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5 Ways You Can Support Your Partner in Therapy
Your spouse or loved one is in therapy, now what? Here are some ways you can support your partner in therapy. Honor your partner’s privacy. There are many wonderful aspects of therapy, one of them is confidentiality. Confidentiality is required, highly guarded,...
3 Book Recommendations To Help Anxiety (from a Christian Counselor)
As a Christian Counselor and avid reader, I have clients (and friends) ask about my book recommendations to help anxiety all the time! Who isn’t anxious about their job, children, or the current state of the world? Worry and anxiety is a natural part of life that...
12 Questions To Ask Your Partner
We all desire connection. Asking questions can be one way to gain knowledge, foster friendship, and strengthen relationship connections. Maybe you have seen those boxes, card decks, or question games? Some designed to break the ice, some for laughter and fun, and...
Loneliness: Navigating Post-Holiday Blues
The holiday season is over, and often that can bring with it surprising or intense feelings of post-holiday blues. Sure, we may have just spent cherished time with family and friends, but now life goes “back to normal,” or whatever things looked like before. For many,...
Christmas Miracle: The Gift of Presence in Our Bodies
I remember writing a prayer in my journal years ago in the midst of an awe-inspired Christmas season. It read, “Help me experience the miracles of Christmas every day.” The feelings of awe, of surprise, of wonder at the beautiful, twinkling lights, of anticipation–how...
Boundaries For Christmas (Why I Stopped Buying Christmas Presents)
Below is the unlikely story of how my family stopped buying Christmas presents and started creating boundaries for Christmas. Table of Contents:-When I learned I needed boundaries for Christmas-The year I said no more Christmas presents-Knowing I'm not a scroogeWhen I...
The Difference Between Christian Counseling, Mentorship, and Professional Coaching
Where do we go for advice, wise counsel, and insight when we have big decisions to make? When we’re spinning inside our heads? When we’re stuck in some sort of mind- numbing analysis paralysis? Making decisions can be extremely tough, and there are many resources you...
4 Tips For How to Prepare for Online Christian Counseling
Ok, you're interested in online Christian counseling, but you want to make sure you get the most out of it! Here is how to prepare for an online Christian counseling session. Is online counseling really the same as meeting in-person? Much of our world moved to an...
How to Prepare for Your First Christian Counseling Session
Whether it’s your first time going to counseling or have been before, starting with a new therapist can be nerve-wracking. Below are a few tips from one of our therapists for how to prepare for your first Christian counseling session! ‘Will I like my therapist?’ ...
New School Anxiety
Growing up, I changed schools frequently. Every time the first week rolled around, my stomach would get queasy, my hands would get sweaty, and I worried that something bad was going to happen. I didn’t know it as a kid, but I was experiencing anxiety. Anytime we do...