Many people feel hopeless or helpless when thinking about where they are in life. For some people, it seems like they fell into a rut they can’t get out of. They may be still living with their parents and have a low paying job working what they consider menial labor. If this is you, you […]
Are you considering suggesting counseling for an employee? When you see friends and family struggling with life stress, you may feel comfortable suggesting they try counseling. But what about when you’re a manager or business owner and you see one of your employees struggling? With employees, you may not see the actual personal things they […]
A big reason many people sell and buy houses is divorce. This can be beneficial if you’re a realtor, but you’re dealing with clients in distress. People going through divorce are going through a lot of stress and emotional upheaval, especially when children are involved. There are good reasons why realtors should know therapists to […]
During the teenage years, teenagers go through a lot of changes, both physical and emotional. When you see your teenager’s behavior changing, it’s easy to become worried that they seem depressed. Worse still, you might be worried your teenage seems depressed enough to hurt themselves. Is My Teenager Depressed? Some of the common behavior changes […]
Counseling for Anxiety is one of the main things that therapists provide. So the good news is that if you have anxiety, you’re in good company. There are many different strategies that help with anxiety. Below, I will discuss one of the strategies. Anxiety as a Mental Construct Anxiety often comes about because of our […]
We all have tried to start new healthy habits such as exercising more and many of us have trouble sticking to it. We start off well and then run out of steam. Here is one strategy for making it stick. First start out small. Don’t plan on suddenly working out for an hour a day, […]
We all want to work with our teens to get better teenage behavior out of them. Last weekend I was reminded of something while watching my son’s soccer game. The coach is a good coach and loves soccer. However, during games he tends to get excited and starts shouting directions at the kids. “Move back! […]
Communication in marriage is a keystone necessity. Good communication with your spouse is an essential tool for staying connected and resolving problems so they don’t take over your marriage. I was meeting with a couple today for marriage counseling and they told me a story that I thought had an amazingly good strategy. They gave […]
One way to keep your marriage running smoothly is to manage it like an effective, streamlined business. Learning from the Automobile Manufacturing System: A few years ago I listened to a radio program about problems that occurred in the 1970’s American car manufacturing industry. There were a lot of problems arising in the manufacturing industry […]