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Online therapy offers great benefits.Life in the time of Covid-19 - by Therapion- What Makes A Good Healer/Therapist? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperI was recently thinking about what factors play a part when it comes to what makes someone a good healer/therapist. During this time, I thought about the kind of people who I had worked with over the years. Over the years, I have worked with numerous healers and therapists, and I would say ...
Views: 1254 - Shifting Patterns of Learned Helplessness - by Submitted on May 20, 2018 from Julie Roberts, Ph.D.Growing up with developmental trauma* can cause patterns of learned helplessness where we shut down, get small, space out, disassociate and eventually get depressed. Another response would be to go into the big one where we puff up and present ourselves as bigger than we are (see “Being the Big ...
Views: 1449 - Every Healer Has issues! - by Submitted on May 19, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperA little while ago I wrote an article titled, ‘My Healing Technique Is The Only One That Works!’ Shortly after I had put this article altogether, I started to think about something that I hadn’t mentioned. When it came to healing, I said that there was the technique and then there was how ...
Views: 989 - How Your Feelings Affect Mental Health - by Submitted on May 18, 2018 from Irving SchattnerYour emotional health plays a large role in your ability to deal with life problems and stress. You can establish good emotional health by first identifying what it is you are feeling. This may sound like a no-brainer, but many people have difficulty honing in on exactly what they are feeling ...
Views: 977(1 vote) - Join Me On Thursday For A Live Video Call! - by Submitted on May 07, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperA few weeks ago, I was speaking to Errol Campbell, an intuitive coach, author and teacher, and he said about doing a video together. The idea he put forward was to talk about the inner child and the impact this part of us can have on our life. I was on board with this idea and I was looking ...
Views: 1048 - “My Healing Technique Is The Only One That Works!” - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIn 2015, I was speaking to a therapist called, Vijay Rana, about different healing techniques. I was talking about how some people believe that their technique is the best one available or the only one that works. After bringing this up, I went into why I thought that it wasn’t a good idea ...
Views: 979 - SPRING 2018’s CHIRON SWANSONG: “Are You Ready to Heal Your Deepest Wounds?” - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2018 from joan pancoePlease view in your browser to activate all the links and see all the visuals: http://joanpancoe.com/page-newsletter-details.php?nl=124 "We always have free will in how we choose to deal with our body karma as it arises and this choice determines our destiny." Joan Pancoe From the ...
Views: 1531(1 vote) - The Body Keeps The Score - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2018 from Irving SchattnerThe body is a magnificent creation. It lets us know when we’re feeling well, and when things are off kilter. If we take good care of it, most likely it will take good care of us. If we abuse or ignore what it is telling us, we fail to recognize the message(s) it is trying to ...
Views: 1046(1 vote) - When to Seek Counseling - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2018 from Dr. Marie FangFriends ask, “Is what I’m going through a good enough reason to look for a therapist?” Potential clients call me and say, “I’m not even sure if my issue is something people go to counseling for.” These and similar questions are all too common. And - spoiler alert - most often by the time ...
Views: 890 - Narcissistic Abuse | Betrayal | Divorce | Codependency | People Pleasing | Authenticity | Backbone - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2018 from Dr. Anne BrownHave you been a victim or do you know someone who's a victim of Narcissistic Abuse and Betrayal? Are you getting a Divorce? Do you want to learn more about Codependency and People Pleasing? Learn why havingAuthenticity and Backbone will help you. Be among the first to see my newest blog ...
Views: 1648(1 vote) - Critical Thinking: Why Do Some Students Need Counselling After They’re Exposed To Different Viewpoints? - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIt seems as though it is not uncommon for a speaker to be interrupted when they give a talk at a university. When this happens, it might have a small effect on what they have set out to achieve, or it could be far worse. During this time, someone like this could wonder what is going on and ...
Views: 1071 - “He Is A Real Healer!” - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperTowards the end of 2016, it was clear that I was only getting so far; in fact, it was as though I was actually getting worse, not better. I had worked with people, but some of the changes that I had made didn’t last and I was only getting so far. What also stood out was how I needed to be ...
Views: 1188 - Why We Need to Improve How We Talk About Mental Illness (and How to Do It) - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2018 from Jessica McMohenOur culture has come a long way on the road to recognizing and overcoming mental illness, but there’s still much work to do to improve overall understanding and acceptance. With 43.8 million adults in the United States suffering from mental illness in a given year, the problem isn’t going away ...
Views: 1115 - 3 Pros that Help You Get Back on Track after a Major Accident - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2018 from Brooke ChaplanA major accident is an upsetting occurrence in life. It could end up having a major impact on your financial situation and your health, both physical and mental. When it comes to recovering from an accident, having the right people to help you throughout the process can make a world of ...
Views: 1450 - Two Healing Words - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Sheryl PaulLast week, I had the blessed opportunity of having a closure session in person with a beautiful woman with whom I’ve worked for almost six years. As we sat face-t0-face (as opposed to screen-to-screen) and the session’s minutes clicked toward the end of our hour together, I told her that I ...
Views: 979 - How to Find a Therapist - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Sheryl PaulOn a daily basis, my assistant and I receive the following email: “Can you recommend a therapist in my area who is familiar with your work?” Sadly, I don’t have a database of like-minded therapists, and, even more sadly, I know that many therapists fall into the “doubt means don’t” mindset ...
Views: 1031 - Anxiety and Teenagers: The Dream School Dilemma - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2018 from Nicole AI’m a licensed therapist, and I have a problem with the way our society treats teenagers. I’ve worked with teenagers who can juggle more in 24 hours than functioning adults can juggle in 24 days. We’re talking rigorous advanced placement course loads, varsity sports, community service, music ...
Views: 1527 - How to stop your Inner Critic sabotaging your Happiness and Success. - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Christiana StarKnow your Inner Critic. Most people believe and feed an inner critic who points out faults and flaws, dwells on the negative, and is often downright abusive. This can lead to procrastination, inactivity or avoidance. It affects your emotions, your self-esteem, confidence, courage and joy of ...
Views: 1109 - Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life! - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Christiana StarBeliefs create Reality. Why do some people have a succession of abusive partners? Why do many adults suffer with addiction problems despite having seen the devastation it caused in their family when growing up? Acquired in the course of your life, your beliefs act like filters on a camera ...
Views: 1099 - Overwhelmed by Difficult Emotions? How to Take Charge and Calm Emotional Storms. - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Christiana StarFeelings come in waves, often appearing out of the blue, triggered by a memory, words overheard, pictures or experiences. The more we are trying to reign them in, suppress or ignore them, the stronger and more persistent they get - if not in the moment then sometime later, even after many ...
Views: 1003 - Depression May Be Induced By Stress. Manage It With These 8 Tips. - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Christiana StarThe word depression is used in different contexts. Some people claim it for minor problems like being disappointed, hurt or discouraged. Others use it to describe feelings of such heaviness and dejection that they are barely able to function. Symptoms may be so severe that it becomes a life-long ...
Views: 1085 - NO, REALLY. IT’S OKAY TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Nicole ASometimes, in a world that adores bucket lists, commitments, and tried-and-true honors, in a world that covets moral conviction and loyalty, it’s okay to change your mind. That’s right. If something is no longer working, if you have outgrown something and the voice in the back of your mind ...
Views: 1353 - Upgrade Your Psychological Toolkit To Make Sure You Are Prepared For Life’s Challenges - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2018 from Christiana StarEach person has their own ‘toolkit’ of psychological qualities. They guide how life is lived, the choices made, inclinations and preferences, connections with other people and performance at work. Among them are characteristics like calmness, independence, diligence, friendliness, creativity, ...
Views: 918 - Grief Neutralizes Thought - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2018 from Sheryl PaulWe are addicted to our stories. The thoughts come in and take us away on their magic carpet promise of arriving in a land of certainty, where the vulnerability and pain of life can’t touch us. We learn early to climb aboard this carpet because, as young people, we usually don’t know how to ...
Views: 987 - Hypnotherapy helps you take back control! - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2018 from Lynda HudsonLosing control seems to be a common fear that people have about hypnosis. Why is that? Probably because of the shows on television or on stage where people are shown to be doing silly things seemingly under the control of the stage hypnotist. And, while some people clearly find it ...
Views: 1505 - How to Improve Your Mental Health? - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2017 from Amy GrunewaldJust as physical health requires a lot of efforts to maintain it on a high level, a mental and emotional condition should also be managed well. The more time and effort you put into it, the better your emotional state will be. In this article, we have prepared for you eleven tips for ...
Views: 764 - "I Felt Invalidated By My Therapist!" - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it became clear that I felt the need to be loyal to my father, towards the end of 2015, and that this was holding me back, I knew that I needed to do something else. The emotional processing work that I was doing at this time wasn’t having much of an impact on this issue. The Wrong ...
Views: 1338 - Benefits of having Water Fountains at home - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2017 from EZlife indiaWater Fountains are a unique piece of art which has a machine that produces a small stream of water. These beautiful water fountains come in varied sizes and can be placed in indoor or outdoor spaces. These decorative structures bring in peace and tranquillity to your homes with the soothing ...
Views: 869 - "You Need To Be Able To Handle Your Own Emotions!" - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperThrough reading books on self-development, taking courses and changing what was taking place in my mind, amongst other things, I started to settle down mentally and emotionally. This was something that often stood out when I was out socialising, as I generally felt as though I was in control of ...
Views: 1170 - How Physical-Discipline Informs Your Self-Discipline - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2017 from Eileen O'ShanassyHave you ever let yourself down? Maybe you didn’t reach a goal, or you fell short of your own expectations. Many times, what prevents us from following through is a shortage of our own self-discipline. Having the power to control your actions, your mind, and your habits is powerful, but not ...
Views: 1247 - Smart pill - Doping For the Brain or the Risk of Negative Consequences! - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2017 from Alice CalchTo improve the weak functioning of the brain, many pills and medications are used, however, we should immediately say that they may not be taken without supervision. It is better to consult a professional, since among them there are serious means that require monitoring by a ...
Views: 1164 - #MeToo: Add My Voice to the Cultural Ground Swell against Sexual Abuse - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2017 from Suzanne St. John SmithWe are living in powerful times. A crucial time in the lives of those who’ve been sexually abused. For girls, boys, men, and women, it’s a long-awaited time when people are becoming empowered to speak up against the sexual abuse they’ve experienced during their lifetimes with the hope of making ...
Views: 1097 - Therapy: What Does It Say About Today’s Relationships When Some People Have To Pay Others To Listen To Them? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperNowadays, it is not uncommon for someone to work with a therapist or a counsellor; in fact, it could be said that it is a fairly common occurrence. Even so, this doesn’t mean that someone won’t feel ashamed for needing to be assisted in this way. Yet even if they did feel ashamed at this ...
Views: 971 - “I Didn’t Feel Safe Enough To Cry!” - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperWhen I first started to face the emotional pain that was within me, in 2013, I didn’t feel comfortable expressing my emotions. So, when I was working with a therapist, it was a challenge for me to express what was going on for me. What didn’t help was that I had chosen to work with a female ...
Views: 1206 - “You Need Therapy!” - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperShorty after I left where I was working in 2012, I felt overwhelmed with stress and emotional pain. Due to this, I head back to the spiritual shop where I had had a reading a little while before, and I spoke to the owner. Her name was Sheila, and she was down to earth, genuine and ...
Views: 902 - What’s the Difference Between a Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist? - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2017 from Irving SchattnerMany people often confuse psychiatrists and psychotherapists when searching for a mental health professional. Contrary to popular belief, we are not one and the same. In layman’s terms, a psychotherapist is a person who treats mental disorders by psychological rather than medical means. On the ...
Views: 922 - Managing Mental Health - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2017 from Asma RehmanThere are a lot of healthy ways to manage grief, anxiety, depression, stress or any other mental health challenge. This post will be focus on some of my favorite ways to maintaining mental health. Journaling. This activity doesn’t require a lot of material and can be done almost anywhere ...
Views: 747 - Body Acceptance: How to Strike Up a Loving Relationship With Your Most Loyal Companion - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2017 from Suzanne St. John SmithAs a psychotherapist, I’m in the business of hearing how people, especially women, talk about their bodies using hateful and disparaging terms. They aren’t alone. I’ve done the same myself, and so I know how hard it can be to make peace with our imperfect bodies (are they ever anything else?) ...
Views: 2014 - 10 Best Holiday Destinations for a European Love Affair - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2017 from Andy JordanAutumn is almost upon us. The bright blue sunny sky along with the warm wind is alluring holidaymakers to step out of their homes and experience heaven on earth. How about a city break escape this weekend? If at all you're planning a city break, but sceptical where to go with your friends or ...
Views: 1056 - Helping Hound: 3 Reasons Service Dogs Are Becoming Common and Accessible HTML view Note - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2017 from Brooke ChaplanIn 2016, an American Airlines passenger accompanied by a Labrador retriever flew into Kansas to continue her trip home to Mississippi. Lisa McCombs, a war veteran who served in the United States Army, was prevented from boarding by an airline employee who claimed that Jake, the passenger's ...
Views: 1536 - The Benefits Of LGBT Counseling - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2017 from Lilu SahooLGBT, as many of you may already know, stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. LGBT counseling revolves around the idea of getting the people belonging to this group to get to know themselves better so that they can overcome issues like depression, social anxiety, pressure, bullying, ...
Views: 1398 - Dear Dr. Romance: Is quitting the right thing to do? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I need your advice. at my workplace when I was hired one of the colleague asked me what is your age I remember casually I said I am 38 ,I did not even had a hint of what was going on. after a month people were celebrating some bodies birthday and then I came to know that ...
Views: 1179(1 vote) - How to deal with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2017 from Nancy CarboneThose with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have an underlying fear of abandonment and often misinterpret interpersonal situations where they end up feeling worthless or mistreated. They can have a distorted sense of self and view of others. The see themselves and others as split, as ...
Views: 1661 - How to deal with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2017 from Nancy CarboneThose with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have an underlying fear of abandonment and often misinterpret interpersonal situations where they end up feeling worthless or mistreated. They can have a distorted sense of self and view of others. The see themselves and others as split, as ...
Views: 1353 - How to deal with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2017 from Nancy CarboneThose with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have an underlying fear of abandonment and often misinterpret interpersonal situations where they end up feeling worthless or mistreated. They can have a distorted sense of self and view of others. The see themselves and others as split, as ...
Views: 1735(1 vote) - How to deal with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2017 from Nancy CarboneThose with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have an underlying fear of abandonment and often misinterpret interpersonal situations where they end up feeling worthless or mistreated. They can have a distorted sense of self and view of others. The see themselves and others as split, as ...
Views: 1557 - How to deal with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2017 from Nancy CarboneThose with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have an underlying fear of abandonment and often misinterpret interpersonal situations where they end up feeling worthless or mistreated. They can have a distorted sense of self and view of others. The see themselves and others as split, as ...
Views: 1300 - How to deal with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2017 from Nancy CarboneThose with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have an underlying fear of abandonment and often misinterpret interpersonal situations where they end up feeling worthless or mistreated. They can have a distorted sense of self and view of others. The see themselves and others as split, as ...
Views: 1353 - When it’s Time to Shift Priorities - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2017 from Suzanne St. John SmithI’m a perfectionist. Always have been. And sometimes it drives me crazy. Like most ‘Type-A’ people, there isn’t enough time in the day to be a perfectionist about everything, so we often prioritize areas of our lives where our standards need to reach their highest, and those where we can ...
Views: 1012 - 3 Reasons Why Online Counselling is now an accepted method of treatment - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2017 from Matthew ReynoldsOnline or SKYPE based counselling is gaining now an accepted method of receiving therapy or counselling. It is not difficult to understand the rise in consumers accessing online counselling. The ease and convenience of scheduling a therapy appointment online and talking with a therapist from ...
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