a way that is responsible and adds value to your life. For some, however, drink… Read More
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Psychologist Dr. Rune Moelbak shares his perspectives on mental health, therapy, and life on his professional therapy blog
2023-04-23 19:23
In the course of the planning a therapy group for veterans with Substance Use Disorders at the Michael E. DeBakey Medical Center in Houston I have gotten to know a lot about an approach to… Read More
2022-07-11 22:59
When we think of depression we often assume it to be a malaise that anyone would want to get rid of. However, depression has a number of “secret” benefits that can make it hard… Read More
2022-03-27 14:21
Does Your Life Feel Disingenuous?
Sometimes in therapy I come across clients who report they don’t really know what they truly want or who they really are. They have been so used to ad… Read More
2020-12-26 22:13
The human organism is designed to protect us from danger to ensure our survival. One way it does this is to make us afraid of things that can cause us harm or death.
Unfortunately sometimes… Read More
2020-11-29 14:40
In my many years of experience as a psychologist and a psychotherapist, I have seen exceptionally few clients for whom depression was simply a disorder of the brain.
In the vast majority of… Read More
2020-11-29 14:39
One of the most frequent objections I hear as a therapist, is the objection by clients who don't see what the point is of re-experiencing unpleasant memories and emotions from the past.
"Ho… Read More
2020-11-29 14:39
One of the most frequent objections I hear as a therapist, is the objection by clients who don't see what the point is of re-experiencing unpleasant memories and emotions from the past.
"Ho… Read More
2020-11-29 14:39
Questions You Should Ask Yourself about Psychiatric Drugs:
Psychiatry is in fashion these days. Increasingly people are choosing to "pop a pill" to rid themselves of their depression or thei… Read More
2020-11-29 14:38
For consumers contemplating seeing a therapist, there are many types of therapy to choose from. One of the most widely practiced forms of therapy, is psychodynamic therapy. But what does psy… Read More
2020-11-29 14:38
You won’t find “disorders of shame” as a category in the DSM-5 (the official American catalogue over mental health diagnoses), and yet shame is probably the biggest single… Read More
2020-11-29 14:38
If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, or some other psychological struggle, there is almost always two directions you can go. Whichever path you choose will have profound impl… Read More
2020-11-29 14:38
If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, or some other psychological struggle, there is almost always two directions you can go. Whichever path you choose will have profound impl… Read More
2020-11-29 14:37
Many people who are considering therapy for their psychological difficulties may wonder how effective talking about their problems is really going to be... So let's examine the question: Doe… Read More
2020-11-29 14:37
"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places" (Ernest Hemingway)
Ernest Hemingway spoke of a universal psychological truth, when in A Farewell to Arms, he su… Read More
2018-06-21 00:17
Understanding Your Psychological Issues Better by Understanding Your Past: As a psychologist, I am often surprised by how many of my clients come to therapy believing that what ails them is… Read More
2018-02-19 21:16
While there is generally not one right way to grieve, there ARE ways that grieving can go wrong. Instead of letting the grieving process run its natural course, people sometimes try to run a… Read More
2017-02-04 15:35
I always liked the saying “The illness is the cure”. Why? Because in the area of mental health, it alerts us to something profoundly insightful about the nature of the psychologi… Read More
2016-10-22 13:58
Recently I came across an excellent video on some of the common misperceptions many people have about psychotherapy that might stop them from ever seeing a therapist. As the short video belo… Read More
2016-09-04 15:47
The title of my blog post this week contains one of the essential insights of my work as a psychologist. Too many people spend their lives leaving places they have never actually arrived at… Read More
2016-06-05 16:19
No feeling is so painful as the pain of the human heart… One client of mine, when asked what it was like to feel shut out and rejected by her partner, used the word “soul-crunch… Read More
2016-04-22 12:20
At my last visit to my hair stylist, I happened to pick up a recent copy of a glamour magazine and haphazardly flipped through the pages, mostly out of boredom. Although I know I did not exa… Read More
2016-03-19 16:45
Are you or someone you know depressed? Then why not learn some of the most effective strategies psychologists recommend to beat the blues? In this comprehensive, yet simple and practical, se… Read More
2016-02-28 21:55
One of single biggest issues that stops people from living the life they want is their inability to let go of negative memories from their past. Most often when people experience hurtful eve… Read More
2016-01-30 20:05
Many people feel marred by guilt feelings that are preventing them from fully enjoying their lives. Sometimes, of course, guilt is a useful signal to ourselves that we have done something we… Read More
2016-01-09 21:08
I am kicking off 2016 by introducing my new website for couples: www.bettercouplestherapy.com I intend this website to become the new go-to place for couples who want to understand their rel… Read More
2015-12-30 17:19
One frequent problem people present with in therapy is: not knowing how to care for themselves emotionally. Many people make their lives all about caring for others, and not enough about car… Read More
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