I've been an adult and child psychologist for twenty-seven years. People come to see me for answers. Over the years, I’ve discovered that people want quick answers. In the last several years I’ve discovered people even don’t want to spend time reading self-help books. I’m told they’re too long.

Instead, clients said they wanted to-the-point "how to" ebooks on specific psychology subjects.They wanted information to be inexpensive and easy to obtain, as in a downloadable manuscript. They wanted explanations, techniques and tools that are easy to understand that would quickly solve behavior problems. Most of my clients wished they could read something, fix their problems and avoid therapy. (If you need therapy, these ebooks will tell you, and also tell you what to ask prospective therapists to make sure they know their stuff...)

Clients, and just about everyone else provided a long list of potential subjects. So, I began writing. So far, I've written fourteen ebooks (including two that are FREE and two that have been translated into SPANISH) on the subjects that most frequently come up in my outpatient practice. These are very popular subjects, or I should say, frequent problems seen in my office. But these kinds of problems pop up everywhere in real life, not just in my practice. I've listed them below in the order I wrote about them, starting with How To Diagnose and Treat Your Anxiety, then Changing Children's Behavior (Quickly), The Five Steps of Assertiveness (+), The Four Powers of Self-Esteem, Why Relationships Fail, Kids and Divorce, Child Visitation and the Formation of Self-Esteem, Anger Management Types I and II, Changing Teenager's Behavior, Procratination, Guilt and last, Weight Loss. The tools and techniques I've developed over the last 27 years are creating real breakthroughs in reducing symptoms, in or out of my office.

Each ebook is pithy (full of “substance”) but not lengthy. Each is to the point, not too technical and written in everyday language. Some have charts, others have self-rating scales for do-it-yourself types. Each is easy to understand and has the latest research, which represents the current standards of care. All the ebooks have treatment strategies--things you can do that work, often immediately.

If you click on any title just below, you will be linked to my website where you can get more information about each ebook and download it. Click on the title for more information...

The first ebook is on Anxiety. I wrote this by hand, then years later, did a lot of research and finally, added my own "take." It has a self-rating scale and a thorough description of all the anxiety symptoms. I go through a detailed description of the seven categories of anxiety, in my way of thinking, and what to do and not to do to make it worse. Then, there is a description of what anxiety actually does--its purpose in our nervous systems, and why it has become a problem. You have to understand "psycho-logic." The last parts of this manuscript cover how to deal with anxiety, how to diminish it, what to consider to reduce or eliminate panic, phobias, etc. It's about 50 pages, and like all my ebooks, has no fat or fluff. It is written in language just like what you are reading, so its easy to understand. Click on the title to go to the page for a more detailed explanation of the contents of this ebook.

HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT YOUR ANXIETY

After I wrote the first ebook, another client said, “You should write a book about changing children’s behavior.” Well, I am a child psychologist and in the office I do talk a lot about how to deal with kids. So, I wrote a second ebook. I’m getting very good reviews on this book, too.

Like the first book, I tried to write in plain language about a to-the-point (and very popular) subject. I’ve included the concepts, techniques, etc. I’ve found that work over two decades. Most people think this should be described as an ebook for parents. It functions as such, but has more in it. This is also a manual on how to change anyone's behavior, but especially kids'. Most of the issues I hear in the office are about what children do that needs "adjusting." So, I mainly address those behaviors, focusing on positive techniques. (I'm not a big fan of negative treatments.) This ebook covers ages two-to-eleven, and maybe twelve year olds, depending upon their maturity.

As usual, there is also solid research and industry standard information. Also as usual, there is no fat or fluff. It's 28 pages long. The ebook is cheaper than my competition (the book store) and immediately available via download. You can read more about that and check it out also by clicking on its title.

HOW TO CHANGE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR (QUICKLY)

The next ebook is on assertiveness because a lot of people aren't. Its a simple skill, so I broke it down into its most basic steps and present them in order so that anyone can understand the concept. Learning assertiveness is key and sets up lots of later successes in any area involving self-esteem, relationships and anger management (that covers just about everything...) . I cover the top ten reasons people are not assertive and how to overcome resistance to success. It's 24 pages long. Click on the title to go to the page that provides more in-depth information.

THE FIVE STEPS OF ASSERTIVENESS (+)

(It's also available in Spanish... )

My fourth ebook is "The Four Powers of Self-Esteem (or, How To Repair A Crummy Self-Image.) This is major work for a lot of people, so this ebook digs into some pretty deep intrapersonal dynamics. It outlines the four foundations of a healthy self-esteem. One of them has two components and has to do with assertiveness, so the seque is natural and easy between the Five Steps of Assertiveness (+) and this next ebook. This ebook has so much in it that in this space there is not nearly enough room to expound. It has 41 pages. Click on the title to read more on another webpage.

THE FOUR POWERS OF SELF-ESTEEM

Then.....another client said, "Well, if self-esteem improves things, how will it help my relationship?" Since "relationships" are probably THE big subjects in my office (and everywhere), I wrote a fifth ebook on that. (Another natural segue...) Since people usually gripe about the difficulties in their relationships, I approached the subject from the point of view of what goes wrong. Why do people have conflicts in relationships? Why do relationships crash? "Turns out" one has to understand a lot about the development or stages of relationships first, then explore, again, some of the "deep stuff" as I call it. Then, the dysfunctional patterns make sense. Following from that, fixing the relationships becomes easier. I provide lots of positive techniques, including what I call Structured Communication, which is a way to talk to your partner to address all the things people usually miss and later regret. At the end of the book are a series of positive approaches to your partner, which make HUGE differences in the quality of relating... That was the most brief synopsis I could give of this latest ebook. It has 50 pages. For more, click on the title:

WHY RELATIONSHIPS FAIL

(It's also available in Spanish... )

I've just recently completed another ebook, on what happens to children after their parents separate or divorce. This one is 30 pages. In it I cram lots of information about what children experience and how parents can minimize the damage to their children. It's a complex subject and one that requires a great deal of care by the parents. Click on the next link to be taken to a page for a detailed description of its contents.

KIDS and DIVORCE

Slightly out of order, but no less important is an ebook on Anger Management. This is a subject that comes up a lot--in relationships, from the courts, in parenting and abuse cases, in school-related incidents--you name it. I've come up with some novel ways of looking at the subject, not to mention more effectively treating it. It's 48 pages long. Click on the below link to read more about this subject.

ANGER MANAGEMENT, TYPES I AND II

Several clients wanted to know about how divorce impacts self-esteem in kids. At the same time, they also wanted a sample of my writing. So, I combined the two requests and am providing this as a FREE ebook. This is about what divorce can potentially do to your child's self-esteem, and how to deal with these issues.. (No strings attached. It is actually a FREE download.) To get more information about this FREE ebook and how to download it, click on the next title:

CHILD VISITATION AND THE FORMATION OF SELF-ESTEEM

The next ebook is about changing teen's behavior. People who read my ebook on How To Change Children's Behavior wanted a similar one for older kids, using different examples and addressing the uniqueness of that age group. The same techniques work with teens, but there are many differences parents have to keep in mind to make them work. I address these and add a lot more of my own experience working with teenagers for over two decades. This one is 48 pages. Click on the title to be taken to the page where you can read what is in this ebook.

HOW TO CHANGE TEENAGER'S BEHAVIOR

The next ebook to role off the press is on Procrastination, which is actually a form of Ambivalence. The other two major forms of ambivalence and the ebooks that will cover them are Guilt and Forgiveness. Procrastination is not a clinical syndrome from a mental illnes point of view, but it is pervasive and wreaks havoc on achievement and also on relationships. I get a lot of requests for information on this subject, so as in my other ebooks, I've put a lot into a relatively small manuscript. Its another "How To" manual, describing what exactly Procrastination is, how it is a form of ambivalence, what factors set it up and what to do about it. It has 32 pages. Click on the below link to be taken to a page to read more...

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PROCRASTINATION
(A Form of Ambivalence)

Guilt is the next ebook. It is the second in a three-part series on the major expressions and repercussions of ambivalence. Everybody feels guilt, sometimes the "good" kind; that is, the type that motivates us to do something different and positive. More often, we feel the "bad" kind, which is the main focus of this latest publication. Yes, ambivalence is at the bottom of guilt, but there are a ton of things to know before you can undo it. I go into all that, including reviewing some literature to put this into perspective.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GUILT
(Ambivalence Turned Inwards)

My latest ebook is on weight control. I got sick of hearing about all the different diet plans and at the same time noticed that there were common themes to each. So, I did some research, and then some more research, and then some more... Turns out the secret to weight loss isn't that complicated. In fact, I boiled it down to five steps, and a few common sense considerations. These and a sample of the zillions of studies I found are in this next ebook, which is also FREE. I'm not charging for this ebook because its a bit of a scientific spoof, for those of you who appreciate my more scientific sense of humor. At the very least, its a conversation starter... Click on the next title to download this ebook for FREE.

WEIGHT LOSS (The Real deal...)

And, here’s the list of topics for future ebooks. I’m writing and writing and writing … .

Future subjects:

The Psychology of Forgiveness (Ambivalence Repressed)

How To Diagnose and Treat ADHD--Kids and Adults

How To Diagnose and Treat Mood Disorders

Do I have an Addiction?

The Psychology of Grief

The Psychology of Manipulation

Giving the Sex Talk To Kids

Self-Esteem for Kids

Perfectionism

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Have a topic you want to find out about in plain language? Leave a message on my voice mail, and if I can create an ebook about it, I'll put it on my list. You can find my phone number here:

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