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Health challenges

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on February 8, 2023 by Paul J. FitzgeraldFebruary 8, 2023

To all my current and previous clients and colleagues: I am letting you know that I was diagnosed just before the holidays with prostate cancer. I’m aware that confidentiality of health information is a very sensitive topic. But I feel… Continue Reading Health challenges

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Intersections of violence

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on March 20, 2021 by Paul J. FitzgeraldMarch 20, 2021

Following the horrific mass shootings in the Atlanta area this week, people have been trying to make sense of why and how an individual could kill a number of people, apparently targeting women of Asian background. Our need to make… Continue Reading Intersections of violence

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Posted in Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Asian, Classism, Coronavirus, Racism, Religion, Sexuality, Violence

Medicare Coverage

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on November 10, 2019 by Paul J. FitzgeraldNovember 28, 2020

No, this isn’t a post about Medicare for All (which is a great goal, but a problematic 2020 campaign platform, in my humble opinion). But this post is about you, if you have Medicare and are seeking psychotherapy, and me,… Continue Reading Medicare Coverage

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Posted in Current Issues, Practice News | Tagged Medicare

Is there an “Addictive Personality”…?

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on October 27, 2019 by Paul J. FitzgeraldOctober 27, 2019

Among counseling students and faculty, there is a fun exercise that consists of naming the diagnostic categories for the characters from “Winnie-the-Pooh.” Tigger has ADHD, Eeyore has dysthymic disorder, and Piglet has generalized anxiety disorder. But Winnie-the-Pooh himself seems to… Continue Reading Is there an “Addictive Personality”…?

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Masculinity – Healthy and Toxic: Our Society’s Challenge

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on August 11, 2019 by Paul J. FitzgeraldAugust 12, 2019

After last week’s mass shootings, people have been busy pointing fingers, and “white supremacy” has become a point of contention. We’re even hearing that the far right is attempting to co-opt the term as a badge of honor, the way… Continue Reading Masculinity – Healthy and Toxic: Our Society’s Challenge

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Thanksgiving – “Grateful for” and “Grateful to”

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on November 22, 2018 by Paul J. FitzgeraldNovember 22, 2018

At this time of year, we tend to think of what we’re thankful for in terms of the basic human needs – the ones that lie along the bottom three tiers of Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.Those are survival, safety,… Continue Reading Thanksgiving – “Grateful for” and “Grateful to”

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations | Tagged Family, Gratitude, Social Interest, Thanksgiving

No, We’re Not “Divided” – Some of Us Are Simply Lost from Social Reality

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on October 28, 2018 by Paul J. FitzgeraldOctober 28, 2018

One of the basic tenets of Alfred Adler’s theory is that most social realities are fictions – and they are either socially useful fictions, or else socially useless (harmful) ones. This “psychology of ‘as-if,’” which Adler adopted from the philosopher… Continue Reading No, We’re Not “Divided” – Some of Us Are Simply Lost from Social Reality

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Posted in Current Issues, Social Responsibility | Tagged Adler, Gaslighting, Social Living, Violence

Adlerian Interpretation of the Twelve Steps

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on September 17, 2018 by Paul J. FitzgeraldSeptember 17, 2018

Earlier this year, I gave a talk at Adler University for their “Transformative Empowerment” conference put on by the Center for Adlerian Practice and Scholarship. As part of my talk, I created a document that recasts the Twelve Steps of… Continue Reading Adlerian Interpretation of the Twelve Steps

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Sin and Injury: When Sorry Is Not Enough

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on January 21, 2018 by Paul J. FitzgeraldJanuary 17, 2020

With the recent spate of revelations about sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault being reported in the media, many people of conscience wonder exactly what the aggressors owe the people who were the targets of their hurtful behavior. There… Continue Reading Sin and Injury: When Sorry Is Not Enough

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Posted in Current Issues, Mental Health Topics, Social Responsibility | Tagged Forgiveness, Religion, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Social Justice

Let’s Try Saying “Americans” Instead of “America” – A Lesson from Canadians

Fitzgerald Counseling Posted on January 31, 2017 by Paul J. FitzgeraldJanuary 26, 2018

On the fourth of my trips to Adler’s Vancouver campus last fall, I came before the Canadian border officer, as I had each time before. I was ready for the questions about why I was coming to Canada, and gave… Continue Reading Let’s Try Saying “Americans” Instead of “America” – A Lesson from Canadians

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Posted in Current Issues, General Observations, Social Responsibility | Tagged Adler, Canadians, Dreikurs, Social Identity, Social responsibility, Trudeau, Trump

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