Tag Archives: therapists

Dr. Levitt

Posted on April 28, 2010 by

by cheri block Dr. Levitt: Hello, Cheri. Nice to see you. How long has it been? Cheri: About 25 years. I was 34 years old and anxious about random evil. Dr. Levitt: Oh yes. Let me briefly review your chart.  … Continue reading →

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Send in a clown

Posted on March 2, 2010 by

by cheri block My pilgrimage to Joe’s house yesterday was not without worry. He’d changed our lunch venue back to his home, a two-story house in a neighborhood north with twelve cement steps leading up to a locked door. His … Continue reading →

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Another simple thought

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

by cheri block Last night we left the busy Bay Area, the three of us—man, woman, and dog—and drove down to our tiny spot on the Central Coast of California. It’s important to get away from work every now and … Continue reading →

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Stevie, The Footstool

Posted on February 12, 2009 by

Bath time at our house in the 1950’s was routine and stimulating. Three children needed a daily scrubbing, but mom had only two hands, so Stevie and I took a bath together. It saved water, and mom felt secure in … Continue reading →

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Dr. Margaret Van Gone

Posted on February 5, 2009 by

There I sat at a long table in Sigmund Freud’s private library with a group of adult students. Surrounded by books in German and looking out through the large narrow window at Berggasse 19 in Vienna, I felt Dr. Freud’s … Continue reading →

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My Kid Likes Your Kid

Posted on January 3, 2009 by

My kid likes your kid. No, this isn’t a dialogue at the sandbox between two new moms. Dr. Eric Berne served up his psychological ideas in the 1950’s by subdividing our “selves” into three states: parent, adult, and child. One … Continue reading →

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