On and Off The Spectrum
How do families react, respond and reorganize after receiving a potentially life altering physical or mental health diagnosis, either for themselves or for someone they love? Dr. Esther Hess and Dr. Ann Kirsch, two experienced and well-known psychotherapists offer strategies, guidance and realistic hope through some of the toughest times that families can face.
On and Off The Spectrum
Latest Episodes
Overcoming Learning Disabilities on Route to a PhD
Drs. Hess and Kirsch interview Dr. Madeline Wolf as she shares her life story. Inhibited by lifelong learning disabilities and stuttering, she was nonetheless a person of grit and determination. She met an educational therapist in graduate scho...
Understanding and Treating Porn Addiction on the Internet - Part 2
This episode is the second part of Drs. Hess and Kirsch discussion with expert Naomi Afriat, LCSW, on the timely and understandable disconcerting subject of internet porn addiction; it's origins, impact on individual and family life and course ...
Understanding and Treating Porn Addiction on the Internet - Part 1
Drs. Hess and Kirsch discuss the timely and understandable disconcerting subject of internet porn addiction; it's origins, impact on individual and family life and course of treatment with leading expert in the field, Dr. Naomi Afriat. Tonight ...
Where Have All The Male Therapists Gone?
Drs. Hess and Kirsch sit down with Dr. Seth Kurzban, a community mental health social worker. based in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Kurzban approaches this question from his own personal and professional experience and relates the way children are bein...
An Inclusive House of Worship: Our Conversation with Pastor Joshua Hernandez Montoya
Drs. Hess and Kirsch sit down this evening with pastor Joshua Hernandez Montoya who leads God's Pueblo; a bi-lingual, inclusive and all inviting Christian church that offers support to the neuro-divergent community, to those who are gender flui...
