Should We Use the Word Trauma in Counseling?
One of the big challenges I face with clients is using the word “trauma” in counseling. to explain a body of work, now a classification for a type of counseling...
Read MoreOne of the big challenges I face with clients is using the word “trauma” in counseling. to explain a body of work, now a classification for a type of counseling...
Read MoreBy Coach Cary Bayer Frederick Eikerenkoetter II said it beautifully when he talked about the prospering power of “an attitude of gratitude.” I know…you’re scratching your head since you never...
Read MoreBy Jim Corrington, Jr. LCSW, Executive Director of Outpatient Services, Meadows Behavioral Healthcare, Scottsdale, Silicon Valley, Dallas Having worked in the field of addiction treatment and behavioral health as a...
Read MoreAs a professional, I work for an organization known as Recovery Consultants. We contract with behavioral healthcare organizations to achieve national accreditation through The Joint Commission, which is considered the...
Read MoreIf you were to randomly pick a corporation, a local high school or neighborhood in America and use as a cross-section of the population, a good portion of those in...
Read MoreDo you remember your first day of sobriety? Mine was terribly frightening and I was overwhelmed with fear, shame, and guilt. I had called a sober friend for help, and...
Read MorePrior to starting Psychological Counseling Services (PCS), Pastor Ralph Earle spent 12 years ministering to churches across the country. This pastoral heart and mindset has been a core influence of...
Read MoreEvery year, tens of thousands of individuals are released from jail or prison to face a new reality: life after incarceration. As they begin the transition back into society, they...
Read MoreAs I grow older and closer to leaving the planet I realize more than ever, there is no beginning and there is no end. There are only the holy moments...
Read MoreAnthony Bourdain. Kate Spade. Chester Bennington. Chris Cornell. Robin Williams. Collectively, we gasped. Knitted our eyebrows in confusion. Shook our heads in disbelief. Perhaps allowed tears to fall. Suicide leaves...
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