Preparing Your High School Student for the Future
March 29, 2012
Free workshop presented by Shirley O’Neil, LPC
Monday, April 2, 2012 7:00pm- 8:30pm
This session will focus on the academic groundwork that provides the foundation to college preparation and acceptance. Information provided by representatives from Step Ahead Idaho.
Registration Strongly Encouraged
Please call 385-0888 for more information
Is EAP Right for You?
March 29, 2012
Free workshop presented by Lorn H. Adkins, LCPC, LMFT
Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:00pm- 8:30pm
Really, aren’t you just a little bit curious about an equine assisted therapy? What is it anyway? And how can horses help? If you’ve ever felt just a little curious, or if you’ve ever felt just stuck and wondered if maybe something different might help, come and check this out. It’s not horsemanship, and it’s not riding. It is very real psychotherapy. We have used this program for families and communication and couples and communication. We have also used EAP with individuals experiencing: grief and loss, anxiety, PTSD, depression, and addiction. Our youngest client was six and our oldest (so far) was seventy-five. This is an experiential therapy. You really need to experience this modality to see if it might work for you.
Registration strongly encouraged
Please call 385-0888
Reducing Stress and Creating Better Health
March 29, 2012
When you’re stressed, your body is out of sync. Emotions like anger, frustration, anxiety and worry lead to increased disorder in the heart’s rhythms and in the nervous system. In contrast, emotions like joy, appreciation, care and kindness create synchronization in the heart’s rhythms and the nervous system. Other bodily systems sync up to this rhythm creating a state which scientists call coherence. Because coherence leads to more mental clarity, creativity and better problem-solving abilities, it’s easier to find solution and better ways of handling the stressful situation. In this class, you will learn more about stress management, coherence, and how to sustain overall well-being.
Registration Strongly Encouraged
Please call 385-0888 for more information
Is EAP Right for You?
February 28, 2012
Free workshop presented by Lorn H. Adkins, LCPC, LMFT
Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Really, aren’t you just a little bit curious about an equine assisted therapy? What is it anyway? And how can horses help? If you’ve ever felt just a little curious, or if you’ve ever felt just stuck and wondered if maybe something different might help, come and check this out. It’s not horsemanship, and it’s not riding. It is very real psychotherapy. We have used this program for families and communication and couples and communication. We have also used EAP with individuals experiencing: grief and loss, anxiety, PTSD, depression, and addiction. Our youngest client was six and our oldest (so far) was seventy-five. This is an experiential therapy. You really need to experience this modality to see if it might work for you.
Reducing Stress and Creating Better Health
February 28, 2012
Free workshop presented by Cheryle Jones Andrews, LCPC, LMFT
Monday, April 16, 2012 7:00pm – 8:30pm
When you’re stressed, your body is out of sync. Emotions like anger, frustration, anxiety and worry lead to increased disorder in the heart’s rhythms and in the nervous system. In contrast, emotions like joy, appreciation, care and kindness create synchronization in the heart’s rhythms and the nervous system. Other bodily systems sync up to this rhythm creating a state which scientists call coherence. Because coherence leads to more mental clarity, creativity and better problem-solving abilities, it’s easier to find solution and better ways of handling the stressful situation. In this class, you will learn more about stress management, coherence, and how to sustain overall well-being.
January 2012 Newsletter
January 30, 2012
Blowing your Stereotypes: Being “not like you”
This experiment is designed mainly to be used in romantic partnerships and family relationships.
This involves identifying or becoming aware of what others complain about, get frustrated or upset with you about, or get down on you for.
For example:
- Are you typically or always late?
- Do you rarely clean up the papers on your desk?
- Do you rarely or almost never make the bed?
- Are you the one who overspends?
- Do you rarely think about the doctor’s or dentist appointments and schedule them for the kids?
- Do you usually cook or rarely cook?
- Are you the one who almost never does or folds the laundry?
- Do you typically initiate or press for sex?
- Do you usually avoid sex?
- Do you usually point out what’s wrong in the situation?
- Or are you the eternal optimist, making the case for how things are okay or are going to be okay?
For the next week, try this experiment. Do something that’s “not like you.” Blow the other person’s or others’ stereotypes and expectations about you by doing something “out of character.” [Nothing mean or dangerous, just new and unlike your usual patterns. Pleasantly surprise the people in your life who know you best.]
I think you’ll be surprised at the results.
Bill O’Hanlon December 2011
When the Marriage Is Over
January 30, 2012
Title: When the Marriage Is Over
Date/Time: Monday, February 13th 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: Jefferson Street Counseling and Consulting
Description: Free workshop presented by Susan Reuling Furness, LCPC, LMFT
When a marriage ends, you experience a smorgasbord of emotion: hurt, sadness, anger, discouragement, disenchantment, and disorientation. For some it feels like going crazy. Join us to learn healthy ways to manage these (and other) predictable emotions. Gather hope as you begin moving on.
Meet Our New Therapist
December 6, 2010
Shirley O’Neil M.Ed, has recently joined Jefferson Street Counseling and Consulting. Shirley has a background in both mental health counseling as well as school counseling. She spent 7 years as a school counselor, and has recently opened her own practice. She is the mother of 5 children ages 24 to 14, and is active in the Boise community. Shirley’s experience is broad with an emphasis on children and adolescents. Shirley welcomes new clients.
Monthly Conversation: Your Survival Guide to Separation & Divorce
January 28, 2010
Title: Your Survival Guide to Separation & Divorce
Location: jefferson Street Counseling & Consulting
Description: Date: February 8, 2010
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Separation and divorce are among the most stressful life events adults and children ever face. They often entail additional major changes with finances, housing, school, childcare and work. Dr. Hill will review many critical elements for creating your own divorce “survival guide” as a single adult or parent.
presented by Stephen H. Hill, Ph.D.
Start Time: 7:00pm
Date: 2010-02-08
Healthy Parenting Even During The Holidays
December 14, 2009
Title: Healthy Parenting Even During The Holidays
Location: Jefferson Street Counseling & Consulting
Description: Date:12/14/09
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Being healthy requires that you first take care of yourself. As a parent you may need to set limits and boundaries so there is just a little time for you. Limits and boundaries also help children become self-reliant in a very self indulgent world (as Stephen Glenn said in his book) Self indulgence and self denial seem to be the theme for the holidays unless you can teach limits and boundaries.
presented by Lorn H. Adkins, LMFT, LCPC
Start Time: 7:00pm
Date: 2009-12-14