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I waltzed through the office door at approximately 8:05AM with my eyes half shut. Nobody never really bothered me for being late, especially since it was Friday morning. Having rolled out of bed about twenty minutes prior to the appointment, I could have cared less if anybody did bug me. Letting out a subtle grunt…
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I am a psychic. I can prove it. Stop what you are doing…Take a moment…Let your guard down…Reach down to the back of your subconscious…Think back to your best times…Feel as though you are back in that moment reliving the experience…Hone in on the emotion resonating from this memory…What feelings does this memory illicit?…How did…
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After working in the mental health field for nearly a decade, you would think that there are few things that could catch me off guard. One particular area though always plucks at my heartstrings; Listening to stories of sexual violence always carries a heavy punch often followed by a time period to decompress. The most…
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As a mental health counselor, you think you’ve heard it all. The other night though a young man I am working with caught me off guard. This poor guy had been through it all in the last two months between a breakup, legal issues, losing his job, and being on homebound instruction for school. There…
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A major decision has been weighing heavy on my mind for several months. For those of you who do not know, I am a mental health counselor in a specialized program for young adults experiencing psychosis. Working with this population has been a dream come true going back to my sophomore year of college. That…
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Listening is a process that requires your full participation and focusing your full attention on the intended audience. Listening is a commitment to understanding how others feel and seeing their perspective. This means putting aside your own judgments, beliefs, and biases to allow the speaker to communicate their thoughts and feelings to you. This will,…
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I miss being a kid. I played with toy cars, superheroes, and stuffed animals. I went outside from sunup to sundown, coming in for lunch. I made sure not to miss my favorite cartoons on Nickelodeon or on basic cable on Saturday mornings. Back then, my job was going to school and learning my alphabet.…
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Improvements in self-care often involve clear suggestions. For instance, if someone wants to lose weight, the individuals can define specific goals and tangible steps to take towards those goals. They can exercise, eat a proper diet, talk to a doctor, etc. Even for the “less concrete” self-care domains such as emotional and mental well-being, there…
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If you have been following the Caring Counselor blog, you have probably noticed a sharp drop in the amount of content being put out the past few weeks. I take personal responsibility for it and apologize to my audience. However, I needed a break and had to turn my focus inward. The culmination of family…
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It was 8:30 at night. I received a call on my cell phone from my dad, asking if I had gotten home from work yet. I told him no, as I had stopped for groceries on the way. I am not usually a “grocery shop late at night” person; however, we were expecting heavy…
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