April 2010 Newsletter
April 5, 2010
Relax, Refresh and Renew in an Instant
~ Cheryle Jones Andrews
Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Perhaps, but don’t overlook the fact that our bodies are exquisitely designed to strive for health and healing — if we
pay attention to them. Developing a practice of mindfulness, paying attention to what is happening to you from moment to moment, will promote your physical, mental, and spiritual healing and health. The reflective practice of mindfulness integrates the brain and results in:
Bodily regulation, Attuned communication, Emotional balance, Read more
March 2010 Newsletter
February 23, 2010
I recently acquired Raising Our Children to Be Resilient, by Linda Goldman. This book is purposefully directed towards helping children cope with the violent and increasingly troubled world they encounter every day. TV, video games, the news, movies, terrorism images and security checks, fear, insecurity, separation, family instability, the list goes on and on Read more
February 2010 Newsletter
February 9, 2010
Hold Onto Yourself
Hold Onto Yourself is a simple idea with many meanings. Self-mastery and self-control involve learning about yourself, confronting yourself and shifting to self-validated
intimacy, and taking care of yourself (self-soothing). Read more
January 2010 Newsletter
January 12, 2010
Jefferson Street Counseling & Consulting has a variety of non-traditional, more experiential therapy models available. Check out some of the descriptions that follow:
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December 2009 Newsletter
November 24, 2009
Book Review
by Cheryle Jones Andrews
Living Like You Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want, by Ronald J. Frederick, Ph.D.
“How do you feel about that?” the therapist asked.
“I don’t know,” replied the client.
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October 2009 Newsletter
October 1, 2009
Advice To The Consummate Pleaser
By Susan Reuling Furness 9/19/09
Dear Ann Flanders:
People are always telling me what to do. It drives me crazy, but to avoid hurting their feelings, I do whatever they ask. I feel guilty when I tell people “no.” Please help me.
Signed: A Pleaser
Dear Pleaser,
Let me begin by acknowledging that as a consummate pleaser you make life much easier for everyone else. Other people will love you, at least for a while. Your mother and father probably praised you for being a “perfect little girl.” Or were you a “really good boy?” Read more
September 2009 Newsletter
September 1, 2009
Helping Children Cope With Divorce
by Randy Meenach
Many of my clients are children and adolescents. A large majority of them have had to deal with divorced parents, family disruption, new parental relationships and all the resulting issues and adjustments that entails. For some, the change is welcome and healing. Read more
August 2009 Newsletter
August 1, 2009
The Therapy Process
by Timothy Furness
The therapy process is very often a deeply spiritual journey for both the therapist as well as the client. Quite a few years ago I came across a delightful passage I picked up from Stephen Howard, which he in turn received from his mentors. Stephen speaks of the freedom of living life in the here and the now, the delight of living life in the here and the now, the power of living life in the here and the now. Read more
July 2009 Newsletter
July 1, 2009
Equine Assisted Therapy
(A New Experiential Approach)
by Lorn Adkins
Equine Assisted Therapy uses horses for emotional growth and learning. Participants learn about themselves and others by participating in activities with the horses, and then processing beliefs, behaviors, and patterns. Experiential learning occurs when experiences are supported by reflection and analysis. Read more
June 2009 Newsletter
June 1, 2009
At Risk
by Cheryle Jones Andrews
Children are exposed to drugs every day. They see adults taking medicine for headaches , classmates using inhalers for asthma , commercials for medications on TV and in magazines, and even people on the news being arrested for drug use. The subject of drugs can be very confusing – and dangerous – for kids. The younger a child is when he begins to use drugs, the more likely he is to develop problems associated with drug use, such as acts of violence, unplanned or unprotected sex, school failure, or driving accidents. Read more