“What does that mean to you?” I asked my client, who sat on the couch, her eyes wide, staring at what I had just shared with her. “It just changes everything!” It did change everything. It had changed everything for me a decade ago, and it had brought my faith to life during a time … Life and Growth through Relationship, not Rules
Therapy
If you were asked to share your spiritual autobiography what kinds of things would you include? This came up for me recently in a class I taught on Spirituality in Psychotherapy. In the area of spirituality, as in so many areas, the self-awareness of the clinician is key to our ability to handle sensitive information … Journeys in Spiritually Integrated Therapy
In Christian counseling, I have found that three elements stand out as essential components for effective resolution for both presenting and underlying issues: Confession, Conflict, and Reconciliation. During the course of my training, I quickly identified these three to be mainstays of not only what occurs during the course of a counseling session, but also … Confession, Conflict, and Reconciliation
The general public is aware of some of the manifestations of OCD from the television, such as compulsive fear of germs in the show ”Monk”, but this disorder has many faces and can shift its target issue even in the same person. Some of the ways do not even have external behaviors others can observe. … Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Painful to live with; Easy to Not Reveal
(This post is from a previous blog posted on ACAC’s blog posts in 2014.) I recently asked someone how an event went for her—she had told me about an upcoming speech she was to give, and had had some anxiety about it. She replied, “Oh, I don’t know. Some people seemed to like it.” With further discussion, … Shame Wears a Mask
We all grieve in unique ways—even among loved ones, there can be differences in expressions of grief. Our personalities have much to do with that, as do some cultural influences, including ‘family culture’. This blog is not a detailed 1-2-3 step process of ‘how to grieve’; rather, I would like to suggest ways of marking … How to Grieve–Part 3