Will Baum, LCSW

06/17/2019

I noticed how much volunteering was helping with my anxiety and stress, and there’s science to back it up.

07/25/2018

There will be a candlelit vigil and reflection service tomorrow night at Silverlake Community Church at 7PM.

Please join with local officials, faith leaders, neighbors & friends in support & love for the victims, survivors, and their families. Grief counselors will be available thanks to Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

All are welcome.

02/07/2018

Maybe friend-making in the future happens by algorithm only.

A new study shows how your brain's neural responses can predict who your friends are. Researchers from Dartmouth College found that you can predict who people are friends with just by looking at how their brains respond to video clips. Friends had the most similar neural activity patterns, followed....

10/18/2017

Parents, therapists and schools are struggling to figure out whether helping anxious teenagers means protecting them or pushing them to face their fears.

10/18/2017

"How Do You Treat Chronic Pain? Surprisingly, Talk Therapy Might Help People Manage This Condition."

https://www.bustle.com/p/how-do-you-treat-chronic-pain-surprisingly-talk-therapy-might-help-people-manage-this-condition-2911101

08/10/2017

Sarno doc arrives in L.A. this weekend.

06/24/2017

Dr. Sarno maintained that most nontraumatic instances of chronic pain are physical manifestations of deep-seated psychological anxieties.

06/22/2017

[T]herapists report that many of their patients are even more upset as they struggle to make sense of the direction in which the country is heading. And many can’t tear themselves away from the news…

06/20/2017

Attn chronic pain people.

05/30/2017

Breathing for stress relief, an illustrated guide.

Controlled breathing, an ancient practice, can reduce stress and soothe your body.

02/21/2017

New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.

02/06/2017

What is CBT? http://www.willbaum.com/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cbt/

01/31/2017

Mental health assessment with GIFs.

Thinking about the events of his presidency so far — crowd size squabbles, the global gag rule, an anti-Islamic travel ban, massive protests, and opening volleys against Obamacare — it’s startling to realize that Trump took office less than two week

01/26/2017

In medicine, vaccinating against a virus involves exposing a body to a weakened version of the threat, enough to build a tolerance. Social psychologists believe that a similar logic can be applied to help "inoculate" the public against misinformation, including the damaging influence of fake news we...

01/13/2017

Curious about CBT?

Cognitive behavioral therapy — Learn about definition, risks and results of this mental health treatment.

01/03/2017

Getting your 2017 goals down on paper. http://www.willbaum.com/2017/01/02/goals-for-2017/

12/26/2016

Research on concepts like “cultural tightness” and “optimism bias” offers insight into the rise of Donald Trump.

12/18/2016

If they weren’t before the election, they are now.

11/28/2016

Some digital natives struggle with a psychological culture that they say doesn’t understand the effects of life in the internet age

11/26/2016

Many people are fearful and anxious about what President Trump could mean for America. Psychologists weigh in on how to manage that anxiety and move forward.

10/21/2016

Therapists say that some of the campaign issues — safety, secrecy and boundaries — play into our deepest worries.

10/17/2016

His candidacy is sowing fear, distress and anger across the country, they say. Here’s what one psychologist is doing to try to stop it.

09/20/2016

Trauma recovery workbooks http://therapyworksheets.blogspot.com/2016/09/trauma-recovery-workbook.html

05/18/2016

Politics & therapy: http://www.willbaum.com/2016/05/18/politics-in-therapy/

05/11/2016

Exercise & mood http://www.willbaum.com/2016/04/13/exercise-and-mood/