Facing Grief in Covid Times

My father died suddenly almost 56 ago. He was 56 when he died, and he would have been 112 years old today if he were still alive. I have been a therapist in private practice for 35 years.  One of my specialties is grief therapy. I wonder how that happened.  I seem to miss him...

Grief: We Muddle through Loss Together

  Hi, my name is Bob Livingstone and I am a psychotherapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  I have been fortunate to have worked with many around the issues of grief and loss for the past thirty-two years.   I chose to specialize in this area because my father died suddenly when I...

Worst and Best Comments you can make to a Grieving Person

  I am a psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been working with grief and loss issues for over thirty years.  During that time, I have worked with groups and individuals facing death and dying experiences.   My clients shared what they feel are the worst and best things people have said...

Going Deep with The Demons

Please read this blog before you read https://www.boblivingstone.com/how-americas-institutions-failed-my-family-and-what-i-did-about-it/ what is below. Thanks so much I realize that most people don’t look for emotional pain. I am not afraid to dig deep inside in an effort to seek understanding, clarity, peace and joy. I believe facing and working through the pain opens the door to healing,...

Rediscovering my Father’s Spirit

My name is Bob Livingstone and I am a licensed clinical social worker based in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1987. I work with children, teens and adults. One of my specialties is grief counseling. I became interested in this subject because my father died suddenly when I was fifteen years old. I have...

What I Lost and Found:  Fifty-Two Years after My Father’s Death

Hi. My name is Bob Livingstone and I am sixty-seven years old. I am a psychotherapist working with children, teenagers and adults. I have been in private practice for over thirty years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Some of the areas I like to focus on are grief and loss, trauma/abuse, and divorce. My...

Transforming the Fear of Abandonment through Sandtray Therapy

The following is a composite case study of several clients. Joy is thirty-nine years old and is single. She is divorced and has a female child, age seventeen. She has been in a relationship with John for the past two years. She is a self-employed accountant and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She...