As a civil trial lawyer, Joe Beckman worked exclusively with people going through personally and professionally stressful situations for a dozen years in Chicago and Montana.  Like most attorneys, Joe’s role as counselor often extended beyond “what’s the law” into other areas of advice.  Much of which related to helping clients cope with the delay, expense and uncertainty – and attendant stress of litigation.  Over the past dozen years he’s noticed a similar (if lower level) angst even attaches to clients on the transactional side of his practice. 

 

Holder of an honors degree in Psychology from Loyola of Chicago, Joe has been a lifelong  consumer of APA studies and always considered himself an avid “behaviorist.”  He is a particularly keen follower of what is now known as “positive psychology,” a discipline that did not exist when Joe was in college. 

Joe will share several tips and tricks, proven by traditional testing methods, that experts are beginning to conclude are nearly as effective (and perhaps even more effective) than traditional pharmacological and “talking therapies” at reducing depression and increasing personal satisfaction and productivity.