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- The “Golden Rule”of the Helping Professions - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2013 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCThe “Golden Rule”of the Helping Professions An Excerpt from “The Human Magnet Syndrome – Why We Love People Who Hurt Us.” By Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC It is a common belief within the mental health field that a psychotherapist’s competence is often compromised when they work ...
Views: 2825(2 votes) - Codependency: Don’t Dance! (revised) - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2013 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCCodependency: Don’t Dance! Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC www.HumanMagnetSyndrome.com www.RossRosenbergTherapy.com Codependency: Don’t Dance! The “codependency dance” requires two people: the pleaser/fixer and the taker/controller. This inherently dysfunctional dance requires ...
Views: 2266(2 votes) - We Inherit A Relationship “GPS” – Book Excerpt - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2013 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCWE INHERIT A RELATIONSHIP "GPS" An Excerpt from Ross Rosenberg’s book: The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt Us From Chapter One: Emotional Manipulators and Me – The Evolution of the Concepts Buy the book: www.pesi.com/bookstore Read the book introduction: ...
Views: 1324(1 vote) - The Human Magnet Syndrome – We are all Human Magnets (Excerpt from Book) - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2013 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCINTRODUCTION About 30 years ago, my dad joked (or so I thought was a joke): “The soul mate of your dreams is gonna become the cellmate of your nightmares.” It takes some of us decades to realize that our parents were actually a lot smarter than we gave them credit for. What I thought was just ...
Views: 2558(3 votes) - The Emergence of Female Sex Addiction: Understanding Gender Differences - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCHome Our Team About Us Services Staff Sites Addiction Services Articles Networking Trainings Location Contact The Emergence of Female Sex Addiction: Understanding Gender Differences Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC Clinical Care ...
Views: 5971(2 votes) - Sexual Addiction Behavior Types (Patrick Carnes) - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCAccording to Patrick Carnes, there are 11 sexual addiction behavior types. This information is important when when working with sexually addictive or codependents or co-addicts of sex addicts. As you will see, sex addiction comes in many forms and types. Anything from the lone web surfer who ...
Views: 8378(5 votes) - Heaven (A Poem aboout Eternity) - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCSeven years ago I was asked by a friend if I was "religious and if I believed in God?" As a (formerly) practicing agnostic I quickly answered:"no." However, I defended myself by explaining that I lived my life according to universal principals of "right and wrong." Because I believed that our ...
Views: 2334(2 votes) - Signs of Sexual Addiction - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCSigns of Sexual Addiction (Based upon Patrick Carnes work) 1. Loss of Control • Out of control sexual behavior predominates • The addict cannot control the extent, duration and regularity of his/her sexual behavior • Behavior excesses continue despite clear signs of danger ...
Views: 3307(1 vote) - A Transformation - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCOnce in a while, during a moment of apparent moment of personal insight and enlightenment, I am compelled to write a poem. These poems seem to have a life of their own; they almost write themselves. Until the poem is finished, the emotion I am feeling or the insight I have reached, won't ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - Domestic Violence Is Not Just About Physcial Abuse - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCOver the course of my career, I have helped many clients pursue a sense of personal power and emotional health sufficient enough to be safe, strong, and healthy while working through relationships with aggressive and/or abusive partners. Generally speaking, these aggressive/abusive partners ...
Views: 1647(1 vote) - Life Is A Series of Choices - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCFortune cookies are true…so I now believe. Two days before our Friday December 2008 wedding, Korrel (now my wife) ate at a Chinese restaurant, where she received a fortune cookie that read: "A lifetime of happiness lies ahead of you." The next day, on Thursday, she went out for Chinese again and ...
Views: 2131(1 vote) - Codependency: The Dance - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCThe "dance" of codependency requires two people: the pleaser/fixer and the taker/controller. This inherently dysfunctional dance can only happen with one partner who is a codependent and another partner who is a narcissist (abuser or addict). Codependents do not know how to emotionally ...
Views: 8284 - Is Sex Addiction Real? - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCUnlike for alcohol or drug addiction, there is no formal diagnosis for Sex Addiction in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM IV). According to Chester Schmidt, chair of the DSM-IV Sexual Disorder Work Group, there is “no scientific data to support a concept ...
Views: 2046(1 vote) - ADHD: An Overview - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCADHD is neither a “new” mental health problem nor is it a disorder created for the purpose of personal gain or financial profit by pharmaceutical companies, the mental health field, or by the media. It is a very real behavioral and medical disorder that affects millions of people nationwide. ...
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