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What’s Your Tape?
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 do everything around here. No one will ever help me; there’s no point in asking.” “I’m such a terrible person because I let my friend down.” “I failed [...]
“You Complete Me”: An Examination of Marital Expectations
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 the only one who thought something was a bit off about this declaration? This view of "love" may work for a time in a dating relationship (where you are google-eyed in [...]
The Rise in Teen Cybersex and Pornography Addiction
by Mary Hockett, LCPC When you hear the words "sexual addiction" what images come to mind? The sleazy looking guy in the video shop or the nasty guy at the bar, right? Usually the images you have are not of the respected lawyer you do business with or the doctor whom you trust or even the pastor of your church and certainly not your spouse, or even yet, your teen. [...]
Navigating Each Hard Turn of Divorce
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 intended to spend the rest of life with is something that really must be grieved. So, how does one navigate through the pain and hurt of divorce to come out the [...]
Who Is This Adult in Place of My Child?: Coping With Teens in Transition
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 stage of parenting development that the parent experiences during the teen years of their son or daughter. The teen experiences adult emotions for the first time, begins to form opinions and [...]
The Self-Esteem Builder Checklist
by Amy Churchill, LPC I recently spoke to group of parents about how to help promote self-esteem in the home. Although social pressures and competition are not new concepts, these self-esteem deflators are definitely magnified in today’s generation of children. The pressures to stand out, be the best, or be “perfect,” are all messages children are receiving from their outside worlds. Decades ago, children would experience social pressures at school, [...]