Abusing Grace: When the Church Fails to Call Sexual Assault a Crime
On Tuesday I started my day as I always do, but instead of heading to work as a Trauma Therapist I went to the Virginia Beach Courthouse....
How to Heal Hurts and Become Unstuck - Healing through EMDR
I'm very excited to tell you about a therapeutic approach I regularly use in my counseling practice. It is called EMDR (Eye-Movement...
The Beginner's Guide to Boundaries: How to Live a Calmer and Happier Life.
I grew up with a very large backyard on the river. Actually, as a little kid I thought I had two backyards. This is because my parents...
How to Use Mindfulness to Reduce Stress
My post last week that offered 3 quick and easy tools to help you calm down was immensely popular. (Find post here). This week I’d like...
3 Ways to Combat the Emotional Roller Coaster
I was a fairly cautious child. I wasn't the risk taker of the family, which often worked against me during trips to Busch Gardens as a...
2 Reasons I LOVE Inside Out (and you should too)
I had the pleasure of having some of my favorite littles come visit me this summer. You can imagine my excitement when I realized their...
Do you SHOULD all over yourself?: Part 2
What does Scripture Say about Shame? We first see shame in the garden in Genesis 3, right after Adam and Eve ate the apple. Two people...
Do you SHOULD all over yourself?: Part 1
Shame. Its a five letter word no one wants to talk about or deal with, yet its one I find myself talking about (or dancing around) over...
Book Review: Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave by Ed Welch
Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave: Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel. Edward T. Welch. Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 2001. 296...
Part 3: ♪♫ “Feelings…trying to forget my feelings…”♪♫, musings from a Virginia Beach Counselor
What Does Scripture Say About Feelings? I agree with Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the book Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How...
