How to use circles of control in therapy
A therapist's step-by-step guide to facilitating the circles of control exercise, with prompts, adaptations, and modality tie-ins.
September 11, 2026 · By Dr. Juli Fraga, Psy.D, Caitlin Pugh, LCSW
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Dr. Juli Fraga is a psychologist in San Francisco specializing in women's health concerns, parenting, and perinatal mood disorders. She is also the co-author of the new book "Parents Have Feelings, Too." Dr. Fraga is on faculty at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she supervises psychiatry residents and teaches classes for expectant parents.
A therapist's step-by-step guide to facilitating the circles of control exercise, with prompts, adaptations, and modality tie-ins.
September 11, 2026 · By Dr. Juli Fraga, Psy.D, Caitlin Pugh, LCSW
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