Children and Grief Counseling

children and grief

I just read a short little book about grief by the Child Trauma Academy entitled A Child’s Loss: Helping Children Exposed to Traumatic Death. You can purchase this little book from iTunes or Kindle. It was only 20 pages but it gave a lot of helpful information for caregivers and a special section at the…

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Veterans and Equine Assisted Therapy

equine assisted therapy

I was reading a journal article this week that was about evaluating equine assisted therapy programs for veterans which was published in September of this year.  It reminded me of the great work DeAnna Wahlheim is doing using this therapy with some of her clients. The study evaluated veterans and their partners in relation to…

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Born to Love

A child that may need children counseling care in Phoenix, AZ

I thought this week I would share a few thoughts from Chapters two and three of Bruce Perry’s book “Born to Love”.  The basis of this book is two-fold a) empathy allows us to make social connections and b) human relationships are powerful (both to harm or heal). Neurotransmitters Chapter two gives a wonderful review…

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Play Therapy Convention

convention center

I thought this week I would write a blog about the upcoming training that many at the Center will be participating in. The Association for Play Therapy is having its International Conference in Phoenix this year during the first week of October. We are excited to have this training with renowned authorities in our city.…

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Benefits of Marriage Counseling

marriage counseling

Marriage Counseling is Work I just read an article entitled “The Benefits of Marriage Counseling” from the Faculty Assistance Program of Dartmouth College.  What caught my eye about this particular article was that it often quoted the marriage expert Dr. John Gottman, who is the author of the type of therapy that Mike DeMoss uses…

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