It’s no secret that the COVID pandemic is a scourge to the whole universe.  Many citizens of the world have died. We who have survived are working to make some Read more

“Hypnosis started when the first mother kissed it and made it better.”To make things better, I facilitate an hypnotic trance with clients who suffer from trauma, anxiety, and depression. I Read more

Factors of everyday life can put an abundant strain on a relationship. Severe stressors may include resentment, infidelity, intimacy issues, lack of trust, and miscommunication. When problems go unresolved, or Read more

Mike Rankin’s Approach to Therapy! I love working with people, helping them heal. Together my clients and I bring out the best in one another and that creates healing. I like Read more

Sister Clarita once said ‘that the problem with life is that it is daily’.Our ongoing daily life often has its mundane dynamics of chores, making a living, and paying bills Read more

Wm. James, quoted in Courage to Create by Rollo May Generally when we reflect on our lives and see where we are, we can sense that an emerging energy from the Read more

It has been said that ‘no one is immune from life’s difficulties’. Scott Peck said in The Road Less Traveled that ‘Life is Difficult.” Many clients find themselves having a Read more

Recently in a conversation with a two of my colleagues, they both shared with me their idea that as soon as a couple says, “I do” the relationship changes. Even Read more

In therapy we can learn to have more compassion for ourselves and trust our ability to reach out to others. We can experience wonder and depth of meaning about the Read more

Expecting & Discovering that which is Mysterious and Fascinating “Some people see things as they are and say why. Others see things as they can be and say why not!”George Bernard Read more

Does Anger Have a Good or Bad place in our Lives? Have you ever become angry at someone and regretted what you said? Do you dislike getting angry? Yet anger seems Read more

Building a Relationship and having that Emotional and Mental Edge! We all need someone to be there for us. To care about us. To understand us…….to get us. To live with Read more

Family life can be seen as an adventurous journey that involves being part of a caring system in which there is give and take in meeting one another’s needs. It Read more

What a great mantra that the health care professions have! It can apply to us all whether we are just starting our new school year, or a new job, a new Read more

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” US Women’s Soccer Star, Alex Morgan When people come to therapy, I work Read more

Art History tells the story that the great sculptor, Michelangelo (March 6, 1475 –February 18,1564), studied a magnificent piece of marble for four months before he began to chisel. Then Read more