Walking Through Life Together: The Power of Person-Centered Therapy
At Life Giving Counseling we believe healing happens in safe, genuine relationships. This article explains how person-centered therapy offers space to be fully yourself, explore your story without judgment, trust your own inner wisdom, and experience growth that lasts long after sessions end.
Spring Cleaning Your Life
Letting Go of What No Longer Serves You When you think of the word decluttering, maybe you think of spring cleaning, organizing your closet, or freeing up your schedule. It is all these things, but it can be so much more. Spring is the perfect time to declutter and refresh your life spaces. Sometimes the […]
Spring has Sprung: Blooming in Your Own Time
Spring is here! It is a season when all our senses are surrounded by newness, growth, and change. When trees sprout green leaves, when flowers bloom, allergies are running amok, and when the sun brings a warmth that has been missed for months. At this time of year, it makes sense that we would feel […]
Accepting and Investing in the Journey
Last month’s Blog and Newsletter was about taking small steps. I wanted to connect and expand on the notion of taking steps along our life path, our journey if you will, while accepting and investing where we are at on that path. It doesn’t matter where you are today First, it is vital that no […]
What are the Signs of Domestic Violence?
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month The first thing we need to do is expand our understanding and increase our knowledge about this issue. We often think of domestic violence as violence against a spouse, and it is that. However, it is not only that. Understand that it also includes any intimate significant other, family […]
The Narrative: What does the counseling process look like?
This is the final blog of the counseling process series. Here I would like to focus on clients’ narratives. Tip #5: Rescript the Narrative Once the self-narrative has been identified through the previous exercises, we then begin to look at the God-narrative as the truth to replace the lie (CIB). I believe that it is […]
Core Beliefs: What does the counseling process look like?
When negative self-talk, “brain grooves”, and thought charts have been processed, I help the counselee see how these messages have invaded the very core of who they are. I ask them to think of their core as a steel/titanium bean that cannot be moved or shaken. Yes, life certainly shakes our thoughts, our feelings, our […]