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    • Joseph’s Life Matters: Philosophy: Top 10 Propositions for Healthy Living and Health Lives
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    • Length of treatment
    • Feelings, whoa whoa whoa feelings…Therapy assists with unblocking
    • Office Policies and Fees
  • Depression and Mood Disorders
    • Depression, Major Depression and Mood Disorders
    • Bi-Polar Disorder Details and Symptoms
    • Symptoms and Causes of Mood Disorders
    • Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • Cognitive Distortions
    • Treatment with Medications for Depression and Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
    • Anxiety Disorders and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
    • Panic Disorders/Attacks
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Treatment and Exposure Response Prevention
    • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    • Treatment for Anxiety Disorders
    • Treatment using Medications
  • Chemical Dependency
    • Alcoholism and Drug Addiction 101: The Basics of Abuse and Dependence
    • Causes of Addictions
    • “Alcoholic Thinking, Behavior, Mentality and Personality.”
    • Self-Test: Are you an Alcoholic or Addict? Take the test.
    • 12-Step Program Philosophy and Principles
    • Why are Addictions So Hard to Quit/Control?
    • Other Treatment Options and Approaches
    • Boundary Alert: Cannot Cause, Change or Control Others: What are “Healthier Boundaries?”
    • Codependency, Al-Anon
    • “Alcoholic Family” and Family Roles
    • “Mental Illness Family System”
    • Dual-Diagnosis” both an ism and a serious mental health diagnosis, like depression
    • Examples of Various 12-Step Programs/Titles and issues addressed
  • Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues
    • Compulsive Overeating
    • Anorexia and Bulimia
    • Eating Disorder Related Complex (EDRC)
    • General treatment approach to eating disorders and EDRC in this office
    • Compulsive Exercise/Conflict with Excessive Exercise
    • Why RU Fat? Under 2K a Day
  • Personality Disorders, Similar Traits and Features
    • What is a personality disorder?
    • Top 10 risk factors and associated conditions related to personality disorder development
    • Cluster B Personality Disorders
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
    • Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Antisocial Personality Disorder
    • Treatment For Personality Disorders
  • LGTBQ Clients
    • LGBTQ Helpful Definitions Glossary of Terms
    • Special Consideration for LGBTQ Clients and Therapy Sensitivities for LGBTQ clients
    • Alcoholism and Addictions within the LGBTQ Community
    • Recovering from the stressors of an LGBTQ childhood
    • Abuse, Bullying and Boundary Issues
    • Coming Out: Pro’s and Con’s
    • Masculinity gets blurred with self-loathing
    • Gay Men in the Gay Male Community (GMC) and The M-Ranking™
    • The M-Ranking™ Additional variables and The paradoxical pursuit for perfection
    • Validation and Shame
    • You’ve Been Blocked:™ How to Unblock and temper the urge to obtain perfection by focusing on the “U-Factor” instead of the M-Ranking™
  • Personal Growth, Self-Esteem, Goals, Relationships and Enlightenment
    • Self-Esteem and managing the Have/Have-Not Disparity/Not comparing to others.
    • Mindfulness, Wellness and Holistic Health
    • Relationships, Open, Divorce, Codependency, Abuse, Domestic Violence, Anger
    • Critical Choices and Timing: “Forks in The Road”
    • Common Sense- Accepting life for what it is
    • Defense Mechanisms
    • Past Influences Present: Stages of Development
    • Grief and Loss/ Recovery/Treatment and Kubler-Ross Stages
    • Family Therapy Services in West Hollywood, CA
  • Books, Resources and References
    • ADDICTIONS/RECOVERY/12-STEP-RELATED
    • DEPRESSION/ANXIETY DISORDERS
    • FOOD ADDICTION/EATING DISORDERS
    • GAY MEN
    • GRIEF AND LOSS
    • HOMOSEXUALITY / LGBTQ
    • PERSONAL GROWTH/ INSIGHT IN TO GENERAL DYSFUNCTION
    • PERSONALITY DISORDERS
    • RELATIONSHIPS
    • SEX/SEXUAL ABUSE
    • TRANSGENDER
  • I’m Almost Positive™ Gay Male Baby Boomers and Generation X
  • You’ve Been Blocked™ Series: Volumes I and II
    • You’ve Been Blocked™ Volume I: Introduction to How Blocking Works
    • You’ve Been Blocked™ Volume II: Have’s and Have-Nots: Freedom From Being Blocked
  • M-Ranking™ and the “5-M’s” of the Paradoxical Perfection

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    • Office Contact Information/ Booking Appointments: Office Address/Phone/Email
    • LA County Department of Mental Health: **AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES: “Psychiatric Emergency Team” (PET) 800-854-7771
    • Joseph Contorer MA LMFT: Background, education, training, personal experience
    • Joseph’s Approach to treatment
    • Joseph’s Life Matters: Philosophy: Top 10 Propositions for Healthy Living and Health Lives
    • Areas of Interest/Specialty
    • Therapy- what to expect, how does it work?
    • Length of treatment
    • Feelings, whoa whoa whoa feelings…Therapy assists with unblocking
    • Office Policies and Fees
  • Depression and Mood Disorders
    • Depression, Major Depression and Mood Disorders
    • Bi-Polar Disorder Details and Symptoms
    • Symptoms and Causes of Mood Disorders
    • Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • Cognitive Distortions
    • Treatment with Medications for Depression and Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
    • Anxiety Disorders and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
    • Panic Disorders/Attacks
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Treatment and Exposure Response Prevention
    • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    • Treatment for Anxiety Disorders
    • Treatment using Medications
  • Chemical Dependency
    • Alcoholism and Drug Addiction 101: The Basics of Abuse and Dependence
    • Causes of Addictions
    • “Alcoholic Thinking, Behavior, Mentality and Personality.”
    • Self-Test: Are you an Alcoholic or Addict? Take the test.
    • 12-Step Program Philosophy and Principles
    • Why are Addictions So Hard to Quit/Control?
    • Other Treatment Options and Approaches
    • Boundary Alert: Cannot Cause, Change or Control Others: What are “Healthier Boundaries?”
    • Codependency, Al-Anon
    • “Alcoholic Family” and Family Roles
    • “Mental Illness Family System”
    • Dual-Diagnosis” both an ism and a serious mental health diagnosis, like depression
    • Examples of Various 12-Step Programs/Titles and issues addressed
  • Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues
    • Compulsive Overeating
    • Anorexia and Bulimia
    • Eating Disorder Related Complex (EDRC)
    • General treatment approach to eating disorders and EDRC in this office
    • Compulsive Exercise/Conflict with Excessive Exercise
    • Why RU Fat? Under 2K a Day
  • Personality Disorders, Similar Traits and Features
    • What is a personality disorder?
    • Top 10 risk factors and associated conditions related to personality disorder development
    • Cluster B Personality Disorders
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
    • Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Antisocial Personality Disorder
    • Treatment For Personality Disorders
  • LGTBQ Clients
    • LGBTQ Helpful Definitions Glossary of Terms
    • Special Consideration for LGBTQ Clients and Therapy Sensitivities for LGBTQ clients
    • Alcoholism and Addictions within the LGBTQ Community
    • Recovering from the stressors of an LGBTQ childhood
    • Abuse, Bullying and Boundary Issues
    • Coming Out: Pro’s and Con’s
    • Masculinity gets blurred with self-loathing
    • Gay Men in the Gay Male Community (GMC) and The M-Ranking™
    • The M-Ranking™ Additional variables and The paradoxical pursuit for perfection
    • Validation and Shame
    • You’ve Been Blocked:™ How to Unblock and temper the urge to obtain perfection by focusing on the “U-Factor” instead of the M-Ranking™
  • Personal Growth, Self-Esteem, Goals, Relationships and Enlightenment
    • Self-Esteem and managing the Have/Have-Not Disparity/Not comparing to others.
    • Mindfulness, Wellness and Holistic Health
    • Relationships, Open, Divorce, Codependency, Abuse, Domestic Violence, Anger
    • Critical Choices and Timing: “Forks in The Road”
    • Common Sense- Accepting life for what it is
    • Defense Mechanisms
    • Past Influences Present: Stages of Development
    • Grief and Loss/ Recovery/Treatment and Kubler-Ross Stages
    • Family Therapy Services in West Hollywood, CA
  • Books, Resources and References
    • ADDICTIONS/RECOVERY/12-STEP-RELATED
    • DEPRESSION/ANXIETY DISORDERS
    • FOOD ADDICTION/EATING DISORDERS
    • GAY MEN
    • GRIEF AND LOSS
    • HOMOSEXUALITY / LGBTQ
    • PERSONAL GROWTH/ INSIGHT IN TO GENERAL DYSFUNCTION
    • PERSONALITY DISORDERS
    • RELATIONSHIPS
    • SEX/SEXUAL ABUSE
    • TRANSGENDER
  • I’m Almost Positive™ Gay Male Baby Boomers and Generation X
  • You’ve Been Blocked™ Series: Volumes I and II
    • You’ve Been Blocked™ Volume I: Introduction to How Blocking Works
    • You’ve Been Blocked™ Volume II: Have’s and Have-Nots: Freedom From Being Blocked
  • M-Ranking™ and the “5-M’s” of the Paradoxical Perfection

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