therapy
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Not sure if this post is more of a vent session, but what happened to people coming to you directly in order to resolve conflict? I noticed an increase in individuals either holding back, going above my head, or going behind my back when it came to resolution. I experienced three separate incidents in the
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Change causes anxiety- whether it is good or bad. That’s a given. A client came into session yesterday described serious anxiety. She could not for the life of her identify exactly why she felt this way. It turned out she had just started a new job and was one week into it. When I asked
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In an effort to sharpen my counseling skills, I recently turned over to audiobooks. I might as well take advantage of my hour-long drive to work. My first download on Audible was titled Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Principles of Becoming More Flexible, Effective, and Fulfilled by Dr. Steven C. Hayes. So far, I enjoy the
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Good morning, passengers! Welcome aboard the “what if” train. This is your Caring Counselor conductor speaking. Our first stop will be the lovely concern, where it all began. Shortly thereafter, we will pull into assumption before spinning by rumination. Before you know it, we will be jumping to conclusions! Enjoy the ride! This is about
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Oh shit. I am way behind on my blog. Out the window goes one of my annual goals. This will be my sixth annual year in review for The Caring Counselor blog. I never in a million years thought that my blog would be going into year seven and well over 250 posts to date.
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You know it’s bad when you have two therapists say the same thing to you on two separate occasions. To answer your first question, yes, I see two therapists. I have my therapist who I have been seeing for six or seven years, and then I recently picked up another who I see less frequently
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I have been trying so hard to get back on my once-a-week writing schedule, but again life got in the way. The keyword lately has been try. That’s all I have been doing. I am trying to stay afloat. I try to give it my all at work. I try to push through the pain,
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I laid there. Taking it all in. A half empty closet. Cleared out dressers. Dust bunnies strewn across the floor. One corner with a TV and Nintendo Switch sitting up on the shelf. There wasn’t much else left to this room. Most of its contents were already removed and transported across the river to my
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I spent the last thirty-three years of my life living within the confines of America’s armpit. I call southern New Jersey home and never imagined I would be typing this next sentence. In the next three to four weeks, I am doing my best George Washington impression and crossing the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. I
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Yeah, I know. It’s been a while. Or sporadic at best. And to think, at one time, I disdained writing. I abhorred the thought of putting my fingers to a keyboard. That was way back when teachers and professors dictated the topic. Since its inception in 2017, this blog turned into a pillar of my
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