Kurt LaRose MSW, LCSW, LICSW

In the US April 15th is tax day. For many it is the culmination of a years worth of inventory - sorting out gains, losses, expenses, earnings and acquisitions of various kinds. For the "feds" and its many "partners" it is about algorithms that attempt to accommodate wealth and poverty such that...

Implicit bias is believed to be, by literature, research and blinding analysis (those are my biases in this regard) very difficult to change. And those "believed to be" words are apart of the story. It's possible that in the study of bias we "prefer" knowing that we have "it" right. And therein l...

Helping begins when the perspective of those asking (help is heard best when sought, especially by adults), is deemed valid.  Here the helper knows that the "helpee" sees things as they do for good reason (assuming they are not psycho-pathologically injuring).  Helpers must begin as if the "helpe...

Gratitude is a thing in the concept and in the science of happiness!  It is not, however, a spinning of a view for the sake of GETTING happy.  It is actual gratitude  - a true assigned thought, an assigned view and perspective that is genuine to the eyes of the beholder.  Why is that?  You don't ...

Luck Day! Green Beer!  And Exceptions to the Rule!  St. Patrick's Day as a historical evolving holiday is one that depicts the ironies of human ingenuity and creativity.  The idea that an irish kidnapped child would return to his homeland and spend 30 plus years generating christian schools, mona...

Traveling days again ... Done with the bus. Finishing up the train. Almost to the plane! Next stop - an evening of onsite sessions, plus 3 more days in onsite work ... and then back to DC. #citytravels #transit #wmata #therapist #mentalhealth #itworks #mobile #onsite #mobiletherapy

If you are having troubles accessing the TalkifUwant.com website please use our secure server until the public domain is restored. This PUBLIC DOMAIN problem does not affect the SECURE SERVER of the practice. Please use BOOK button below and you will be able to utilize our 24 hour a day online s...

Love is in the air! Happiness is created in savoring. Something small, something sweet, something written ... in romance, in friendship, in family ... even in strangers ... it's simple.

Ingredients to health: Real. Simple. Healthy.