The Centre for Rational Living Therapy, PC

05/13/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. A reminder that most of us have a healthy functioning brain.

05/06/2026

04/27/2026

The first step to getting well is understanding what causes our feeling and behaviors. The ABC's of Emotions show this.

04/05/2026

What is Rational Living Therapy? Please see the link below:

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12/24/2025

The Centre for Rational Living Therapy, PC will be closed from 12/25/25 - 1/4/2026. We will reopen on 1/5/2026. If your are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911 or go to your local emergency room.

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12/18/2025

Question of the month: Many people emotionally struggle during the Holiday's for various different reasons. A very common question I get during the Holiday's is.... How do feel better during the Holiday season? Or How do I enjoy the Holidays?

Answer: Learn how to avoid unwanted emotions and behaviors during the holidays with the power of Rational Self-Counseling. This webinar is for everyone and was conducted by CBT expert, Dr. Aldo Pucci.

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Learn how to avoid unwanted emotions and behaviors during the holidays with the power of Rational Self-Counseling. This webinar is for everyone and was cond...

09/16/2025

We will be presenting at the NASW-PA Conference in October! We will be presenting on Su***de Prevention.

07/30/2025

The Centre for Rational Living Therapy, PC will be closed from 7/31/25 - 8/8/25. We will reopen on 8/11/25. If your are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911 or go to your local emergency room.

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07/03/2025

June question of the month? What do I do if I am "triggered?"

Answer: In today’s society I am sure you have heard someone say, “I’m triggered!” or “This is triggering!” This word has become very popular in the mainstream and in pop psychology. Many mental health therapists use and encourage their consumers to use the word “triggered.”
However, I am on a personal mission to rid the mental health field of this word “triggered.” The reason is due to the fact that all of our words in any language have meaning and a definition to them. The word “trigger” implies that a stimulus or an event in our environment is causing or provokes our feelings. When we use this word incorrectly, we begin to attribute or blame a stimulus or an event for our emotional distress. When people use the word “triggered” they unintentionally create unnecessary emotional misery for themselves as they believe their emotions and behavior are out of their control.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists teach that our thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors. What a wonderful and empowering approach to life this is! Learning and understanding the ABC’s of Emotions will help with this understanding. Below is an example of the ABC’s of Emotions:

A-Awareness: I saw my ex-girlfriend and she ignored me.

B-Beliefs: “She shouldn’t treat me this way!”

“I need her to talk to me!”

“I must always be treated fairly and it’s terrible when I am not!”

C-Emotional Consequences: Angry. Text ex-girlfriend multiple times.

The ABC’s of Emotions show how our thoughts cause our feelings not other people, events, situations, etc. Once we understand that our thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors, the word “trigger” becomes contradictory.
I encourage people to replace the word “trigger” with the following questions: 1. “This reminds me of….” and 2. “What does my behavior/reaction suggest that I am thinking?”
These two questions are useful as they help us to identify the negative thoughts in the B column that are causing unwanted feelings & behaviors in the C column in our ABC’s. Once we have identified that negative thoughts, we can then begin focusing on changing those unwanted negative thoughts.
Although it may seem like we are “triggered”, thankfully what we become aware of only reminds us of something and thankfully it’s our thoughts and beliefs that are causing our feelings and behaviors.

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