Dealing with Potentially Violent Clients

July 25th, 2016 | Posted by Rob Weiss in Abuse | Counselor Education | Policy | Therapy | Workplace Issues - (Comments Off on Dealing with Potentially Violent Clients)

Identifiable Risk Factors After multiple instances of mass violence in the past year (Dallas, Orlando, San Bernardino, Colorado Springs, and Charleston, to name but a few), the ability to identify and treat individuals who are predisposed to violent behaviors is more vital than ever. Unfortunately, even mental health professionals are not very good at predicting …
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55 Days Without Water, and Still No Girly Thoughts

May 4th, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Body Image | Girly Thoughts | Health & Wellness | Therapy | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on 55 Days Without Water, and Still No Girly Thoughts)

I am sitting in the living room of a friend who is playing the piano, looking out on the snowy April landscape. She is relaxed; her home is immaculate, which wouldn’t be a cause for surprise except for the fact that she is on day 55 without water. Yes, without water.   In this mountainous …
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You, Me, & Monica Lewinsky: Four Ways You Can Correct Your Story

March 27th, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Girly Thoughts | Health & Wellness | Relationships | Therapy | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on You, Me, & Monica Lewinsky: Four Ways You Can Correct Your Story)

If you don’t know yet, Monica Lewinsky has gone public with a Ted Talk. It is well worth seeing because she does what I’ve been inviting you to do:   Stop listening to your girly thoughts; that toxic inner dialogue that blames you for anything that goes wrong in your life.     Monica’s Courage   …
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Giving Up a Girly Thought for Lent

March 20th, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Girly Thoughts | Health & Wellness | Therapy | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Giving Up a Girly Thought for Lent)

“Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy.” —Pope Francis     Whether you are Christian or not, or devout or not, you are probably aware that we have entered Lent, a season of spiritual growth and self-examination, which often includes fasting and a tradition of giving something up (even though …
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Having Faith In Positive Energy

September 30th, 2014 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Addiction | Addiction Discussions | Addiction Education | Family Issues | Integrative Living | Mindfulness | Relationships | Therapy | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Having Faith In Positive Energy)

Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Transformational and Recovery Coach.  She is the author of “The Law of the Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery” and the creator of Wake Up Recovery.  She is the go to expert on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky and media expert on …
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How To Maintain Spiritual Wellness

September 22nd, 2014 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Addiction | Addiction & Recovery | Alcohol Addiction | Drug Addiction | Integrative Living | Love Addiction | Marijuana Addiction | Mindfulness | Prescription Drug Addiction | Relationships | Sex Addiction | Therapy | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on How To Maintain Spiritual Wellness)

Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Transformational and Recovery Coach.  She is the author of “The Law of the Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery” and the creator of wake up recovery.  She is the go to expert on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky and media expert on …
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Confronting Addiction: How Far Down Is Rock Bottom?

September 20th, 2014 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Abuse | Addiction | Addiction & Recovery | Addiction Discussions | Addiction Education | Alcohol Addiction | Celebrity Rehab | Drug Addiction | Love Addiction | Marijuana Addiction | Prescription Drug Addiction | Therapy - (Comments Off on Confronting Addiction: How Far Down Is Rock Bottom?)

Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Transformational and Recovery Coach.  She is the author of “The Law of the Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery” and the creator of wake up recovery.  She is the go to expert on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky and media expert on …
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Introducing Our New Contributing Blogger, Joan E. Childs!

August 27th, 2014 | Posted by Editor in Family Issues | Grief | Mental Illness | Therapy - (Comments Off on Introducing Our New Contributing Blogger, Joan E. Childs!)

Counselor, along with HCI Books  is pleased to welcome Joan E. Childs, LCSW, as our newest contributing blogger! Joan E. Childs has been a licensed clinical social worker since 1978 specializing in change work for human potentiality, personal growth and self actualization. She was chosen to be the first affiliate of the John Bradshaw Center in the United States …
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The Half-Lived Life: Part II

July 31st, 2014 | Posted by John Lee in Relationships | Therapy | Trauma - (Comments Off on The Half-Lived Life: Part II)

The half-lived life is really organized and supervised, and it is the domain of “The False Self” or our Persona, which is the Greek word for mask. It was responsible for negotiating the first part of your life, not without some losses, pain, a few broken hearts and many broken promises. It protected you and …
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