The Healing Power of Intensive Trauma Therapy
You have been on your therapy journey for a while and feel okay, but life could be better. You and …
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Parenting a Child with ADHD?
You Are The Magic Ingredient! September means that school is back in full swing! Many parents appreciate the consistency and …
I’ve Learned My Attachment Style, Now What?
With so much recent buzz around attachment styles, I’ve been curious about what you do once you’ve identified whether you …
Forgiveness and Empathy
My job brings me face-to-face with people deeply wounded by those who should have kept them safe. Whether a parent …
Is an ADHD Spouse Challenging Your Marriage?
Part 2 Our last article examined what ADHD is and what symptoms regularly appear in marriage. Today, we will explore …
Quick Relief for Intrusive Thoughts
Intrusive thoughts are uninvited thoughts that come to mind and do not seem to be part of the natural flow …
Boundaries in Ministry
During my four years working for campus ministries, first at Auburn University and then at Georgia Tech, I realized how …
Snowplow Parenting vs Fostering Resilience
What is Snowplow Parenting? Snowplow parenting seeks to remove obstacles facing a child to spare them from failure, distress, or …
Grace for Parenting a Sensory Sensitive Child
I was in a virtual session with a client when I heard my three-year-old run up the stairs and away …
This World Is a Scary Place
Copyrighted material excerpted from GREATER POWER by Patrick Caffrey, LPC Feelings — or rather emotions, which is a better word, because …
When Your Spouse Won’t Get Help
I’m sure that most of us in a committed relationship have thought to ourselves at some point that our spouse …
Life Transitions
Making Peace with Change Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under …
The Nature of Trauma and How To Heal, Part 2
What is the process of healing from trauma? In this article, I will answer this frequently asked question and provide …
Connecting With Your Teen
Connecting with your teen may seem harder than ever in a world of distractions, busyness, and technology. Here are some …
What is Spiritual Bypass?
Spiritual bypass is a way of using spiritual practices and beliefs to avoid dealing with unresolved psychological issues. We often forget …
Mental Health Awareness Month
In 1949 the National Association of Mental Health, now called Mental Health America, declared May Mental Health Awareness Month. It …
Calming to Reconnect
How Calming the Body Reconnects Our Words “Traumatic events are almost impossible to put into words.” – Dr. Bessel van …
Should my spouse and I have sex out of duty?
Within the context of marriage, sex is designed to be the fruit of a healthy relationship. It is meant to …
Codependency
(Part One) Does healing from codependency really matter? I recently had a conversation with a friend surrounding this topic, and …
Addiction and The First Commanment
Sometimes talking about addiction with a fellow believer, I get the impression he or she would rather be someplace else – someplace …