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If you call to schedule a couples therapy session, here is what you should expect. An initial appointment will be scheduled and it is important that both members of the couple attend. The initial session or two will involve taking a history. I will ask about the current problem and any precipitating factors. A complete history of the couple relationship will be taken. I will also take a history of each individual partner and their family of origin. This information will be used in a subsequent analysis. I use an Imago style approach to couples therapy. This means that one of the primary areas of focus will be an evaluation of unmet needs in childhood from one's early caretakers. The theory suggests that we unconsciously choose mates who we hope can fill our unmet childhood needs while at the same time provide some familiarity (both positive and negative) with the way we were raised. How we react to those in our most intimate relationships are therefore highly influenced by how we were raised. Naming, understanding and bringing these expectations to the forefront help understand
partners' behaviors towards each other and hopefully allow the couple enough empathy to change the way they react to each other. As in other types of therapy, progress goals will be set and the length of therapy depends on the effort and progress made by the couple.
This book uses an approach called cognitive behavioral therapy that has been proven to help with depression. The title is Mind Over Mood: Changing how you feel by Changing how you think by Greenburg and Padesky. The title is self explanatory. Reading about doing this is much easier than actually changing long standing thought patterns but if you can master the techniques, it can be life altering. Often clients use the book in the course of therapy as it is easier for someone else to notice our less than useful thought patterns.
The primary focus of my private practice is to establish a comfortable therapeutic relationship with individuals, couples, families, children and teens who are seeking help and support in restoring hope during stressful times when answers seem evasive. Some examples are relationship crisis, couples and families needing to improve their communication skills, anger management, chronic illness and death, parent-child conflict, and a variety of loss issues. As the founder of Brooke's Place for Grieving Young People I have a great deal of experience assessing family members needs following the death of loved ones and determining how the griever will reconcile their tragedy's through healthy self-care.. I have also experienced success in facilitating groups in corporate settings, schools, universities and congregations on a variety of topics. For more information or to schedule an apointment contact me by phone at 317-753-9030 or email,
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Feeling stressed? Getting angry a lot? Problems in your relationship? I am a therapist who can help by talking with you via email, phone or office visits. I also provide e-courses for stress and anger management. I also provide coaching services for truckers who are on the road for weeks at a time. I do this via phone and email so they can stay on the road and have access to a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Providing compassionate mental health services and life coaching for children, adolscents, adults, couples, and families. Most Insurance Accepted. Specializing in evidence based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Action and Commitment Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Most kids I know, professionally or personally, have too much stuff. The degree of appreciation that anyone has for their possessions goes down as the number of those possessions increases. We say that we want our children to be appreciative, but then we violate this basic principle, thereby preventing the development of the very appreciation we believe we wish them to have. Take an inventory of your kids' stuff. Observe to see how much they actually utilize their various possessions. See what percentage of their stuff engages them in playful, creative, or artistic pursuits. Think about implementing this practice: let your kids have access to only 50% of their stuff at any given time. The rest is to be put away. If you child wishes to have access toan itemof his stuff that is currently put away, he must exchange it for an article currently in his active possession. Once put on reserve, he must wait a week to regain access to it, again with an exchange. Also, let your kids know that they will be expected to give away a small percentage of their stuff periodically, say once a year. You may wish to incorporate this into some manner of holiday tradition in keeping with the spirit of the times, so that other, less fortunate children can benefit from their generosity. Research has shown that, paradoxically, kids with more stuff tend to be less content and more anxious than those with fewer. Help your children find more happiness by limiting their possessions.
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