Meribeth Robinson

Whether I work with children, teens, families or couples, there are universal concepts that apply across the board, here are a few…

1. Everyone deserves to be happy. Happiness tends to be a challenge to achieve on a consistent basis. However, it can be, consistent, the first step is to believe this can occur. A statement I make a lot in sessions is, happiness does not mean bad, sad or even terrible situations do not occur. What it means is, we do not stay in those situations too long.

2. Most of us live out of Fear. Part of why we cannot find happiness is because fear gets in the way. Fear causes us to have certain thoughts, which cause certain feelings and actions. We are on “autopilot.” Part of the work in therapy is to understand what causes us to be on autopilot and what do we do to change.

3. We create patterns and habits for how we relate to our self and others. We have to believe we are important. If we do not believe this, we develop patterns and habits that begin to support the idea that we are not important. If you have ever attempted to change a habit, it is very difficult. We have cravings to continue the habit. It takes a great deal of courage to overcome the cravings. This is similar to what occurs when we have emotional habits and patterns. We know rationally, we want to feel better but there is a craving to continue the same behavior. This is part of the autopilot.

I have given you a small glance into how I practice. Again, if there are any questions, or you want to come and talk about how you can have the best life possible, in fact you deserve to have the best life possible, please email me, mb@meribethrobinson.com.