“Grief is not a problem to be solved; it’s an experience to be carried.” – Megan Devine “I should be getting better, but I’m not,” a client once told me, reflecting on how she wasadjusting to the loss of her partner, who had died two years previously. She and herhusband had been married for over […]
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Let’s be honest. Sometimes expressing gratitude feels silly. Even as a counselor I often feel sheepish about offering gratitude practices as an intervention. It seems so simple, so basic, so… obvious. And, if I’m taking a hard and honest look at myself, I must admit that sometimes I underestimate it’s power. And it’s importance. I
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Written by: Melissa Johnson, BA, MA intern All or nothing thinking is also known as polarized thinking. One of the most common ways that it plays out is the unintentional belief that anything short of perfection in ourselves or others equals failure. Because at it’s core this type of thinking can’t allow for a person,
The concepts that work in therapy don’t work because someone has a mental illness. They work because we are all human and we operate under mostly the same principles. What therapy can help with is taking challenging situation and applying straight forward, effective ways of dealing with the thoughts and emotions that arise out of
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I shook my head in shame and dismay at how disorganized my workbench always seemed to be, despite my best intentions. I thought to myself: “I wonder what would have to happen in life, for me to get this organized…” Little did I know that many years later I would find out exactly what it
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Tell me about your counseling style? I have a down to earth, relaxed style and am respectful of the personal nature of an individual’s journey. I believe in the importance of a professional, safe, non-judgmental relationship where a client can feel heard, empowered and free to seek answers and/or guidance toward their identified goals. Can
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Q & A with Mary Schaub,LMSW Can you tell me a little more about your work experience? Following my graduation with an Undergraduate Degree in Sociology and Psychology, I began my career working in the Juvenile Justice System in Leelanau County. I began as a Probation Officer and assumed various responsibilities including case management with
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Sometimes life isn’t fair. How we think about setbacks in life can effect the way we handle stress. Changing unhealthy thoughts can improve how we deal with stress and setbacks. This video by Amy Morin, LCSW explains how to be mentally strong by changing thought patterns. Morin is a licensed clinical social work that has written the bestselling
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Feel like you are drowning? Can’t quite get ahead in your day? Week? Month? That feeling can come, of course, from the very real fact that we have too many critical or important things going on that we feel we need to attend to. There are a few things to try to keep in mind.
Half Empty -or- Why We Focus On What Doesn’t Work Everything keeps on breaking! Nothing works likes it’s supposed to. I spoke with one angry and exasperated soul who was having trouble controlling his temper. I observed that our attention is drawn to that which does not work. We never notice when we get in our