I'm currently reading a really great book, Restoration Therapy: Understanding and Guiding Healing in Marriage and Family Therapy by Terry D. Hargrave and Franz Pfitzer. In fact, I can't recommend it enough. But as I was reading last night this section of the book...
Several weeks ago I was at The Hideaway Experience doing co-therapy along with another former 'pastor' turned therapist. It's not unusual to find therapists and counselors who were former pastors, but I think that vocational movement is often looked at with a sense of...
In all wars, whether large or small, whether carried out on battlefields, city streets, living rooms, or faculty lounges, we come across the same basic exclusionary polarity: “us against them,” “their gain–our loss, ” “either us or them.” The stronger the conflict,...
Shame occurs when you haven't been able to get away with the 'who' you want people to think you are. Carl Whitaker in Facing Shame: Families in Recovery by Merle Fossum and Marilyn Mason
Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability This is just a great, great TED talk by Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, who is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past ten years studying vulnerability, courage,...
[image by tenaciousme] I get it...paying for counseling is a big commitment, and can often be a hindrance for those seeking it out. Even though I'm in the counselor's chair now, I still pay for my own counseling. So I can empathize with you. I have had the same...
One of the things I have been thinking about for the last six months is the idea of doing therapy on the go through mobile technology. Though I believe strongly in the benefits of in person, face to face therapy, I think technology is making available new avenues for...
[image by Ben Zvan] I've been thinking a lot about the topic of social media and the role of therapists (pastoral counselors) in the midst of it. There is a large percentage of therapists who thinks being online should be super limited, if online at all. And there is...
[image by dcfdelacruz] I made a comment on Twitter the other night that went something like this: Feel blog post coming on about how dangerous it is when pastors ignore serious mental health issues & blame it on spiritual problems And from that I received a lot of...
Finding a therapist can be a very daunting process for many people. Finding a good therapist can be even more daunting. This last summer I posted What to Look for in a Therapist and How to Find a Good Therapist hoping that my thoughts on the issue might benefit some...
