by Dr. Jennifer Guttman | Jun 8, 2018 | Thrive Global
Frequently, my clients talk to me about how they overthink many problems or over-analyze a situation. People do this because they engage in something that I call “preemptive coping.” A good example is playing chess and trying to figure out all the possible moves...
by Dr. Jennifer Guttman | May 30, 2018 | Thrive Global
As a clinical psychologist, my mission is to help people realize the kind of life satisfaction and inherent lovability that’s dependent on no one but themselves to sustain it. I know this is possible because it’s a theory that I have researched and developed from...
by Dr. Jennifer Guttman | May 24, 2018 | Medium, Other
One of the greatest problems I see in my patients is they’ve lost the ability to believe that they can accomplish their goals. Then, gradually, they have let go of their goals altogether, leaving them feeling aimless and unproductive. Without a sense of effectiveness...
by Dr. Jennifer Guttman | May 16, 2018 | Other, Quora
A lot of my clients really struggle with how to become better at making decisions. Many people delegate decision making to other people in their lives because they don’t want to to take responsibility for a decision that results in a ends negative outcome. I...
by Dr. Jennifer Guttman | Apr 6, 2018 | Thrive Global
“How come the world doesn’t see things through my eyes?” These are astute words on a painting that has been hanging in my office for the last 15 years (penned by a, then, 17-year-old beautiful, artistic client of mine). Those words resonated deeply with me and made me...