“You have to excuse us,” Ailsa stated.  “Our Scottish accents can sometimes be difficult to understand.”

“Not at all,” I said. “I absolutely love your accents.  My all time favorite in fact!”

Marc, Ailsa and I laughed before launching into a discussion about a video idea I had for my upcoming book launch.  Thanks to Skype and Elance, I was now brainstorming with a ...

Hello everyone.  I just returned from the American Counseling Association(ACA) conference in Pittsburgh, PA where I had an opportunity to give a talk and promote my new book, Marketing for the Mental Health Professional.  It was a great conference and a fantastic experience!

There was one problem however.  Where would I find the time to write my weekly post?  Luckily a trusted colleague, Susan Giurleo PhD, was ...

I miss the experience.

This is the umpteenth time I’ve browsed the shelves of my local Barnes & Noble Bookseller, and I could be anywhere.  It feels like I’m shopping in Walmart – lot’s of stuff here and there, but not much substance.  No matter which section I browse I feel nothing.

Several years ago, when I was living in Washington, DC, I walked down Connecticut Avenue and stumbled upon ...

Experience and attachment always influence perceptions.  I’ve fallen victim to shortsightedness on numerous occasions in both my personal and professional life, and you might venture a guess that it rarely produced positive outcomes.

As synchronicity would have it, I was reminded of my current level of frustration and subsequent closed mindedness when I sat down one Saturday afternoon to view a favorite movie of mine.  Here’s the clip that ...

I don’t know about all of you, but I was never comfortable with the idea of generating media coverage.  Actually, it wasn’t so much that I was “uncomfortable” as it was the fact that it all seemed to be one big mystery, a secret process I was never privy to.  I certainly saw mental health professionals give interviews on local tv stations, heard them on radio shows, and ...