by Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified | Jun 5, 2021 | Blog
Defining Psychological Maturity Psychological maturity is the result of the natural and healthy process that individuals go through when their needs are met at various developmental levels over the life span. A person who passes successfully through a maturity stage... 
by Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog
Goal: To live from your true identity. In parts one and two of this blog series, I gave an introduction to understanding unresolved childhood pain and an overview of the process of healing. In this third article, I will present the concept of integration.... 
by Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified | Jul 29, 2020 | Blog
The reality of childhood pain is that it doesn’t go away until it’s healed. In my first article of the Healing the Child Within series, I mentioned several things that I will review here on the topic of processing pain. First of all, it is important to remember that... 
by Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified | Jul 10, 2020 | Blog
Over my 15+ years as a professional mental health counselor, I have repeatedly heard phrases like these from my clients. “What happened to me as a child doesn’t bother me anymore.” “I’m over it now; it was so long ago.” “Are you kidding? That was when I was a kid. It... 
by Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified | Jun 21, 2020 | Blog
In my previous posts on play therapy, I explored the core ideas about how Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) works, the therapeutic environment of the playroom, and the methods play therapists utilize to help children grow and progress. In this final segment, I am... 
