by Robert Gottlieb, MA LPC Freud once said “a prerequisite of sleep is a deliberate rejection of reality.” In English, that basically means in order to sleep we must ignore the fact that sleep is actually a rather bizarre [...]
by Grant Stenzel, MS LCPC Bullies are not new. We have had bullies since the beginning of time. One of my favorite bullying stories is from II Kings 2:23-24. From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was [...]
by Cara Jones, LCPC “I can’t say no.” “I should do this.” “It just has to be this way.” “If something doesn’t turn out the way I hoped, it’s just going to be awful.” “I have to [...]
by Eunia Lee, LCPC "You complete me." - Jerry, in the film Jerry Maguire. Did you swoon when Tom Cruise (Jerry) declared his love to Renee Zellweger (Dorothy) with these words near the end of this film? Am I [...]
by Steve Wright, LPC Divorce is one of the most painful of human experiences. It has been compared with the grief and pain of the death of a spouse. Indeed, the death of the relationship to the person one [...]
by Priscilla Dean, LPC Parents and teenagers inevitably experience all kinds of conflict. This stage of development in the teen's life is fraught with some major shifts during the ages of 13-18. The same could be said of the [...]