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Counseling Blog

Communication is Not a Choice

Remember my couple from last week? They were having communication problems, not because they weren't communicating accurately, but because they were! They were indicating to each other that...

Communication

When couples come in for counseling, one of the most frequent complaints they list is "communication problems." We did some research a few years back in one of our clinics which...

Tenderness

I work with patients all the time who's greatest longing is to be in a relationship where they are valued and nurtured. Perceived expectations from childhood experiences have convinced them...

The Comfort Diner

One of the things DeAnne and I enjoy doing when we have the chance is visiting New York. (I mean, I wouldn't want to move there, but it sure is fun to visit.) A few years ago we were...

Identity

 Richmont Graduate University has been focusing lately on issues of institutional identity. In some ways that seems kind of funny for a thirty-six year old graduate school, doesn't it?...

Disordered

In his recent book Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Dr. James Hollis is discussing our "existential wounds" and thinking out loud about how we all are programmed by our earliest...

The Story of Us All

The book of Genesis is an account of our creation in God's image...and our refusal to trust God's grace. Ultimately, the Fall is about our willfulness. God's design was to provide for all...

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

In his book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Dr. Oliver Sacks tells of meeting Madeleine when she was 60 years old. Prior to that meeting, Madeline had been cared for at home by a...