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Psychoanalysis
Michael Schreiner | August 25, 2014Sibling Rivalry
Sibling rivalry is really a competition for the love and approval of primary caregivers. The reason this need...
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Psychoanalysis
Michael Schreiner | August 25, 2014Feigned Benevolence
Have you ever noticed the feigned benevolence of people who are in actuality quite envious, barely able to...
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Motivation
Michael Schreiner | August 22, 2014Complacency
When you’re just starting out at an endeavor you don’t feel complacent, you feel motivated. You have what...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael Schreiner | August 21, 2014Just Show Up
A cognitive behavioral truth about activities that are intellectually, emotionally, or physically draining is that sometimes contemplating doing...
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Behavioral Psychology
Michael Schreiner | August 21, 2014Procrastination
“Procrastination is the thief of time.” – Edward Young People who have a problem with procrastination are well...
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Individual Counseling
Michael Schreiner | August 20, 2014Trust Your Own Insight
“It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael Schreiner | August 20, 2014Relax Your Inflexible Standards
If you want to be a lot happier in the short-term and have more success in the long-term...
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Psychoanalysis
Michael Schreiner | August 20, 2014People Letting You Down
If you’ve noticed that most of your human relationships start out really promising but end in hostility the...
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Anxiety
Michael Schreiner | August 19, 2014Give Your Anxiety A Personality
Narrative therapy separates the problem from the person in order to get some perspective, viewing the problem objectively...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | August 19, 2014You Are Special
In my experience two aspects of the counseling relationship that start to eat away at clients when they...