My Method
| For Individual Clients: |
My counseling is caring, realistic and practical… INDIVIDUALS
come to me because they want to change so that
they can feel better. My therapy is directed toward the
improvement of feelings. Unhappiness due to depression,
anger, anxiety, and low self-esteem can be overcome with
cognitive therapy. More specifically, by learning and personalizing
a few simple “re-thinking” strategies, you can change what
you do and how you do it. Achieving more successful results
brings on better feelings and good moods. These better feelings
will motivate you to want to continue with the changes you
have made. You develop the new and better habits you really
want.
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| ANGER
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very hard to stop or
manage; instead, learn to “see” stressful situations differently
and thereby decrease or avoid anger altogether. |
| LONELINESS
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as you learn and value approaching
skills, loneliness gradually disappears. |
| SELF-ESTEEM
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must be within your control and
high; depends on where you look for it. |
| UPBEAT
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as you become more skillful in
meeting your personal needs, you become energized, excited and
more desirable. |
| For Couples: |
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A similar
method is used with COUPLES who want their
relationship to be happier. I see couples as individuals who
happen to be married or in a relationship. Each individual
must feel justified in changing. That is, a client must learn
and believe that new thoughts and actions are easy and will
genuinely make him/her happier. At that point, they choose
to change. Successful outcomes have regularly occurred when
couples “re-think” such critical issues as trust, communication,
commitment, and intimacy. |
| TRUST
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vital to any relationship;
can be re-established after you learn to re-think. |
| COMMUNICATION– |
based on how couples “see” or
think about each-other. As these viewpoints improve communication
improves. |
| COMMITMENT– |
becomes stronger as you learn
how to strengthen your friendship and re- create passion. |
| INTIMACY– |
must be genuine. A feeling you create as you learn
how to keep the “honeymoon from being over”. |
Other Considerations:
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Marital
and Pre-Marital |
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Affordable
fees |
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Problem gamblers |
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Insurance accepted |
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Crisis appointments on Saturday AM |
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Credit cards welcome |
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Early AM appointments
on hot days |
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Customized payment
plans |
Note: I am required by law
to maintain the privacy of your personal communication and to
provide you
with a notice of my legal duties and privacy practices with respect
to protected health information.
Ralph J. Strauss, Ph.D
7047 E Greenway Pkwy, Suite 250
(N. Scottsdale Rd. and Greenway Pkwy)
(480) 596-6644
Email: dr.strauss@cox.net
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