Comments for Marcia Naomi Berger, MSW, LCSW http://marcianaomiberger.com Psychotherapy for Individuals, Couples, and Families; Marriage Meeting Program Workshops for Couples; Classes for Singles Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:07:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Marriage Meeting Starter Kit by Marcia Naomi Berger http://marcianaomiberger.com/e-books-2/marriage-meeting-starter-kit/#comment-359 Marcia Naomi Berger Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:07:13 +0000 http://marcia.moonviper.com/#comment-359 You can make the Marriage Meeting Starter Kit into a nice durable book by taking it to Staples or some other place where they can bind it for you with a spiral binding and more solid cover, like the print copy that's available at the Marin Civic Center library. You can tell have a thicker cover page by having it copies on business card stock. Then they can bind it with a clear plastic sheet in front and a solid opaque piece in back. Enjoy! You can make the Marriage Meeting Starter Kit into a nice durable book by taking it to Staples or some other place where they can bind it for you with a spiral binding and more solid cover, like the print copy that’s available at the Marin Civic Center library. You can tell have a thicker cover page by having it copies on business card stock. Then they can bind it with a clear plastic sheet in front and a solid opaque piece in back. Enjoy!

]]> Comment on Contact by Marcia Naomi Berger http://marcianaomiberger.com/contact-us/#comment-358 Marcia Naomi Berger Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:24:30 +0000 http://dev.danphilibin.com/wordpress/?page_id=41#comment-358 Hello Constance, I keep scheduling the Marriage Meeting workshop, and you can view when the next one is on my blog. I have three workshops listed on this blog, on the home page and on other pages too. I like your idea for a video workshop. Thank you for the suggestion; it could be useful for folks who live too far away to easily get to a workshop in the San Francisco Bay Area. Do you think that we could capture the fun, energy, and excitement via video that is generated when people come in person to a workshop and get to interact face to face, share wisdom and and role-play. Hello Constance,

I keep scheduling the Marriage Meeting workshop, and you can view when the next one is on my blog. I have three workshops listed on this blog, on the home page and on other pages too. I like your idea for a video workshop. Thank you for the suggestion; it could be useful for folks who live too far away to easily get to a workshop in the San Francisco Bay Area. Do you think that we could capture the fun, energy, and excitement via video that is generated when people come in person to a workshop and get to interact face to face, share wisdom and and role-play.

]]> Comment on Contact by constance lopez http://marcianaomiberger.com/contact-us/#comment-357 constance lopez Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:59:46 +0000 http://dev.danphilibin.com/wordpress/?page_id=41#comment-357 Hello, my name is Constance and I wanted to know when you are having another workshop on The Marriage Meeting Workshop, and if this workshop may be offered in the form of a video workshop in the future. Please free to email me, thank you. Hello, my name is Constance and I wanted to know when you are having another workshop on The Marriage Meeting Workshop, and if this workshop may be offered in the form of a video workshop in the future. Please free to email me, thank you.

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]]> Comment on by Marcia Naomi Berger http://marcianaomiberger.com/marriage-meetings/1004/#comment-282 Marcia Naomi Berger Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:11:28 +0000 http://marcianaomiberger.com/?p=1004#comment-282 Well said, Connie. Thank you! Well said, Connie. Thank you!

]]> Comment on by Connie http://marcianaomiberger.com/marriage-meetings/1004/#comment-281 Connie Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:07:32 +0000 http://marcianaomiberger.com/?p=1004#comment-281 OR goes elsewhere. Sorry. I'm bad about proofreading.... OR goes elsewhere. Sorry. I’m bad about proofreading….

]]> Comment on by Connie http://marcianaomiberger.com/marriage-meetings/1004/#comment-280 Connie Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:06:20 +0000 http://marcianaomiberger.com/?p=1004#comment-280 I guess "fall asleep" is a good analogy. I tell my husband, "What you do not nurture either withers and dies and goes elsewhere for nourishment." My Aunt always said, "If you don't pay attention to your spouse, someone else will." I guess “fall asleep” is a good analogy. I tell my husband, “What you do not nurture either withers and dies and goes elsewhere for nourishment.” My Aunt always said, “If you don’t pay attention to your spouse, someone else will.”

]]> Comment on Your Turn by Marcia Naomi Berger http://marcianaomiberger.com/your-turn/therapy-4/#comment-107 Marcia Naomi Berger Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:11:35 +0000 http://marcia.moonviper.com/?p=729#comment-107 Richard, thank you for your thoughtful comments. Yes, the therapist's skill, the client's readiness, chemistry (the client's comfort with the therapist), and patience with the process on the part of both therapist and client(s) all contribute to successful therapy. About how I "get clients to do homework," this is ultimately up to them. The short intake form I ask clients to complete during their initial visit includes this statement and question: "Completing homework assignments between sessions is likely to speed up your progress. Are you willing to do homework?" If a client, for one reason or another, doesn't do homework after having agreed to do it, I might wonder what got in the way. If the person needs more direction or prefers to do the homework in the perceived safety of a therapy session, I'm fine with helping with homework during a session, if/when the client is motivated. Richard, thank you for your thoughtful comments. Yes, the therapist’s skill, the client’s readiness, chemistry (the client’s comfort with the therapist), and patience with the process on the part of both therapist and client(s) all contribute to successful therapy.

About how I “get clients to do homework,” this is ultimately up to them. The short intake form I ask clients to complete during their initial visit includes this statement and question: “Completing homework assignments between sessions is likely to speed up your progress. Are you willing to do homework?”

If a client, for one reason or another, doesn’t do homework after having agreed to do it, I might wonder what got in the way. If the person needs more direction or prefers to do the homework in the perceived safety of a therapy session, I’m fine with helping with homework during a session, if/when the client is motivated.

]]> Comment on Your Turn by Richard Posner http://marcianaomiberger.com/your-turn/therapy-4/#comment-103 Richard Posner Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:21:25 +0000 http://marcia.moonviper.com/?p=729#comment-103 I've benefitted from therapy, once significantly. Three planets must be in alignment: the therapist must be talented, the client must be genuinely ready for therapy, and there must be some chemistry between therapist and client. Too many people "go for therapy" expecting some Dr. Phil 5-minute miracle ending with a hug and a good cry. Therapy is work, and the client must be committed to doing the work, not just by "opening up" at a session but by trying to change destructive thought processes and behaviors. As a teacher, I'm interested in how you get clients to do their "homework." I’ve benefitted from therapy, once significantly. Three planets must be in alignment: the therapist must be talented, the client must be genuinely ready for therapy, and there must be some chemistry between therapist and client. Too many people “go for therapy” expecting some Dr. Phil 5-minute miracle ending with a hug and a good cry. Therapy is work, and the client must be committed to doing the work, not just by “opening up” at a session but by trying to change destructive thought processes and behaviors. As a teacher, I’m interested in how you get clients to do their “homework.”

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