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Thomas Kurtz Counseling, LLC
Emotional Health
Anxiety, emotions, shame, OCD, regulation, acceptance, etc.
Much Ado About Something (Or Nothing)
A Tragecomedy in Two Acts About OCD, Anxiety, and the Search for Certainty
Tom Kurtz
5 days ago10 min read
Much Ado About Something (Or Nothing)
A Tragicomedy in Two Acts About OCD, Anxiety, and the Search for Certainty
Tom Kurtz
6 days ago11 min read
Why Terrible Memories Are Hard To Forget
Trauma, Fear, and Why the Past Can Still Feel Present
Tom Kurtz
Oct 911 min read
The Curious Case of a Brain That Won't Follow Instructions
Adult ADHD, Part One: Why intelligence, good intentions, and trying harder don't always translate into getting things done.
Tom Kurtz
Oct 38 min read
Building a Fence Around a Very Interesting Brain
Adult ADHD, Part Two: On motivation, structure, emotional fireworks, and why good treatment sometimes looks nothing like we expected.
Tom Kurtz
Oct 29 min read
A Really Good Essay On Anxiety
But Not One You Thought You’d See Anyone Write
Tom Kurtz
Sep 2112 min read
ACT: Part One:What Happens to Us When Life Gets Hard?
Psychological Flexibility, and Recovering Our Ability to Choose
Tom Kurtz
Sep 208 min read
ACT, Part Two: Your Mind Is Always Making Suggestions
Cognitive Defusion, and Learning Not to Obey Every Thought You Have
Tom Kurtz
Sep 197 min read
ACT, Part Three: What We Do With the Feelings We Don’t Want
Acceptance, Experiential Avoidance and the Cost of Trying Not to Hurt
Tom Kurtz
Sep 189 min read
ACT, Part Four: What Are Your Days Adding Up To?
Values, and Choosing a Direction for the Life You're Already Living
Tom Kurtz
Sep 178 min read
ACT, Part Five: Knowing North Isn't Walking North
Committed Action, and Taking the Next Step
Tom Kurtz
Sep 168 min read
ACT, Part Six: Be Where Your Feet Are
Mindfulness, Attention and the Only Life Actually Happening
Tom Kurtz
Sep 169 min read
ACT, Part Seven: Am Is All That Matters
Identity, Self as Context, and Becoming Larger Than the Stories We Tell About Ourselves
Tom Kurtz
Sep 1510 min read
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