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    • I’ve admired Kathy Naman’s work for over 20 years. She is a naturally gifted psychotherapist, having an uncommonly strong combination of warmth, kindness and clarity. Beyond being genuinely likable and a safe person to be with, Kathy has deep expertise in creating personalized therapeutic recovery plans. Given the depth of her experience and the confidence she has in people’s capacity for recovery, Kathy has the ability to communicate quiet yet realistic hope for people who are feeling alone in the throes of depression.

      Chuck Knapp, MA, LPC
      Co-director, Windhorse Community Services,Inc
    • Kathy has been extremely helpful in working with individuals recovering from illness or learning to live with chronic disorders. Her work underscores the fact that our ability to live fully and with meaning does not depend on the absence of illness or adversity, but on how we deal with both Her patients improve in quality of life, independence, and understanding of the issues they struggle with. She is a very gifted, compassionate therapist,

      A.W., referring psychiatrist
    • Several years ago I worked with Kathy to help with the stress I experienced from overbooking my days and weeks. Time for what was important to me seemed to slip easily into never-never land. Kathy’s simple yet elegant system allowed me to get real about my time and weave what was important for me, spiritually and emotionally, into my days. The Unifying Principle system she teaches has allowed me to align my personal priorities with my life in the world. Everyday is now filled with more ease and more smiles.

      Renee Rosario, MA, LPC
      Enneagram teacher and psychotherapist

Archive for August, 2010

Aug
20

Reflection

Posted by kathy under Uncategorized

Working with Bipolar Disorder and Depression: Routine, Rhythm, and Reflection

Part 3 of a 3 Part Series

Reflection: Coming to Stillness

“So Frank, how was your week?”

“I don’t know. The day or two after our meeting I thought a lot about what makes a good day and what is important to me but I don’t feel like I got much done. I don’t even remember what I did exactly.”

“That’s fine. Let’s take a look at your schedule from the week. It’s a perfect opportunity to work with reflection. That’s when we pause before moving forward to see where we’ve been.

“In this high speed, high activity world of ours it is easy to feel like we are being swept away or flooded. After a week of activity it is helpful to take the time to come to stillness to appreciate our journey and to correct our course as needed. Interestingly enough it is a time of self acceptance.”

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Aug
20

Rhythm

Posted by kathy under Uncategorized

Working with Bipolar Disorder and Depression: Routine, Rhythm and Reflection

Part 2 of a 3 part series


Rhythm: Weaving together Meaning and Every Day Life

Frank came into his next session both excited and frustrated.

“I am actually doing pretty well with the basics at this point. My sleep has improved a lot since I first started meeting with you. My wife is great about taking care of meals so I have a lot of support. But this feels so kindergarten to me. Just keeping up with the basics isn’t enough,” Frank said.

Routine is the foundation. Let’s spend some time today talking about rhythm.
Rhythm can feel like graceful movement thru the course of a day. You’re not expecting too much or too little of yourself. There tends to be a variety of activity: taking care of the ordinary details like washing the dishes, having some sense of connection with others, activity that is infused with personal meaning, time to relax, time to play. Let’s look at this together. Read the rest of this entry »

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