Human suffering often grows from our attempts to control what cannot be controlled — people, emotions, outcomes, uncertainty, even ourselves.
My work explores the psychology of control through books, essays, and the evolving world of Bert.
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Monkeytraps: The Second Edition
Discover why we worry, overthink, procrastinate, people-please, and keep repeating the same mistakes.
Monkeytraps for Therapists
What happens when the therapist gets caught in the same trap as the client?
Therapists help clients recognize and loosen their compulsive attempts to control life. But therapists have monkeytraps of their own.
Monkeytraps for Therapists explores how the need to rescue, reassure, and produce change can entangle therapists in the very patterns they’re trying to help clients escape.
Completed manuscript; seeking publication.
About Steve
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Bert
Meet Bert, an anxious, controlling, deeply human inner monkey.
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