Will Baum, LCSW » Misc

Socializing Time

wb — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:47:41 +0000

Want to be more social? Think about time, a study says.

Does thinking about time or money make you happier? A new study…finds that people who are made to think about time plan to spend more of their time with the people in their lives while people who think about money fill their schedules with work…

Hillhurst Psychotherapy

wb — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:17:44 +0000

Thinking about individual or couples therapy? My primary office is at Hillhurst and Ambrose in Los Feliz (right next to Nature Mart, across from Albertson’s/The Coffee Bean). It’s very easily reached from Silver Lake, Echo Park, Glendale, Eagle Rock, Atwater Village, Hollywood…

If you’re further west or south, I also see people in Beverly Hills, 90211, at an office near Olympic and Robertson.

Call (323) 610-0112 to discuss your situation and make an appointment.

Music Therapy?

wb — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:14:58 +0000

PsychCentral: Music Prescription for Depression

Researchers are investigating how the emotionally soothing effect of music can augment the treatment of depression and the management of physical pain…This could make it possible, within a few years, to develop computer programs which identify pieces of music that will influence a individual’s mood (e.g. to motivate them when exercising or when studying for exams), meet their emotional needs and help them cope better with physical pain.

L.A. Therapist

wb — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:59:04 +0000

Ordered the couch yesterday for new therapy offices in Los Feliz. I’ll post pictures once it’s all set up. In the meantime, help with anxiety, depression, relationships, stress-related chronic pain, and addiction recovery ongoing at offices in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and Beverly Hills. Call me at (323) 610-0112 to talk about what you’re going through and arrange a first appointment.

Silver Lake Therapist

wb — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:18:15 +0000

I’ve added the Ambrose Ave. address in Los Feliz to the therapy offices page. Still going strong: locations in Silver Lake (at Sunset Junction) and Beverly Hills (on Robertson, just south of Olympic).

Help with anxiety, depression, relationship problems, stress-related chronic pain, and addiction recovery.

Call or write to arrange a first appointment: (323) 610-0112, will@willbaum.com.

Philosophy Bites

wb — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:03:03 +0000

For people who took and didn’t hate Philosophy 101, here’s a podcast you also may not hate: Philosophy Bites. A pair of British philosophers bring in an outside philosopher and chew on a topic for 10 – 20 minutes. Shows often touch on topics that are cousins to psychology: What is Consciousness?, Sense of Self, Morality. All comes out in a book soon, if you prefer, but that won’t be as commute-friendly, accent-filled, or free.

L.A. Therapists on Twitter

Will — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:53:32 +0000

In the not-so-long-ago olden times, people looking for therapy would generally get a referral from someone they knew, go to the therapist, and get therapy. Simple as that.

Things are different. Now you can shop online for a therapists via various directories (e.g., Psychology Today), therapist websites, blogs, and, if you like, on twitter.

Therapists tend to use their twitter 140 for inspirational quotes, links to blog posts, therapy news, and generalities. You don’t really get to know them by what they tweet–it’s primarily promotional.

What are Los Angeles therapists tweeting? I was curious, so I put together this list: Los Angeles therapists on twitter.

You can choose a therapist based upon what they tweet, blog about, or write on their website…but is it the best way to go? Probably not. Will a therapist understand you? Will you feel heard, helped, listened to? To figure that out, the old-fashioned face-to-face still trumps: Get into the office, get talking, and see how it goes…

L.A. Therapy Tweets

Will — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:54:25 +0000

Begun in earnest. See you there: @willbaumlcsw

Where the Client Is

wb — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:44:33 +0000

If you’re in private practice and looking for ways to make your practice grow, check out Where the Client Is, a “blogzine” about just that. The site’s book store includes a a self-care page for clinicians. Several solid books about resilience and secondary trauma are listed (alongside bath salts and meditation discs).

Blogging

wb — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:27:30 +0000

Blogging begins.