February 22nd, 2008 |
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org,
Today we were pleased to present the third teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: Trauma Free Marketing for Therapists presented by Becky DeGrossa, MA, the developer of New Generation Practices: Trauma-Free Marketing for Therapists. Much thanks to Becky who volunteered her time to present to GoodTherapy.org members about her "follow your heart" approach to marketing and building a practice.
To support those of you who attended today’s teleconference... Read More
February 18th, 2008 |
The conversation began easily enough, "My brother is bleeding our parents into the poor house with his unending demands for money - money to support his addictions – and they don't seem able to stop giving it to him, even though he isn't getting any better. What can we do?"
Or we hear from the parents themselves, "How can I get my spouse to stop giving our adult daughter money she just spends on booze or drugs? Her promises are worthless and the demands... Read More
February 13th, 2008 |
Electric feeling in my face
threading up from my tummy.
Something vibrating, trying to escape.
to run from danger, to go back home,
upward to the Formless
Feels like a dried up cocoon,
like a shell washed up on the beach:
lifeless… crusty… scared….dead,
embalmed….. sarcophagus
covered with think crust
Just one sign of life, a faint red glow, a dying heart.
Wordless, it rocks with acknowledgement of my presence
I move closer
He has no age, he is unborn.
Invite light
Open space above my head
Invite hummingbird and grandmother spirit
Grandmother spirit translates:
This... Read More
February 12th, 2008 |
The items listed below are significant red-flags and important information for anyone in therapy or considering therapy. If any of the following red-flags appear during the course of your counseling, it may be time to reevaluate your counselor or therapist. Should you recognize one of these red-flags, the first step, in most cases, is to discuss your concern with your counselor. Try talking candidly about what’s bothering you. A good therapist should be open and willing to understand your concerns. If your counselor doesn’t take your concerns seriously... Read More
February 7th, 2008 |
A glance at many magazines today will offer practical advice and “how to” strategies for the pursuit of the man or woman of our dreams. Let’s face it—sexy tag lines and catchy subtitles make for good print copy but do little for building healthy and sound relationships. Projecting our wants, expectations or intentions onto our partners-to-be only serves to foreshadow the inevitable relational demise. It is as if we build in our own obsolescence from the very start.
How is that possible you may ask, “when I’m doing... Read More
