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Healing the Child Within: Processing the Pain
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...
Healing the Child Within: Identifying Unresolved Pain
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...
Pornography Addiction: An Insidious Affliction Part 3 Recovery from Porn Addiction
Warning: this blog series is going to talk about sensitive material that may not be suitable for youth or adolescents without parental supervision. Insidious: adjective; proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. Affliction:...
Play Therapy 101: What Can Parents Do to Support Their Child’s Therapy?
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...
The CFT Statement on Predjudice
The CFT therapy team has come together to coordinate the following comments in regard to the fight against prejudice. As therapists, our goal is to have unconditional positive regard for all people. In order to do this, we are focused on bringing...
Pornography Addiction: An Insidious Affliction Part 2 – The Cause and Effect of Porn Addiction
Warning: this blog series is going to talk about sensitive material that may not be suitable for youth or adolescents without parental supervision. Insidious: adjective; proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. Affliction:...
Pornography Addiction: An Insidious Affliction Part 1 – What is Porn Addiction?
Warning: this blog series discusses material that may not be suitable for youth or adolescents without parental supervision. Insidious: adjective; proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. Affliction: noun; something that...
Keeping and Creating Connection during the COVID-19 Quarantine – Part 3 – The Ultimate Parenting Challenge
Ready or not…the ultimate parenting challenge is here! The COVID-19 Pandemic has created one of the biggest challenges many of us parents have ever faced. From online school at home to constant grocery shopping and meal prep to boredom and...
Play Therapy 101: Therapist/Child Interactions in Play Therapy
In the second part of this play therapy blog series, the unique environment of the playroom as well as the power of self-directed play were presented. This time, let’s look at what actually occurs during a typical play therapy session. This post...
The Flexible Mind – Part 3
Welcome back to The Flexible Mind blog series. My recent posts have been for the purpose of explaining how to relate to your thoughts in a new, less judgmental, more open-minded way, a rare skill in our society. The information in The Flexible Mind...
Cultivating Joy during COVID-19
As the stay at home order continues here in the state of North Carolina, many people are questioning how to gain momentum with their time. Others may be facing a surge of anxiety as a result of multiple factors. And finally, others may be...
Keeping and Creating Connection during the COVID-19 Quarantine – Part 2 – Connection in Marriage
In part one of this blog series, I presented the complications we all experience relationally because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the “stay at home” order. I believe these complications are present in many cases because there is so much time...
