by Dr. George Geysen | Dec 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
So you decided you want or need to see a psychologist or psychotherapist. You can’t take it anymore. Maybe it’s problems with a child at home. Perhaps its the insomnia, sadness and low motivation you can’t seem to shake. It could be something...
by Dr. George Geysen | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
I get this question often in my practice. What’s the difference? Night and day. Think of a psychotherapist as a healer, someone who takes aspects of your life as it is that may have resulted in suffering, e.g. anxiety, depression, addiction or other mental disorder...
by Dr. George Geysen | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s that time again … holidays and the season of light. For most, it is a time of thanks, sharing, love and connection. It is also a time for reflection and of a reckoning of who is important to us in our families and how are we doing. Are there fences to...
by Dr. George Geysen | Sep 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
The concept of boundaries is one that has been labeled “psychobabble.” And yet, the word is a shorthand that conveys a simple meaning about a complex and important psychological construct. When you hear it, you know what it means. I’ll spare you the...
by Dr. George Geysen | Aug 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
We all remember Stuart Smalley, the character Al Franken portrayed on Saturday Night Live in the 1990’s. Many of us recall (some with jocularity) the “inner child movement” of the 1980’s that became very popular, introducing the concepts of family dysfunction,...
by Dr. George Geysen | Aug 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Marriage is a lifelong commitment that is especially challenging in today’s throwaway culture. The commitment brings obligations to work on challenges before giving up. Marriages often have other stakeholders, especially children, who are also affected by choices a...