Therapy Blog

I work to keep my therapy blog updated with the latest innovations and ideas in the field of psychotherapy and the latest news about my practice. I also contribute to other The Foresight Psychological Institute blogs including regarding Therapeutic Tutoring, Psych testing, and Leadership Coaching. Please note that all advice and self-help offered is not a substitute for consulting with a professional.

Why Nervous-System Regulation Often Comes Before Insight

The short version: Insight work asks you to think clearly about painful material, and that is hard...

Telehealth Across State Lines: What Changes and What Doesn’t

The short version: When therapy moves to telehealth across state lines, the legal and logistical...

What a Fitness-for-Duty Evaluation Actually Assesses

The short version: A fitness-for-duty evaluation does not ask whether someone is mentally healthy...

Therapy vs. Coaching: How I Decide Which Fits a New Client

The short version: I decide by asking what is driving the problem and what the person wants to do...

Court-Ordered Parent–Teen Therapy: Rebuilding the Relationship

When a family court orders or recommends that a parent attend therapy together with their...

Why “High-Functioning” Often Means “Undertreated”

The short answer: "High-functioning" describes how someone looks from the outside, not how they...

Court-Ordered Co-Parenting Therapy: What to Expect

If a judge, guardian ad litem, or your attorney has said that you and your child's other parent...

Driving Phobia Treatment: CBT & Exposure Therapy

For some people, the fear shows up as a tight chest on the highway on-ramp. For others, it's a...

Long-Distance Relationship Therapy: Managing and Enjoying Love From Afar

Practical, evidence-based support for long-distance couples and long-distance marriages —...

Perfectionism and Its Link to Anxiety and Burnout

Perfectionism · Anxiety & Burnout High standards aren't the problem. It's the specific...
Flying Anxiety Treatment Process

Flying Anxiety Treatment Process

The flying anxiety treatment process typically involves a combination of strategies and therapies to reduce fear, manage worries, and gradually build confidence in flying. Treatment for anxiety while flying, such as I offer, is structured and, for most people, highly...

Fear of Flying Treatment Example

This fear of flying treatment example is typical of many people who come to therapy - a sudden onset in adulthood, no apparent precipitant, intense anxiety that does not happen with anything else, and a person knowing that their thoughts are at least somewhat...

College Admissions Self-Help

College admissions self-help is designed to help you jump-start the process and ensure you know what you need to know to put your best foot forward. The process can be challenging and overwhelming, but you can increase your chances of success with the right approach...

Flight Anxiety Self-Help

Overcoming flight anxiety can be challenging, but there are self-help strategies that can help you manage and reduce your fear. Below are some self-help strategies to help you reduce your anxiety on flights. These tips on how to get over flight anxiety should be...

Public Speaking Fear Toolkit

This is a working toolkit for managing fear of public speaking on your own — practical, psychologist-designed techniques organized around the three moments that matter: before you speak, while you're speaking, and after you finish. Use what fits, practice the...

Advice for Youth Sports Parents

Youth sports parents can be helpful in the sports psychology process. Sports psychology is designed to help athletes look to achieve their highest potential in athletic competition. It includes offshoots such as assisting them to overcome anxiety, get out of a slump,...

Academic Coaching

I offer Academic Coaching as a compliment to Sports Psychology, College Admissions, Individual Therapy, and other services.  Not every client who receives these core services will want or need Academic Success Coaching, but for some, the combination is a great fit. In...

The Athletic Flow State

The athletic flow state is powerful yet elusive. Most athletes have felt it at some point – that feeling of being “on,” where things come quickly, and it all falls into place. Basketball players find that they are hitting shots with little effort, baseball players see...

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Dr. Alan Jacobson Founder and Director
Dr. Alan S. Jacobson, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist and certified health service Psychologist and Founder and Director of the Foresight Psychological Institute. He has been practicing for 25 years and is licensed in 44 states. He provides evidence-based psychotherapy for adolescents and adults. His clinical work focuses on anxiety, depression, executive functioning challenges, life transitions, and performance-related stress. Dr. Jacobson integrates cognitive-behavioral, insight-oriented, and values-based approaches to help clients build clarity, resilience, and measurable psychological growth.
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