Specialized Approaches at Gearing Up! Psychologists and Counselors

1.) Mind Path Program: Creating a Path for the Mind to Succeed

Mind Path is our state of the art therapeutic program that combines cognitive behavioral approaches, resiliency training, clinical assessment, and the latest research in psychology from Dr. Sylvia's CBS 11 news reports. It is a highly structured, didactic therapy that allows you to learn new coping strategies and tools for handling the events in your life. Cognitive therapy is one of the most effective psychotherapies in the world with one of the highest problem resolution rates in the industry. It is highly effective in the treatment of diverse problems including anxiety and depression, grief, loss, separation, adolescent depression and anxiety, relationship conflict, stress, eating disorders, and issues with self-esteem.

Cognitive therapy teaches that you are not a victim of circumstances and that your negative belief systems can mislead you in your interpretation of events and the actions of others. This therapy focuses on the interplay of your beliefs and thoughts and concentrates on changing fundamental ways that you view the world, yourself and other people. It focuses on creating more accuracy in your perceptions and teaches strategies to avoid common thinking traps. As a result, you will master your mood swings and maintain a better balance in your daily life. Your self confidence will increase as your emotional regulation improves. By learning techniques to stop those negative thoughts and replace them with rational, balanced thinking, you can change the way you cope and enjoy your life to its fullest. In the long run, you will be more effective, calmer and approach the inevitable challenges in your life with an unprecedented resiliency and self assuredness.

Now Your Mind Can Have an Unprecedented Clarity…

Our Mind Path Program Works Effectively With:

• Depression
• Conflict Resolution in Marital Issues
• Post-Partum Recovery for Women
• Grief and Loss After Divorce and Death
• Stress
• Anxiety or Phobias
• Anger and Irritability Issues
• Adolescent Anger and Acting Out
• Sleep Problems such as Insomnia
• Guilt and Forgiveness
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
• Sexual Responsiveness in Women (With Dr. Sylvia only)
• Enhancing Interpersonal Effectiveness with Others
• Weight Reduction and Control
• Body Image Enhancement
• Eating Disorders
• Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Self-Confidence

2.) Clinical Hypnosis

Clinical hypnosis uses guided visual relaxation to combat a variety of emotional and performance issues. We use clinical hypnosis to treat depression, performance anxiety, sexual responsivity, low self-esteem, anxiety, and performance and test anxiety. With years of training and experience, we are confident that hypnosis can be quite helpful with many people. Many professionals and adolescents have learned the incredible skills of self-hypnosis to master performance issues and to achieve an unprecedented level of success. Since most problems cannot simply by "hypnotized away, we often use hypnosis in combination with the Mind Path Program to help you learn important coping skills and strategies and to maximize your improvement.

"I have learned that clinical hypnosis can save weeks of therapy time by getting right down to business. These skills are--without question--essential to success and invaluable." -Dr. Milt Gearing

Clinical Hypnosis is Effective with the Following Issues:

• Depression
• Stress
• Anxiety or Phobias (Airplanes, Bridges, Insects, Snakes and many more)
• Medical Phobias (Dentistry, Medical Procedures)
• Post Partum Depression
• Anger and Irritability Issues
• Sleep Problems such as Insomnia
• Guilt and Forgiveness
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
• Sexual Responsiveness in Women (With Dr. Sylvia only)
• Enhancing Interpersonal Effectiveness with Others
• Weight Reduction and Control
• Body Image Enhancement
• Eating Disorders
• Smoking
• Enhancing Academic performance (Improving memory, concentration, success imagery for knowledge retention, improvement of reading comprehension and math or statistics performance)
• Test Anxiety
• Public Speaking Anxiety
• Sports Performance
• Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Self-Confidence

3.) Anger Management Training

Anger is a normal response to frustration and irritation in everyday life. However, excessive anger over time can become life threatening. Studies have shown that frequent, excessive anger or suppressed anger can lead to many serious illnesses including heart disease and cancer. At Gearing Up, we have a "state of the art" Anger Management Program that teaches you a variety of vital strategies, techniques and approaches to overcoming your anger issues. You will learn to identify your physical response to anger and to utilize cutting edge tools in controlling and reducing your angry reactions. You will learn to combat your angry reactions with tools of distraction, conflict resolution, self soothing and much, much more.

4.) Emotional Intelligence Coaching for Men, Women, Teens, Children and Parents

Do you have moments when you are totally at a loss about how to reach a co-worker or friend? Do your efforts to connect with your partner or child often fall short of your expectations? Have you ever felt frustrated and lost in a relationship that just seems to get worse?

Well, Maybe It's Time You Try Our Emotional Coaching Program

Many of us grow up in families that were dysfunctional, challenged by a multitude of tragedies or were just not psychologically sophisticated. Unfortunately, we may not have learned some of the key skills of Emotional Intelligence that we must have to navigate the world successfully--Emotional Empathy, Effective Communication and Enhanced Perspective Skills.

Now, Drs. Milt and Sylvia will teach you the skills that will teach you how to communicate effectively with the opposite gender, to remain calm and connected in the midst of conflict, and to learn the unique Cherish Codes of the people you love and work with. You will learn how to navigate conflict, to maintain your composure when you are criticized and to accurately interpret the motivations and behaviors of those around you. This program can be life changing and has ushered countless people to a new level of success in love and in life.

5.) The Optimistic Child Program

The Optimistic Child Program is the Child-Friendly Version of the Emotional Intelligence Coaching Program. It incorporates all aspects of the adult and teen programs but presents the material in a creative, interactive model ideal for children who need to learn how to manage their emotions and behaviors more appropriately. It focuses on teaching children to overcome depression, anxiety, low self esteem, shyness, overweight, loss due to divorce and much more.

Your child will learn the following:

• How to Make Accurate, Positive Assessments of Himself and Others.
• How to Calm Down When Overwhelmed with Negative Emotions.
• How Negative Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviors are All Connected.
• To Employ Creative Solutions to Difficult Peer and Parental Interactions
• How to Emotionally Regulate with New, Effective Coping Skills
• How to Accurately Assess Others Without Personalizing or Acting Out Behaviorally
• How to View Himself as Effective, Confident and As Worthy as Others

With these vital strategies, your child can move past his negative reactions and learn invaluable new strategies in interacting with peers, teachers, parents and adults. You will see an emotionally engaged, optimistic child who is confident in himself and in succeeding.

"It is amazing how these skills stay with kids. Once they learn psychological resilience, they flourish in school and peer relationships. They are literally inoculated against stress!" -Dr. Sylvia Gearing

6.) Dr. Sylvia's Woman-Sense Rules for Lowering Your Stress, Lifting Your Mood and Claiming Your Power!

In 1994, Dr. Sylvia burst on the national media scene with her widely acclaimed book, Female Executive Stress Syndrome (FESS). This ground breaking book was based on her national study of 87 female leaders from across the nation. She reported on their most effective stress busters, their changing marriages and views of men as their leadership expanded and their emerging comfort with their own power. Featured on the Donahue Show, Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo, and NBC's Today Show, and on CBS News, Dr. Sylvia has impacted the lives of millions of women who want to take their lives to the "next level."

Now you can receive some of the best advice in the country from one of America's most recognized psychologists!

Dr. Sylvia's stress program for women is full of great techniques, amazing strategies, effective coping tools and new findings that will lower your stress and improve your life. Most importantly, because of Dr. Sylvia's ongoing position in the media, she is constantly updating her clinical knowledge base with the latest findings from the medical and psychological research. Learn to use your Woman-Sense and envision a new future of success and abundance.

7.) Psychological Assessment

With over twenty years of experience and several publications, Dr. Milton Gearing is renowned in the medical and psychological communities for his ability to diagnose and troubleshoot a wide variety of emotional problems. He offers in-depth personality testing that will provide you with a full assessment of your personality structure, emotional issues, psychological challenges and strengths, and functioning level. His assessments are highly accurate in differentiating between biochemical disorders and psychological or situational depressions.

Your assessment includes an in-depth conference regarding your results. During this session, Dr. Milt can advise you about the need for medications, which ones might work for you and what kind of psychotherapy you will benefit from. He will work directly with your personal physician and your psychologist to achieve the best therapeutic outcomes for you.

Dr. Milt's comprehensive testing is excellent for people who feel "stuck," confused about their life, are concerned about their depression stress, or anxiety or are at risk for self destructive behaviors. Dr. Milt is a seasoned assessor of adult, adolescent and child psychological disorders, teen and child behavioral problems, Depression and Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder in children, adolescents and adults, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders.

8.) Sexual Healing for Women: Sexual Responsiveness Therapy for Women

Isn't it time you begin to enjoy sexual pleasure again? One out of three women complains of a low sex drive and many women ignore their physical pleasure when they are busy working, parenting, caring for the elderly or simply giving to others in general. Whether declining desire is due to childbirth, marital tension, betrayal or conflict, fatigue, a stressful job or life situation, weight gain, or menopause, your sexual desire can "flat-line" over the years despite your best efforts to stay connected.

Dr. Sylvia says, "Being a sensual woman is both a right and a responsibility to yourself…It is vital that we never forget to love ourselves as women."

Over the last twenty years, Dr. Sylvia Gearing has worked with many women who want to achieve a fuller sexual relationship with their partner or who just want to have more sexual responsiveness for themselves. Re-kindling desire is possible but it takes effort, determination, and perseverance. Whether your sexual challenges stem from past sexual or emotional abuse, marital conflict or the stresses of a busy and full life, Dr. Sylvia will work with you through a combination of psychological assessments, cognitive therapy, counseling and clinical hypnosis to help you achieve your maximum sexual adjustment. In this calm, confidential atmosphere, she will guide you back to a renewed sexual desire and enjoyment of your body and your partner. You will learn to relax, to let go and to savor the pleasures of being a sensual woman.