As counselors and therapists sometimes there is a beckoning to use the heavily idealized and focused psychopathology models of earlier generations to describe and treat problems people discover in their lives. Traditional helping models have taken the position that one must have certain understanding, often labeled as insight, before effective change could be enacted successfully for the client. Read the rest of this entry »
After suffering from sleep deprivation, anxiety, fear, worry, and stress from work and personal issues at home, I turned to Dr. Robert Rhoton for treatment at his therapeutic practice, Psychological Health and Wellness, in Mesa, AZ. I couldn’t believe how much relief I got is just the first 5 sessions. Then we worked on my sleep and fears for 6 or 7 sessions. Read the rest of this entry »
Preface: At times, my client’s insights and feedback can best relay the therapeutic treatment process provided at Psychological Health and Wellness trauma therapy center. Below is one such testimonial on the subject of sleep deprivation and the therapeutic process, published anonymously with the patient’s approval about her patient counseling experience.
Society has become self-focused. Some might call the entitled self selfish or self-centered Begin to free one’s self from the tyranny of power tactics, ego, and the relational havoc they generate. Read the rest of this entry »
There is a tremendous amount of discussion in the self-help world today about being true to one’s self, loving one’s self and following one’s purpose. Some professionals and popular writers have suggested people should strive to love themselves and that if they can achieve such a noble thing that they will find life to be effortless filled with all their desires and that if they can be true to themselves, they are bound to find happiness and wholeness in a world of chaos. There is certainly a piece of this that has a veneer of truth, though much of this thought is a public relations and marketing gimmick rather than something of substance.
What is forgiveness?
Forgiveness is a choice to free the self from the bondage of negative and painful thoughts or memories related to a senseless act or premeditated and repeated injury. Read the rest of this entry »
Many people have experienced horrible and terrifying moments that have burned painful memories and associated emotions deep within their psyche. An example of this might be the husband that finds his wife has been unfaithful to the marriage vows and is now pregnant with another man’s child; perhaps the mother that discovers her new husband has been molesting her daughter. These horrible experiences create emotional and psychological scars that interrupt and interfere with living a stable and satisfying life. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the most significant aspects of this book is that it presents a structured way to form and maintain positive therapeutic relationships between the client and the therapist. It shows a frank and straightforward way to be respectful and help the client find the strengths and abilities to navigate problems and build a future of positive possibilities.
Trust is a huge issue in communication and it plays out at a number of levels in a family. The parents that perceive bad intention in their spouse will react to these perceptions as if it were reality but that may not be the case. Trust is integral part of all solid attachment in any relationship, family, work or friendship.
One of the things that are very common in family communication is that people operate in a rather mindless way. Frequently we are unaware of what our silent messages are really communicating.
One time a client spent considerable time trying to convince me that she wasn’t communicating anything to her husband or children when she refused to speak with them or would behave sulkily. Of course through a discussion of this she finally came to realize that these silent communications were often louder and clearer than the verbal things she might say.
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