Meditation: The Calm in the Chaos
Meditation Class Offering on October 24th, 2020 Any peaceful step – even calming your own feelings and emotions – contributes to peace in the world.  ~ Thich Nhat Hanh You…
Coping in Hard Times
These are hard times. 2020 is working on becoming the defining year for life stress. The coronavirus is ominous, hiding around most every corner, and affecting almost every area of life…
Revamping Recovery in the Age of COVID-19
In the age of COVID-19, with church basements and recovery clubs now mostly empty, recovering substance users are using their creativity and resilience to keep their groups alive. These groups…
Managing COVID-19: Tips for Families with Children/Teens
Prior to social distancing, it was easier for families to overlook each other’s anxiety. Enter COVID-19: the virus that the entire world is talking about and fighting against. When news…
Out of Focus
Picture the last time someone gave you their full attention, and you could sense in that moment the depth of their care for you. In my experience, this is something…
Is it Just Me? Postpartum Anxiety
Our culture and media depict new motherhood with joy and satisfaction, cuddles and connection. Often, the reality of drastic changes in hormones along with new responsibilities can leave a mom…
Next Exit: Self-care
When was the last time you’ve done something nice for yourself? For many, finding time for ourselves seems like a far-fetched idea due to the high demands of busy lives:…
Elusive Empathy: Rethinking Domestic Violence
Given the sensitive nature of the topic, I believe it is prudent to open with a clear statement. This post is in no way attempting to diminish the objectional nature…
Carl Rogers: On Becoming a Person
This year marks 50 years since I first began to counsel clients as a supervised psychotherapist in training. That was at DePaul University Graduate School in the Counseling Psychology Master’s…
Reclaiming Your Story after Complex Trauma
One challenge that clients sometimes face in counseling is deciding whether they want to go deeper in the treatment process than was initially anticipated necessary. At times, the counselor may…