by Richard Amaral | Jul 11, 2013 | Anger and Aggression
Even with all the counselling and personal consulting I provide on the topic of anger, I still experience anger like everyone else. Many of the same things that trigger your anger triggers mine as well. Some clients get surprised when I tell them this. Their...
by Richard Amaral | Jul 4, 2013 | All Entries, Anger and Aggression
We’ve all copied something. We’ve all tried to imitate someone or something. But in some circumstances, people will copy or imitate violent acts. A couple of years ago, just after the Boston Marathon bombing, a husband and wife were arrested for attempting...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 27, 2013 | All Entries, Trauma
The word ‘resilience’ has been on my mind these last few days. In science, resilience is the ability of an object to spring back to shape; elasticity. In psychology, resilience is the ability to adapt well in the face of adversity, to overcome personal setbacks. I’ve...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 19, 2013 | All Entries, Relationships
For the last couple of months, I’ve been working with a lot of individual clients on the issue of marital conflict. Although I don’t typically provide marital counseling, I do work with people individually on their relationships as well as with the family unit. To...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 12, 2013 | Addiction Psychology, All Entries, Depression, Mental Health
When I was a young kid, my teachers would ask, “Which came first: the chicken or the egg?” I hated that question because I never really understood what it meant. Once I started working in the field of addictions and mental health, though, the logic behind the question...
