Blaming the Client

Yes, you read the heading correctly.  Blaming the client for not changing is all too common a practice among therapists.  Maybe they won’t be up front and say it directly to the client.  No matter.  It’s an all too frequent response among counselors.  Dare I say it’s even a default belief.  How arrogant! Think about […]

I Don’t Care About Your Problems

That’s right, I don’t care about your problems.  Your trauma, your abuse, your depression, your anxiety, your depression, the list goes on.  But you get it – I don’t care about your problems. I care about you.  And you are so much more than your issues.  You are much greater than your problems. Problems, issues, can […]

Don’t Trust Your Counselor

You read that correctly.  You don’t need your eye prescription checked.  Don’t trust your counselor! Clients are ever so ready to surrender their power to a therapist.  Part of me can understand this.  After all, they sought out help because they are stuck, at least in one area of their life.  Being stuck, however, is […]

Trauma

Once is Enough Correction – once is more than enough. You or a loved one have experienced some type of trauma.  Physical abuse, sexual abuse, PTSD, the death of a loved one.  The list goes on and on.  If you’re reading this, dare I say if you’re alive, you’ve experienced some traumatic events.  Yet, does it have […]

We Worship The Intellect

Truth be told, our culture worships the intellect.  We bow down in supplication to our minds.   Our intellectual bias is reflected everywhere.  It rears its head in our addiction to technology, social media, and all things digital. I attended a meet up years ago.  Over lunch, a young man avoided eye contact with the participants, […]