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Going it alone is no fun — expand your horizons

June 16, 2010 By Dr. Katrina Wood

Walking with friend

Wish you could see things from another perspective, breaking with your old habits? Those habits die hard -- yet they are uncomfortably familiar. Carl Jung once said, "There is no growth without pain." Perhaps that's why we're often afraid to grow -- it's painful. Makes sense, yet perhaps there is another way of coping with the growing pains that we all have to go through to face life’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: self-help

Don’t keep your creativity bottled up

January 28, 2010 By Dr. Katrina Wood

Barbara Eden

Just how well do you know the genie that lies within you? So many of us haven’t even begun to explore the wealth of creativity inside us, that's kept bottled up like a genie. Often it's because we are afraid to experience shame if we fail at something new -- so why try at all? This is such a harsh message we give ourselves. Be a little kinder, a little more encouraging to your inner self. Do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: good vibrations, self-help Tagged With: creativity

New Year’s resolutions you can keep

December 29, 2009 By Dr. Katrina Wood

New Year's clock

Resolutions often are thought of as a good way to start the new year, but be honest now -- how many of them do you really keep? How do you feel when you don’t measure up, and how many of these resolutions simply go by the wayside with a shrug and the thought. "Oh well, I’ll try again next year"? Consider another approach.   Say to yourself, "I am going to set myself a New Year's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: self-help Tagged With: holidays

Let your inner voice pay you a compliment

September 26, 2009 By Dr. Katrina Wood

listening to inner voice

Give yourself some credit for a change. So much of the time we are so focused on taking care of the people we love, our children, our animals and other things in our lives that we forget to take a moment and give ourselves some credit for all that we do and all that we are. So often it's almost a habit to distract from ourselves when another person pays us a compliment -- almost as if we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: achievement, good vibrations, self-help

Addictions everywhere — here’s help

August 22, 2009 By Dr. Katrina Wood

pill for addict

Today, we know that there are many more addictions in our society than just the obvious ones such as alcoholism and illegal drug addiction. For example, Internet pornography has become a fast-growing addiction for young men as well as adult men. Prescription drug dependency is on the rise and is a fast-growing addiction today for women, even greater than alcohol. Other addictions that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: self-help Tagged With: addiction

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In January 2025, Rachael Lassoff of Meddkit, above, interviewed Dr. Katrina Wood for her "Provider Spotlight" series. They discussed trauma, healing and the power of communication. Listen in.

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About Dr. Katrina Wood

Southern California psychotherapistKatrina Wood is an author, lecturer and certified life coach focusing on psychotherapy and emotional healing. She lives in Los Angeles, where she runs the Wilshire/Valley psychotherapy center. ( More )

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Wilshire/Valley Therapy Center's make-or-break sessions help couples get back on the love track … or enable them to move on. Katrina Wood, Ph.D., has developed these sessions and their content. Learn about the Couples Connect sessions.

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This blog discusses psychotherapy issues in a general way. Readers should address pressing concerns via their personal-growth support system. Some problems covered here are best handled directly by mental health providers.

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