Robert W. Bennett, Jr., Ph.D.
Holly Ilfeld, Ph.D.

Enhance Professional Effectiveness
Are you as effective in your work as you would like to be? Sometimes habits such as procrastination and avoidance keep us from accomplishing as much as we have the potential to achieve. Sometimes difficulty with a co-worker or supervisor or employee distracts us and we can't resolve the matter in a timely way. I can help you look at your work and personality patterns and discover new ways to be effective and enjoy where you spend eight or more hours a day. Our jobs should enhance our lives and not be a drain on our energy or increase our frustration.
If your mind or emotions are telling you that your work is not as enjoyable and satisfying as it once was or could be....then call now to set an appointment and make changes in your life!

Improve Relationships
We all struggle at times with issues of intimacy and how to be close to the people we love. Men and women can have closer relationships, as can parents with their adult children. It is a matter of making close relationships a priority in our lives rather than letting them stagnate behind all the activities with which we fill our days. Sometimes it is easier to avoid closeness by becoming busy with work and family rather than taking time to talk together. If you find that you are avoiding closeness and sometimes wonder how people you love feel and think, then consider making a decision to improve the quality of your relationships.
To experience closeness with another person gives all our other activities in life a different perspective. Choose closeness with the people you love!

Overcome Symptoms of Depression & Anxiety
Does the heavy weight of depression or the worry of anxiety keep you from making decisions that can lead to a happy and satisfying life? The symptoms of depression and anxiety can keep people from working as well as from close, positive relationships. Yet both depression and anxiety can be relieved through psychotherapy and sometimes with the assistance of medications. Feelings and emotions can seem overwhelming when you are depressed or anxious, but there is hope for the person who is willing to take the small steps necessary to eventually create change in their lives. You do not have to live with the symptoms or depression or anxiety forever.
Even though you may not feel like starting today, make the decision to call and set an appointment. This step will result in hope for your future!

Increase Your Assertiveness
Do you sometimes think of what you wished you had said a couple of hours after an incident has happened? Many of us are not "fast on our feet" with the words that could have made us feel better about ourselves during a conflict or disagreement. Sometimes we are fearful about being assertive and saying what we really feel or think. There are times, however, when it is both appropriate and necessary to be in touch with our feelings and thoughts and to express them. Discover ways to enhance your assertiveness without being aggressive or hurtful to others.
If you find yourself in situations wishing that you could be assertive, then call today to learn how to develop a healthy assertiveness!

Break Addictive Behavior
Have you been addicted to alcohol, drugs, sex or pornography and are you looking to change the direction of your life? Do you find that you can sit down with the internet and lose track of time as well as avoid relationships? Discovering your unique path out of the strong bonds of addiction is the first step to a new freedom and then doing the hard work of creating healthy habits and relationships prevents relapse. It is not easy to overcome addictive behavior, but it is possible if you take the first step to help yourself. It is a courageous first step.
Are people who love you saying that you drink too much or threatening to leave if you don't give up an addiction? Call today to start your life free of addiction!

Become Better Parents and Stepparents

Make Healthy Mid-Life & Retirement Decisions
Many people experience difficulty with decisions about mid-life career/family choices and retirement options. In mid-life we may begin to wonder if what we have or have accomplished is what life is all about. In retirement we may begin to wonder if the golden years will have purpose and meaning. It is sometimes helpful to have a person outside our circle of friends and family hear about our concerns and give us feedback and advice. If you have vague feelings of discomfort or moments of strange emptiness, maybe you are struggling with some deep issues of meaning at this stage of your life. This is not about mental illness, but about sensitivity to our purpose in living.
Take some quiet time to assess your feelings and thoughts about meaning in your life at this stage of your journey. It might be helpful to reflect with someone about this!

Decrease Anger & Increase Positive Thoughts