Thanks Mom, for giving me a certain (progressive) frame of reference.

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Therapist for us all

Martin Luther King Jr. provides brilliant therapeutic insight and leadership in…

How to Get Things Done When You Feel Powerless: Karen Steinberg Interviewed by Heather Stagl

Should you control your emotions (at work)?

I had the pleasure of talking with Eilene Zimmerman from the New York Times a few…

Should Your Work Speak For Itself?

You work hard. You got the education and training required to be great at your job. You are a…

A personal tale of pace, peace, productivity and possibility

You Can’t Always do What you Want

I grew up in the suburbs of New Jersey in the 1970’s. There are many things that are emblematic of that time. For me, two big ones are The Rolling Stones, and mosquitos.

It is Practice That Makes Possible — Not Belief

What’s creativity got to do with therapy?

Are you creative? So many people respond with a resounding “Oh NO!”, or “not really”, or, “ I was when I was younger”, when asked that question. It is clear from their tone, that they think that creativity is reserved for only certain kind of people — and…

What do you mean?

“What do you mean?”

I ask this question often, in therapy and elsewhere. And, I encourage you to ask it too. Why? Because we routinely assume that we understand (know) what we, and others are saying — people we know well and people we don’t — and equally often, we don’t…