Bob Livingstone, LCSW — Contributor
Bob Livingstone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCS 11087) in private practice for 22 years in San Francisco, California. He holds a Masters Degree in Social Welfare from the University of Kansas (1979). He is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and an associate member of The California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. He is also a Psychology Today verified therapist.
Bob works with many different client populations, utilizing both his professional and life experiences to inform his work. He sees adults, teenagers and children in his practice. He led a bereavement group for adults for many years. He has helped many children of divorced families. He has also worked with men and women with anger issues. He teaches a Healing Emotional Pain and Loss class to incarcerated men and women at the San Francisco County Jail.
Bob enjoys writing, covering topics such as stress reduction techniques, the effects of the media, parenting issues, creative ways to heal emotional pain, dealing with anxiety and depression, and grief issues in article and book formats. His articles have been featured on Beliefnet.com, Psychotherapy.net, Ediets.com, Sheknows.com, Self-Growth.com, The Therapist and DrLaura.com. He is now an expert on Sharecare.com, a website owned by Dr. Oz and Oprah
He is also pleased to announce that his new book, Unchain the Pain: How to be Your Own Therapist,published by Norlights Press is now available on Amazon, Kindle and bookstores everywhere. Among his book length works are: Body Mind Soul Solution: Healing Emotional Pain Through Exercise . According to Midwest Book Review, "This book is a compelling blend of candid memoir with personal spiritual testimony". His new book Unchain the Pain: How to be Your Own Therapist is now available from Norlights Press. Midwest Book Review states: “ A little self-diagnosis can give one a pre-emptive strike on their problems. "Unchain the Pain: How to Be Your Own Therapist" is a guide from Bob Livingstone on self-therapy, dealing with one's own internal problems in their own way before embracing a professional. Asking readers to question themselves always and drive themselves forward, "Unchain the Pain" is a wise read, well worth considering.
Bob can be reached via email at [email protected] Visit his website at http://www.boblivingstone.com. View his Facebook Page at http://tinyurl.com/23zonb9. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/BobLivingstone.
The following are Bob's contributions to MentalHelp.Net
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Abuse
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In my last blog, I outlined my critique of the latest Eminem-Rhianna video titled Love the Way you Lie. The video was contentious and it... Read More
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“WARNING! THIS VIDEO GRAPHICALLY DEPICTS AND/OR GLORIFIES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCLUDING ASSAULT. RAPE IS STRONGLY IMPLIED. DO NOT PRESS PLAY IF YOU MIGHT BE TRIGGERED... Read More
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It is echoed continually in our culture. You see it television and hear it on the radio. You read about it on the internet and... Read More
Abuse
Wellness and Personal Development
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Wellness and Personal Development
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Feeling safe is a fundamental human need, essential for both mental and physical well-being. It is the sense of security and freedom from fear or... Read More
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Negative energy has a profound effect on adults, teens, and children. People who carry around this adverse attitude can appear to be very powerful to... Read More
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A new book, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker (Crown Publishers... Read More
Wellness and Personal Development
Mental Disorders