Personal Growth Counselors choose evidence based treatment interventions. These interventions need to be based on the client’s needs, and the goals for treatment need to be based on a variety of things. Some of the individual’s needs to consider include, but are not...
Most of us parents have kissed our kids good-night, tucked them in bed, turned out the light and instructed them to be quiet and go to sleep. Right? Ok, that works for some children, especially if they are really tired. However, for many children this strategy simply...
Stress. It is inescapable and unavoidable. Small amounts of stress are beneficial to the body, urging us to adapt to our environment. However, higher stress levels, if left unchecked, can lead to serious illnesses of the body, such as high blood pressure, heart...
Our goal is to have a strong, positive self-concept and to be able to maintain it regardless our expertise or lack of it in any particular area. This needs to happen regardless of the approval or disapproval of any other person. The way you think about your behavior...
Emotional Brain Everyone has at one time or another (maybe many times or most of the time) had the experience of being controlled by his/her emotions. I frequently refer to Emotional Brain as EB or “the Energizer Bunny.” Sometimes this makes us angry or frustrated or...
When bad things happen in your life (and they do to everyone) don’t allow yourself to be a victim. Only losers constantly blame others for things that go wrong in their life. I have found that rather than blaming someone else for bad decisions, lack of preparation,...
