Therapy for Therapist

Therapy for Therapists

Therapy for Therapists by Victoria Goebel, LMSW   Clients often share that they feel ashamed for being in therapy and wonder if having mental health issues supports the notion that they are messed up or abnormal. Many clients have internalized these stigmas from society and loved ones who label clients as overly-sensitive people who should…

WHY CHOKING YOUR TEENAGER WON’T HELP

Somedays it gets hard. Being a parent. A therapist. A Former Marine. Which strategy will work best when working with these seemingly ungrateful children that we raise? My teenage mutant ninja daughter texted me this message after one dispute where I asked her for the phone number to the home of a male friend that

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The Celebrity Within

Paparazzi for your Self-esteem Key words: Self-esteem, self-love, Yesterday while sitting in a restaurant enjoying some hot BlueBerry Pancakes, buttered down, with a side order of sausages, and a cup of Joe, I had began to have an interesting, yet not so interesting conversation with my daughters.  The conversation started something like this Daughter: “Our…

5 Tips to a Text(less) Relationship to Heat up your love Life

Key word: Reconnect How do I love thee? Let me count the ways….1. Because you’re so damn sexy. 2. I love the way you touch me. Mmmm 3. Oh wait! My girlfriend just texted me, I gotta get this.  She just got a new job.  BUZZ KILL! Is Instant messaging leading to instant disconnection in

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The Celebrity Within

Paparazzi for your Self-esteemKey words: Self-esteem, self-love,Yesterday while sitting in a restaurant enjoying some hot BlueBerry Pancakes, buttered down, with a side order of sausages, and a cup of Joe, I had began to have an interesting, yet not so interesting conversation with my daughters.  The conversation started something like thisDaughter: “Our waiter looks very

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