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Welcome to your future!

Welcome to your future!

Everyone has a future, however, most people create their future by default, unaware that they are often simply recreating their past. You can create your future by choice but only if you know how and have the necessary skills to do something different.

Future Directed Therapy™ (FDT) is a new psychological intervention developed to teach people to create their future with awareness and choice through the use of well-established psychological principles and cutting edge cognitive science.

While FDT comes from the field of psychology it is far more than a form of therapy. It is about a way to live life that maximizes the full potential of all human beings to thrive in life.

FDT was developed by psychologist Jennice Vilhauer, PhD in Los Angeles. Preliminary research shows it is effective at helping people improve their overall quality of life  and can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Group courses and individual coaching in FDT are currently available. The FDT skills training book titled Live Forward, will soon be available worldwide.

Stop talking about your past and start creating the future you want to live!

 

"It is far more important to know who you want to become than who you are now."--
This blog written by Los Angeles psychologist Jennice Vilhauer, PhD, is dedicated to helping you develop the skills you need to create the future you want to live.

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Fear is your Friend if you know the Difference between Discomfort and Distress

by Jennice Vilhauer, PhD on April 22, 2012

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When you are used to doing something in a very familiar way, it feels safe and comfortable, sometimes even when what you are doing isn’t working for you. This feeling is called being in the comfort zone. For example, if you are someone who prefers staying home instead of going to parties, being at home [...]

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Own Your Choices

by Jennice Vilhauer, PhD on April 18, 2012

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The choices we make create our life. You cannot move forward in time without making some type of choice every moment along the way. If you choose to read the rest of this page that is a choice. If you choose to stay in bed and pull the covers up over your head that is [...]

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Participate in the Process

by Jennice Vilhauer, PhD on November 23, 2011

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One of the tricky things about creating your future is that you often times won’t be able to see how it will all unfold. You may have a general sense of where you want to go in life. You may even have some very specific goals; however, there are going to be many steps along [...]

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