Are you ON or OFF?
Working from home can be great... but it comes with its own challenges, especially in this time of the virus.
Robert Clarke MFT
Psychotherapy for Individuals & Couples Burbank / Toluca Lake, CA (and online)
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Robert Clarke MFT
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
What is your Circle of Influence?
Be concerned, but don’t get into a rut hitting your head against a brick wall – that will only give you a soft head.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
When in doubt, don't text!
You can try using emoticons, but more than anything else, your mood when you read a text changes how you interpret it.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Do the Wave!
Is a mask blocking your smile?
Why not try a wave, or a cheery greeting?
Robert Clarke MFT
- May 9, 2020
- 1 min
The NEXT Normal
The problem with calling something normal, is that the implication of forever makes us feel trapped.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Is it us or is it COVID?
This is a good time to have some conversations about external pressures that are affecting you and your partner.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Apr 11, 2020
- 2 min
Self-Medicating
Are you finding yourself engaging more often than you would like in some self-soothing or self-medicating behaviors?
Robert Clarke MFT
- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
What could you do with 30 days?
Normally with our busy lives, we’re looking for a break. Now with this forced break, you might be looking for something to do...
Robert Clarke MFT
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Maybe it's time for tea.
When you find yourself afraid of the future, the best thing you can do is to stop the FOF reaction and get back to your wise brain.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min
That's not what I meant!
When we’re calm, we might misunderstand something we hear but instead of reacting, we will ask a question, or just dismiss it.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Feb 7, 2020
- 2 min
Don't despair!
Reading the news can feel like you’re helpless and powerless. Please know that you’re not. Despair is about your thinking...
Robert Clarke MFT
- Jan 24, 2020
- 2 min
Respond or React?
Have you ever found yourself reacting in a situation that required responding and then wondering why you said what you said?
Robert Clarke MFT
- Jan 18, 2020
- 2 min
Web Therapy
Have you ever thought about doing therapy over Skype or FaceTime? These days, you don’t always to visit a therapist in person to get help.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Jan 11, 2020
- 2 min
That's not My Story!
I believe that just as we’ve learned these stories, we can also unlearn them, change them, or replace them with more useful stories.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Jan 3, 2020
- 2 min
Let's talk about SEX!
Regardless of what sexual experience you have, if you're in a sexual relationship it’s time to talk about sex with your partner...
Robert Clarke MFT
- Dec 15, 2019
- 3 min
FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out
Social media platforms are designed to scramble the pages with a mix of old and new information making them different every time you look.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Nov 24, 2019
- 2 min
Thankful for what?
How about taking a moment to think about what you already have? I’d encourage you to take stock and practice being thankful every day.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Do it now!
Those important things like “putting on your oxygen mask” always seem to fall down the list to somewhere after “assisting others.”
Robert Clarke MFT
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
Somebody has to be the big kid.
Summarizing what you’re hearing can be very powerful in its ability to diffuse an argument, and it only takes a moment.
Robert Clarke MFT
- Oct 8, 2019
- 1 min
The Ten Commandments...
The Ten Commandments of Self-Esteem.
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Welcome to my blog. This is where I post some of my thoughts and personal opinions about therapy and about life in general.