Dr. Amy E. Keller is a Doctor of Psychology in Psychoanalysis and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has a private practice in Pasadena, California and is the author of Get Real, Get Going: The Definitive Roadmap to Starting the Private Practice of your Dreams.
Having trouble keeping your New Year’s resolutions? Dr. Amy recommends Segment Intending, an exercise where you set smaller goals and intentions through out your day. Segment Intending will enable you to live in the moment while simultaneously helping you pave a better path forward and, bonus, it’s fun!
As we round the corner into a new year and contemplate our own resolutions, Dr. Amy discusses the importance of also learning about your partner’s hopes and dreams for the future.
In honor of today’s Winter Solstice Dr. Amy advises that we all take a moment to appreciate the lessons we’ve learned this year and to lay the framework for a better future.
Dread and anxiety affect us all during times of duress, Dr. Amy explains why we experience these emotions and offers support and a few tips to get through them.
Dr. Amy shares some tips for men how to share their feelings, even if they aren’t sure what those feelings are. Read on to learn some ways you can help identify your emotions.
It’s common to feel deprived when we can’t do our favorite activities and see people we love. Dr. Amy explains how we can change our perspective and be grateful for the gifts that we do have (like COOKIES!). #NationalCookieDay
The best aphrodisiac is good communication! Read on as Dr. Amy shares a few tips for men on how to be better listeners.
Dr. Amy shares a Thanksgiving Day recipe for cooking up your own “attitude of gratitude.”
Even while you are taking precautions and keeping your family safe, you can still make the holidays feel fun and easy with a few games, props, and puzzles.
Confidence, pride and greater satisfaction are all benefits of taking even a small risk. Dr. Amy Keller explains how she took a risk, how it paid off in terms of her business, and how you can find the courage to take risks in your career, too.
Freaking out that election night is finally here? Join the club! Read on to learn some of Dr. Amy’s recommendations for dealing with the anxiety that comes when you’re facing an uncertain future.
Managing our anxiety about world events at the same time we’re taking care of ourselves and our families can wear us down. Dr. Amy explains five simple things you can do to cleanse and clear your mental clutter in order to make room for the things that bring you peace and joy.
We all make mistakes in our relationships and the damage these mistakes cause -- your partner feeling traumatized, devastated, or broken -- can be difficult to repair, but not impossible! After working with many, many couples in therapy who have experienced some kind of infidelity, Dr. Amy Keller has found a surefire formula to repair, rebuild and move on.
Yes, you can do hard things, like learning to accept uncertainty and become more adept at dealing with anxiety!
Protecting myself from the sandy desert climate of Burning Man has taught me a lot about how to deal with the everyday challenging climate we’re currently experiencing due to the pandemic, politics, global warming, and natural disasters!
Today is International Podcast Day and I’d like to give a shout out to a recent episode of a podcast I really enjoy: Armchair Expert hosted by Dax Shepherd and Monica Padman.
If you are feeling stress and anxiety surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic (not to mention fires and everything else that feels like the apocalypse), you are not alone. Read more to learn healthy ways to cope with these feelings…
Crises disrupt what is familiar and comfortable and put us in circumstances that can feel uncertain and even dangerous. But it’s good to remember that these same shifts can also create rare and meaningful opportunities for growth and change.
The Gottmans have discovered that nearly 1/3 of all conflicts can be resolved with the right approach. Read on to see Dr. Amy’s take on the right approach and tips on how to best proceed.
Dr. Amy shares some insight on the therapeutic properties of the ocean. What’s your happy place?
