Our Practice
Sasha Ginsburg and Erin Lotz were born and raised in Los Angeles. They met working together in 2010 as therapists at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, teaching Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and using it to treat patients struggling with many different diagnoses. After sometime, they discovered that was a huge gap in the field of Mental Health and they decided to launch a clinic in West Los Angeles dedicated to teaching DBT individually and in group settings.
DBT Mindfulness Exercises
by Janette Grant Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness is a key skill taught in DBT as it helps patients in raising awareness of their own thoughts and feelings. The simple DBT mindfulness exercises have expanded into treating a number of different patients, ...
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Lao Tzu’s Four Rules for Living
By Azriel ReShe How to Live an Inspired and Peaceful Life Many centuries ago, Lao Tzu, spoke of the four cardinal virtues, teaching that when we practice them as a way of life, we come to know the truth of the universe. The ancient Chinese master said that living and practicing ...
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6 Simple Ways to Create Connection
By Mike Bundrant Connection is fast becoming a new buzz word in our culture, and I for one am grateful. Meaningful connection – with each other, with nature, with ourselves – is lacking in our society, and it’s causing immense suffering. Great thinkers, scientists, and studies are all now pointing ...
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8 Suggestions for Strengthening Self-Esteem When You Have Depression
By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Associate Editor Depression and low self-esteem often go hand-in-hand. Low self-esteem leaves individuals vulnerable to depression. Depression batters self-esteem. * “Depression often distorts thinking, making a once-confident person feel insecure, negative and self-loathing,” said Deborah Serani, Psy.D, a clinical psychologist and author of the book Living with Depression. Past positive or neutral ...
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5 Ways Mindfulness Can Make You a Better Athlete
By John Rettger Dear John, I’m an athlete. I’m wondering if there are any ways in which mindfulness can help me get to the next level in my sport? Sincerely,Play to Win Dear Play to Win, Thank you for writing in with this question. George Mumford, a renowned mindfulness teacher ...
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4 Ways Nature Can Help You Build Mental Strength
By Amy Morin The great outdoors offers many opportunities to build mental muscle. Not all muscle is built in the gym—especially when it comes to mental muscle. And the best news is, becoming mentally stronger doesn't necessarily involve putting yourself through a grueling mental workout. While there are many exercises you can do every ...
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Always Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?
By Jennifer Taitz Ever felt as if the joy of a big win was contaminated with the stress of imagining when the pendulum would swing the other way and something awful would happen to balance it out? If so, you’re not alone: Often, when driven people care about something and finally experience whatever ...
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How to Help Children Calm Down
Techniques for helping kids regulate their emotions and avoid explosive behavior By Caroline Miller Many children have difficulty regulating their emotions. Tantrums, outbursts, whining, defiance, fighting: these are all behaviors you see when kids experience powerful feelings they can’t control. While some kids have learned to act out because it ...
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How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body
BY GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Illustration by Anna Parini Editors’ note: Be mindful that this article is from early 2016, but know that your mindfulness helps your mind and body. The benefits of mindfulness meditation, increasingly popular in recent years, are supposed to be many: reduced stress and risk for various ...
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