Blog Articles | Brentwood Psychotherapist Dr. Bill Cloke - Part 4
January 15, 2016
How to Save Your Relationship
Jack and Harriet were fighting for days when they first came to my office. They walked in separately and sat as far away from each other as they possibly could. What was wrong? Harriet blurted out “He just won’t listen,…
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January 15, 2016
How Do You Know If You Have A True Friend?
“A true friend is one soul in two bodies.” -Aristotle “Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.” -George Eliot As I walked to gym class in middle school…
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March 27, 2016
4 Love Lessons from My No-Nonsense Feline
It’s 5:30 AM and I am awakened by the swift moving thud of paws walking over my body to get to my side. Jake is purring like a ’57 Chevy on steroids. As he thumps down next to me with…
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April 12, 2016
The Art of Conflict
Ben was nervous as he drove to Sarah's apartment for their first date. Had he taken care of everything? He made reservations at the nicest restaurant, showered, put on his favorite outfit and was arriving just a few minutes late…
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May 3, 2016
Love and Tyranny
Jose came to my office in shreds. He was totally devastated. He so wanted to love but struggled mightily to be loving. He sought out relationships but was continually embroiled in tempestuous dramas about what he perceived to be slights,…
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June 24, 2016
What is Transformation?
We rode past the horse ranches, the fields of corn, cabbage, orange and walnut trees. We crossed the one paved street and shagged in and out of the wash, eucalyptus trees and shrubs to the road that led up into…
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