No Jungle, just Support

Have you heard of the expression “It’s a jungle out there.”  The implication is that the world is filled with predators, and unknown dangers.  Many do view themselves in a competition within their environment, especially when it comes to business!  I...

Laughter is the best Medicine

My counseling office is next to my husband’s office.  I have a sound machine so he cannot hear anything exchanged between myself and my clients.  What he does hear is laughter.  He recently asked about why there was so much laughing when clients were coming to...

The Waste of Worry

When we are confronted with a challenging situation, the most common reaction is to figure out an outcome.  This also typically involves a dose of worry.  Worry though serves little purpose.  It is wasted time.  Focusing on a solution, of course, is productive but...

Stuck, Still or Searching

As a therapist, I typically see people when they feel “stuck” in their lives.  They are spiraling downward without a rope to pull themselves out.  Other times people are still, observing, stuck as well, but afraid to venture beyond what they know.  My goal...

Do You See an Open Door?

Life is hard.  We often make it harder but staying stuck and missing the opportunities before us.  Of course a situation might not even appear as an opportunity until you have latched on and pulled yourself out of a challenging place. When one door closes, another...