Couples Counseling

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Coping With A Loved One’s Trauma—How can you help?

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Coping With A Loved One’s Trauma—How can you help?

In attending a seminar on trauma at the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA) annual conference last year, one statement stuck with me: 

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A Counselor’s Review—Your relationship bill of rights

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A Counselor’s Review—Your relationship bill of rights

In our graduate school program, It was recommended that we, “sit on the other side of the sofa” for at least a year.  This was to give us the benefit of what it would feel like to

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A Counselor’s Review—Revisiting the mind/body connection

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A Counselor’s Review—Revisiting the mind/body connection

Last Sunday night on the long running TV show, 60 Minutes, I watched the story of a husband and wife. The wife had Alzheimer’s. They both decided to

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After divorce—5 points that can help you find your way

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After divorce—5 points that can help you find your way

After divorce, I’ve heard differing perspectives. Neither are wrong. It’s what’s right for you. Some people feel like

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Counselor’s Motivational – – Breaking patterns

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Counselor’s Motivational – – Breaking patterns

No matter what makes you choose to seek out therapy, oftentimes it has to do with breaking some sort of pattern. It could be

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Can couples counseling be harmful?

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Can couples counseling be harmful?

I was recently asked the above question. I answered with my best knowledge, but decided it was worth more research, as it certainly is an important question.  Could getting couples counseling, “rock the boat“, possibly making a situation worse?

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Anger – – A counselor’s inspirational

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Anger – – A counselor’s inspirational

Anger – – it shows itself in many ways. It can originate in families.  It can be a part of domestic violence. It can affect not only you, but those around you at work, or in your everyday life.  But, what’s behind anger?

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Relationships—Counselor’s inspirational on being vulnerable

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Relationships—Counselor’s inspirational on being vulnerable

“What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.”  --Brene Brown

Allowing yourself to be open and vulnerable for the greater good is not always easy.

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Counselor’s inspirational – – Boundaries for your benefit

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Counselor’s inspirational – – Boundaries for your benefit

Boundaries – – sometimes they are harder to set than others, or even to make at all. However, if a person is stressing you out, making you feel crappy about yourself, or

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Couples Counseling—“I’m proud to make my wife dinner."

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Couples Counseling—“I’m proud to make my wife dinner."

I was in the middle of writing this article, and ended up talking with a man in the gym about how he was in a rush to finish his workout to get home for dinner.  The conversation ended up with him saying that

Amy’s office is located in the St. Petersburg, Florida area, serving Pinellas County, and the greater Tampa Bay area.  Online video or phone counseling is offered throughout the state of Florida where she is licensed.  License #MH 13430