NASW-CA Announces
NASW-CA Announces Annual State Award Winners
How to Overcome Performance Anxiety
This is a great, easy to read article on some basic strategies to help overcome Performance Anxiety. These basic exercises can help most anyone improve their game. Please contact me if you would like to learn how to integrate these strategies into your life…or if you already have and you still need some help! http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/meaningful-you/201309/how-overcome-sports-performance-anxiety
The Research behind the Masters & Disaster of Relationships
As you may know, I practice Gottman Method Couples Counseling. This is a research-based method for helping couples feel closer, decrease physiological reactivity, and communicate in ways successful couples do. When Dr. John Gottman was gathering his research over the last 40 years, he helped couples go from being “Disasters” to “Masters” in the area…
The brain can be a powerful tool to success or sabotage – be careful how you use it!
Here’s a great and easy explanation of how the brain can sabotage a skilled athlete’s performance. Negative thoughts can be so powerful that they can cause physical reactions at critical moments of performance. If you can relate to this, there are many techniques that you can practice off the field that can help you…
Believe in Yourself
The strongest factor for success is self-esteem.Believe you can do it, Believe you deserve it, Believe you will get it. I often have to remind my clients that during their process of growth, they may be their only cheerleader because they are the ones invested in their change. If you are filled with self-doubt, your process will be…