Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.Ed., Psychotherapist Miami. All rights reserved. Our bodies have a built-in mechanism often referred to as the “stress response” which helps protect us from the effects of acute, immediate stress. This process involves several hormones in the adrenal gland. Following the immediate “adrenal rush,” we experience a massive release of cortisol … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.ED. All rights reserved. A few words about cognitive therapy, by Roberta Shapiro, M.ED…………………………… Cognitive therapy helps you to change erroneous beliefs and thoughts that have held you back in your life in a variety of ways. As David Burns, author of the New Mood Therapy says, “If you wake up … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.ED. All rights reserved. Dear readers- In my last twenty years of practice in Miami Beach, FL., many of my hypnotherapy clients were resistant at first, or did not have an understanding of what meditation really is. I also noticed a trend which calls for people to learn how to … Continue reading
