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Supportive-Expressive Therapy: How it Helps Mental Health

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jul 2, 2022 | Counseling, Psychotherapy | 0 comments

Supportive-expressive therapy (SE) is a type of psychodynamic psychotherapy that is effective in treating a mental health issues such as anxiety disorders. It draws from the psychodynamic orientation, which originated with Freud’s psychoanalytic theory.  Proponents of...

Positive Psychology and Optimism: Is It the Key to Happiness?

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Apr 12, 2022 | Counseling, Happiness, Psychological Development, Psychotherapy | 0 comments

Beyond Positive Thinking: Using Psychology to Build Authentic Happiness. People who are optimistic tend to be happier and in better health than those who are persistently stressed, hostile, or pessimistic. A sense of optimism, demonstrated in the way an individual...

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Human Nature

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jan 6, 2016 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Psychological Development | 0 comments

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory of psychological development developed by Abraham Maslow in a 1943 paper entitled “A Theory of Human Motivation.” Over the span of his career as a psychologist, Maslow expanded on his original idea to include his observations of...
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RANDI FREDRICKS, PH.D.

Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and published researcher specializing in communication, human connection, and relationship dynamics. For more than three decades, she has developed innovative therapeutic approaches integrating psychology, emotional resilience, and meaningful personal change. She is the author of multiple books and research on relationships, mental health, and complementary and alternative approaches to healing.

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