There are many people who wonder if counseling would be right for them. One of the best resources of going to counseling is getting the workbooks that allow you to take the principles you are learning in therapy and bring it home to put it into practice. Here are some things that a Christian workbook might have in it:
1. Tips For Better Personal Prayer and Faith Building Experiences
One of the first steps with Christian therapy is to increase your relationship with God.…
If you are a new foster parent of a teen who self-harms, you may be struggling with your requirements to keep the teen in your care safe. Self-harm in teens is more prevalent than many people realize. In fact, according to research, nearly one in 5 teen girls in 9th grade self-harms, most often by cutting and carving their skin. Here’s what you need to know.
Understanding why the teen in your care self-harms…
While visiting a therapist can help you to improve your relationships with your significant other, family members, and friends, professional care is also advisable if you find that you’re struggling at work. A variety of issues can spell trouble in the workplace, leading to disciplinary problems, a lack of advancement, and even conflicts with co-workers and supervisors. If you explain some of these issues to a therapist, he or she will work with you to understand why you react in a certain way — and then develop strategies that you can use to better handle each situation as it arises.…
When faced with adversity on top of trauma you suffered in the past, your autonomic nervous system (ANS), which includes the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system, along with your enteric nervous system, kick into action. All of these systems govern how your body will react to the current adversity. So the automatic nervous system governs whether you will take flight or outright put up a fight. It also governs the freeze instinct that could overtake you.…
It can be extremely frustrating for you to have problems controlling your temper. You know that it can be scary for those around you but you just can’t keep your emotions from rising and causing you to do things that you will regret. Here are some tips for managing your anger so that it doesn’t get the better of you.
1. Wait
When you feel angry, put as much time as you can between the emotion and the actions that stem directly from that emotion.…
If your child has oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), then you need to find the right resources to support him or her. Oppositional defiant disorder is condition that causes a child to display a continuous pattern of defiant, hostile, annoying and uncooperative behavior towards people in charge. This condition can disrupt your family, home life, school performance and other relationships. Here is how counseling can help your child with ODD.
Get Support From A Child Therapist…
When you have a substance use disorder, your family may treat you differently and make your recovery that much harder. Here are some common behaviors and how to deal with them so you can focus on overcoming your addiction and moving on with your life.
Common Family Problems When You Are In Recovery
They confide in others and embarrass you.
You notice that friends and extended family also treat you differently. They are less trusting, open and may even be openly derisive.…
When a member of your family passes away suddenly, the shock and sadness you feel can be overwhelming. And when you have young, elementary-school-age children, you may not know how to handle the situation to make it easier and more manageable for them. All you do know is that you want to make the loss of their loved one from being needlessly painful and confusing. Get to know a few things that you can do to help your child handle the loss of a loved one.…
Losing someone you care about is never easy, and everyone grieves in their own way. Most people recover and are able to resume their normal activities in a few months. But this too can vary by person, and at times, the loss can be so overwhelming that a person suffers from complicated grief. After the death of some close to you, it’s important to understand the normal grieving process and know when you might need counselling to help you overcome this obstacle in your life.…
Chemical dependency is a problem related to, but different from, chemical substance abuse. A person can abuse chemicals or drugs and not be dependent upon them. When one is chemically dependent, the human body develops a tolerance for the drug or chemical. And, when the substance is not available, the body suffers the effects of withdrawal from the chemical. This withdrawal can cause many problems related to health and well-being. With so many problems being faced by the chemically dependent patient, one important area that is sometimes overlooked is nutrition.…
