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Therapists want to help people, and reach out to as many as they can possibly assist. There are times, though, when even the most ardent mental health professionals get stuck. That’s when it’s time to make some changes! 
 
Whether you’re in an agency role, making first steps to developing your private practice or simply hoping to re-ignite

When contemporary life is comparatively “normal,” clients and therapists have a wide range of issues to deal with. Once the “ordinary” becomes a fond memory, and chaos begins to make every day less predictable than the one before, the problems people face multiply. 
 
In a world where war is covered daily as though

Clients aren’t the only ones complaining about the immense pressure to spend more money at the end of every year. Even if you’re not a big holiday shopper, end of year expenses such as taxes, medical bills,charitable donations, and winter utilities can make the happy holidays feel like living in a financial pressure cooker.

Problems with finances

The holidays are supposed to be joyous and gratifying - at least that’s what we’re told. Gathering with family, reuniting with relatives, laughing and feasting, are all supposed to be fun.  
 
For many, however, holidays can be extremely upsetting. Most therapists can attest to this, based on the number of clients whose angst

“It’s only a little bit.” “It helps me to sleep better.” “I take it to ease my neck pain.” “Doesn’t everybody do that?” “It’s not really affecting my life all that much.” These are some of the things
clients say about the ways they “numb out,” that is, seek temporary respites from reality. While moderate use of substances that soothe stress and ease

People recovering from relationships with narcissists might think they’ve already been hypnotized - by their former partners. Once they realize the need to come out of their trance, or actually achieve separation from the narcissistic individual, there’s a lot of healing that needs to be done. 
 
Narcissistic abuse occurs

The world has changed over the years, but lucky for those of us who use them in practice, Heart-Centered therapies have remained as powerful and effective as ever. The healing tools available with therapies that integrate the mind, body, and spirit, particularly as they are taught at The Wellness Institute, equip practitioners with tools that allow

Dissociation is exceptionally common in our society. Yet, it is not commonly understood, and treatment plans are not always as effective as they could be. According to David Hartman and Diane Zimberoff, in their latest publication on the subject, dissociation  “refers to the phenomenon of feeling, sensation, behavior, image, and meaning becoming

 Transactional analysis is a way of understanding communication that acknowledges the different parts, or versions, of the self each human consists of. TA identifies three basic parts within each person: the child ego state, the parent ego state, and the adult ego state. Transactional Analysis is often recognized as the P-A-C model. 
 

Almost the moment a therapist agrees to help clients with fears and phobias, it seems that a constant stream of clients come in for help. There are various methods that can be used. One popular technique is exposure therapy, where those with fears are taken through experiences wherein the fears they have are not realized.