KFNX Radio Interview
Use the link below to listen to my interview
with Psychologist, Dr. Carl, about me and my Private Practice
April 19, 2014 RADIO INTERVIEW in PHOENIX, AZ - Click link below to play audio
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About Me
I knew I wanted to be a psychotherapist long before I understood what the word meant. As early as I can remember, it was really important to me to try and make people smile when they looked sad. During high school and college, the only classes that came easily to me were psychology courses. Otherwise, I had to work very hard to get A’s and B’s in my classes. I have always loved to analyze dreams, to give insight to people seeking help and to figure out why we behave the way we do.
By high school, I knew that my vocation was to eventually have my own psychotherapy private practice. I was able to reach that goal by the age of 30, and have practiced psychotherapy for almost 30 years. I call myself a generalist because I have worked with a variety of clients struggling with a range of issues. I work with clients aged 3-years-old and up in individual, couples and family therapy.
Whenever I tell people what I do for a living, I often get the response, “So you work with crazy people?” My answer is always, “No, I work with people like you or me who need guidance, encouragement, and/or new tools to learn to cope with the difficulties they are facing.” I often call this population the “worried well,” because overall my clients are fairly high functioning but hit a rough patch that pushes them to seek help to get “unstuck,” and learn to master life's challenges.
For instance, I have also run groups on various topics such as co-dependency, adolescent substance abuse, parenting and self-esteem for adolescent girls. In the past three years, I have conducted several workshops with various colleagues that focus on helping people have a deeper understanding about themselves in order to improve their well-being and life experience, as well as helping couples improve their connectedness and level of satisfaction in their relationships.
I knew I wanted to be a psychotherapist long before I understood what the word meant. As early as I can remember, it was really important to me to try and make people smile when they looked sad. During high school and college, the only classes that came easily to me were psychology courses. Otherwise, I had to work very hard to get A’s and B’s in my classes. I have always loved to analyze dreams, to give insight to people seeking help and to figure out why we behave the way we do.
By high school, I knew that my vocation was to eventually have my own psychotherapy private practice. I was able to reach that goal by the age of 30, and have practiced psychotherapy for almost 30 years. I call myself a generalist because I have worked with a variety of clients struggling with a range of issues. I work with clients aged 3-years-old and up in individual, couples and family therapy.
Whenever I tell people what I do for a living, I often get the response, “So you work with crazy people?” My answer is always, “No, I work with people like you or me who need guidance, encouragement, and/or new tools to learn to cope with the difficulties they are facing.” I often call this population the “worried well,” because overall my clients are fairly high functioning but hit a rough patch that pushes them to seek help to get “unstuck,” and learn to master life's challenges.
For instance, I have also run groups on various topics such as co-dependency, adolescent substance abuse, parenting and self-esteem for adolescent girls. In the past three years, I have conducted several workshops with various colleagues that focus on helping people have a deeper understanding about themselves in order to improve their well-being and life experience, as well as helping couples improve their connectedness and level of satisfaction in their relationships.