Happy or Angry? Master Your Emotions, Find True Happiness Posted on October 7, 2024 The Role of Positive Psychology Positive psychology is a relatively newer field of psychology focused on being happy in life. Two traits of people that are mutually exclusive are happiness and anger. You don’t see happy angry people. Many people will be happy at times and at other times they may be angry. But you… Read More
Live Like You Are Dying Posted on July 31, 2024 Singer Tim McGraw put out a song a while ago called, “Live Like You are Dying.” I loved the song and its message. The message is basically, don’t put off everything you want to do in life for the future. None of us know how long we have to live. We all have an expiration… Read More
Attending Premarital Counseling Before Planning the Wedding Posted on June 27, 2024 Think you’ve finally found “the one” you want to spend the rest of your life with? From myself and the entire Gateway Counseling Center team here in Boynton Beach, congratulations! But as a counselor who’s spent the past five decades helping couples strengthen their bond, I know even the happiest couples should consider attending premarital… Read More
Using Counseling in a Preventive Way Posted on June 9, 2024 Preventative medicine focuses on keeping people healthy instead of just treating them after they are sick. Along with this approach is early intervention. The sooner you catch a problem the easier it is to cure. The same is true for mental health. Too many people see therapy as a last resort. They only want to… Read More
