Tag Archives: Counseling
Be Understood
Your conflicts sometimes lead to painful or bitter fights. When all is said and done after your difference du jour, you both feel frustrated, hurt, dejected and misunderstood. You both know you will repeat your familiar but painful scenario in the near future; it’s a matter of when, not if. You feel helpless and confused, … Continue reading
Play Therapy
It is often difficult to understand the unknown. How can we understand the thoughts of children, when they do not know how to express themselves? Do we just ask? Will they eventually tell us? These remedies may work, but in the event they do not there is, play therapy. Play therapy is designated for children … Continue reading
Gestalt Therapy
In 1964, Paul Goodman stated, “The issue is not whether people are ‘good enough’ for a particular type of society; rather it is a matter of developing the kind of social institutions that are most conducive to expanding the potentialities we have for intelligence, grace, sociability and freedom”. The institution, in which he would later … Continue reading
Family/Marital Therapy
You are born with family, but you choose your friends.” It can be difficult to establish and sustain a relationship with individuals you are you do not “choose”. Family therapy (a.k.a. couples therapy) is a psychotherapy based atmosphere which implores systems of interactions in an intimate atmosphere. Since the tension is deep, it is often … Continue reading
Cognitive Therapy
In 1967, Ulric Neisser coined the term “cognitive psychology” when proclaiming, “The term “cognition” refers to all processes by which the sensory input is transformed, reduced, elaborated, stored, recovered, and used. It is concerned with these processes even when they operate in the absence of relevant stimulation, as in images and hallucinations… Given such a … Continue reading
Art Therapy
Ernst Ludwig Kirchsner eloquently, stated, “A painter paints the appearance of things, not their objective correctness, in fact he creates new appearances of things.” A quote that has resonated through the minds of artists, and lies as the cornerstone ideology of art therapy. Since the beginning of psychology, it has been known that any form … Continue reading
Army Offers Counseling for Grief from Ft. Hood
Counselors are being sent to Ft. Hood to offer counseling for hundreds of individuals affected by last Thursday’s violent shooting. Among these individuals are soldiers, hospital workers, civilians, and family members, all who are struggling to overcome the grief of loss. Last week, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist in the Army Medical Corps, opened … Continue reading
Addiction Therapists Try To Help Addicted Gamers
Therapists have said that some massive multiplayer online games, in which millions of people co-exist in video-game worlds, are as addictive as crack cocaine. Some youngsters, and adults, are spending so much time playing these games that they have lost touch with the real world. A recent report by Sweden’s Youth Care Foundation described World … Continue reading
Group Therapy for Grief
Group therapy is often used for grief because peer counseling and relationships with others who can empathize with one’s loss reduces the feeling of isolation that can result from grief. Group therapy is often moderated by a health professional or counselor. Group therapy for grief is different from many other forms of group therapy. This … Continue reading
Is Couples Counseling or Premarital Counseling right for you?
Premarital counseling, like any couples counseling, is usually performed by a psychologist, psychiatrist, therapist, or clinical social worker. Consider this when wondering whether or not couples counseling or premarital counseling is right for you: Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. Supplementing couples counseling with premarital counseling will build upon the groundwork laid by … Continue reading