Individual Counseling is the Best Treatment for Trauma-Related Disorders

Many people have suffered trauma at some time during their lifetimes. Abuse from one’s past, witnessing of a crime, or serving in the armed forces can all lead to trauma that develops into a wide variety of mental disorders.  The most common of these disorders is post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.  Individuals with PTSD may…

Effective Child and Adolescent Therapy from A Christian Perspective

Understanding the psychology of a child can be a tall order for most parents and understandably so. Especially in today’s fast-paced, multitasking society where we have to balance work with school bus times, family meals, sports practices, homework assistance, family gatherings, and once in every super blue moon maybe even five minutes to ourselves for a Sudoku…

Individual Counseling Isn’t Just For People With “Problems”

Sometimes the negative connotations associated with individual counseling deter people from seeking the help that they need.  Counseling isn’t just for people with marital struggles, grief, mental health issues, or family problems; it can be a useful maintenance tool to help prevent issues from happening. Why should you attend counseling? You are struggling in some area…

How Child and Adolescent Therapy Can Be Beneficial

As children grow, both their bodies and their minds go through some pretty amazing changes. These changes can be stressful though and, just like adults handle stress differently, every child deals with these changes a little differently too. In addition to the stresses of going through different growth stages, when environmental factors like divorcing parents,…

7 Good Reasons to Consider Marriage Counseling

Although marriage is a wonderful union between a man and woman, after the “honeymoon phase” wears off and you realize you and your spouse are two imperfect people trying to make it in this world together, you might need to consider marriage counseling. According to an article on www.psychcentral.com, there are seven main reasons couples seek…