MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN
By Mary Jane Beatty, LMFT STOP – LOOK – LISTEN. Hey, it worked for the traffic lights! I think it’s time to resurrect this saying and apply it to our …
PARENT EDUCATION: The Key to Raising a Happy Child…Agency
Are you micromanaging your children? By Robin F. Rishel, Ph.D., LPC More and more in my professional as well as personal life, I encounter parents that are trying desperately to …
COUNSELING: How Porn Affects Your Relationship
By Danny Churchill, LSW, MSW Pornography is rampant throughout our culture. It is estimated that internet pornography is a several billion dollar industry attainable by anyone who has access to a computer. …
COUNSELING: Boost Your Marriage Oxygen for the Climb
By Don Shar, NCC In our time, successful marriages have the potential to have stronger emotional bonds and personal growth than marriages in past eras. In times past, emotional bonds …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: Benefits of Mindfulness
By Kierstin Barker Many of us, myself included, persistently wear our overstimulation as a badge of honor. We are constantly bragging about how busy our lives are or how many …
TESTIMONIAL: A Reluctant Client
By Ben Friday, MS Are you hesitant, resistant, or afraid to ask for help? You are not alone. I remember the first time my parents dragged me to counseling. I …
COUNSELING: What is a Panic Attack?
By Mary Griffin, BSN, MS, RN Picture this: You are enjoying a walk at a park and suddenly you start to sweat, feel chest pain, and your heart races. You …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: Balancing Your Wellness Wheel
By Robin Rishel, Ph.D How do you define: Health? Wellness? Balance? Growth? 1. Social 2. Emotional 3. Intellectual 4. Physical 5. Spiritual 6. Occupational Dimension One – Social Wellness: This …
PARENT EDUCATION: Sanity Savers for Surviving Sibling Conflict
By Joan Wolf Schenker, M.Ed. “For heaven’s sake, stop that fighting. You’re driving me crazy,” Mother yelled from another room. “Well, Gail won’t let me play with the iPad, Keith …
MENTAL HEALTH TIPS: The Gift and Art of Listening
By Rev. Dr. Ron Barnes, LSW “Everyone should be quick to listen (and) slow to speak” -James 1:19 “Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it costs all you have, …