Helping Men Recover is a program including two books to assist counselors and men who are in drug recovery. It was developed over some years and published in 2011 by Dr. Stephanie Covington, Dan Griffin, and Rick Dauer. I used this program, among several programs, while at my internship last Read more…
People who have sex addiction face a challenge when they are considering therapy. Most of all, there is a great amount of shame and guilt associated with sex, sexual activities, and sex addiction. A person has to feel comfortable with the therapist to start to talk through the shame, guilt, Read more…
Weddings are great celebrations and with that comes great stress. Some couples consider getting counseling to make sure that they’re ready for marriage and to start their marriage with a great start. There might be issues that come up with family or from previous relationships before your big day. It Read more…
The approach is meant to motivate kids to do well because they are being recognized for doing well. From my experience, it would work well in a classroom or with a very attentive parent. Kids who don’t have severe issues love the attention and relish in it.
It’s quite a frequent question that once people know I’m an art therapist, the person asked if I work with kids. When I was first interested in the field, I was told I would only get jobs with kids, in mental hospitals, and with Autistic kids. While I have worked Read more…
Art therapy is different from making art to sale. The intention in art therapy is to make a piece that represents the inner world of a client. Making art to sale is making a piece that is appealing to another person so that the person would like to buy it. Read more…