Dave Loftus, Rochester, NY

This is my best effort to share what I know.

I have thought through what I am presenting, and I offer it with confidence and gentleness. I am convinced nothing here will harm you, and in many ways it may enlighten and help you. Of course sometimes people FEEL worse on the way to GETTING better. No way I know to avoid that.

If you are in acute distress right now, you may want to click on ahead to menu item Is Someone in Crisis? There are some articles there that may ground you right now, so you can catch your breath and think clearly about your options. If you are curious about who I am and what my qualifications are, have a look at my credentials and bio over at Who IS this Guy?

If you are interested in hearing my opinion on a variety of mental and emotional health topics, click My Thoughts on Treatment, and then have a look at the Index. Or you can flip through a workbook I have written over at The 10 by 10 Workbook.

If You'd Like to Contact Me by phone or email, click that menu item. I'd be happy to hear from you. I think it is easy for you to tell that I have put my whole heart into preparing this site. I make every effort to communicate in a simple way, and I have had a lot of experience at it. I hope and I believe you will find something that is helpful, enlightening or encouraging here.

With very best wishes for your peace and health,

"Hi. Dave Loftus here…"

Sometimes people call me in a great state of distress, and I only have a short amount of time to talk with them on the telephone. I still DO talk with them at such a time. I do the best I can in the limited time to help as much as I can.

The topics that I am writing about in this section can be complicated. I offer comments on these topics because they are the ones that I get the most questions on. Please receive what I offer here like you would a short, well-intended telephone call with me. I am giving you a small amount of information about multi-layered topics. I won't be covering every possibility or speaking so as to be dogmatic. I am trying to give you something that helps without closing down other possibilities.

If my comments seem helpful to you and give you ideas, I am glad. Ideally my experience and what I have written will give you some ideas and help focus your search for information, encouragement and help. If you don't find my suggestions helpful then please just let them pass by, and I hope you are able to find support for yourself from another resource.