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Counseling Exercises Part II: Parenting with Empathy

Counseling Exercises Part II: Parenting with Empathy

I wanted to follow up last month’s blog post with one about empathy and its impact on children and their development. In our last blog, we talked about how empathy is the ability to see things from another person’s perspective, to put yourself in their shoes, and went...

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Counseling Exercises Part I: Where Did the Empathy Go?

Counseling Exercises Part I: Where Did the Empathy Go?

Have we become so busy and consumed by our own troubles and worries that we no longer have room or capacity for empathy? One of the very traits that distinguishes us from other creatures is our ability to have empathy. Put simply, empathy is the ability to see things...

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Life Changes as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Life Changes as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The COVID-19 pandemic can be a very stressful and anxious time.  Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems and the current news cycle can make it even worse.  There are some things we can do to help the overwhelming feeling you might have during this...

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Group Therapy

Group Therapy

Group therapy can at first sound fairly intimidating to people, but the reality is that group therapy can actually be more productive and powerful than individual therapy for many people.  During group therapy individuals meet with a group who all have similar...

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Anxiety or Trauma Triggers

Anxiety or Trauma Triggers

Anxiety is a very common experience for people and can be quite unnerving at times. Typically, the more we expose ourselves to these situations the easier they tend to get. Whereas the more we avoid these things that bring us anxiety the larger the anxiety can get....

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Couples Check-Ins

Couples Check-Ins

This month we focus on how you can connect more with your husband, wife, spouse or significant other with one simple weekly task. It’s called the couples check-in. When you think about it, anyone who has worked a job has likely had to attend weekly meetings, huddles,...

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Active Listening

Active Listening

Active listening is a method of listening and replying that improves understanding.  It can be one of the first steps we take to reduce tension in a situation and where we can begin to find solutions to problems.  Active listening is when we do not only hear the words...

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Addiction and Substance Abuse

Addiction and Substance Abuse

Addiction can involve the use of many different types of substances, including alcohol, opioids, nicotine, marijuana and even addictive behaviors such as gambling.  Studies have shown that addictive behaviors share certain neurological features such as reward and...

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Improve your Relationship with your Partner

Improve your Relationship with your Partner

Relationships are not easy, and maintaining one takes work from each person involved.  There are ways to enhance the bond between a couple and it takes commitment, mutual respect and effort.  Every relationship is different, and no relationship is perfect.  However,...

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ALONG YOUR JOURNEY TOWARDS ACHIEVING FREEDOM WITHIN.