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Men Often Feel Stuck

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Once in a while I try to count the men/couples I've worked with in the therapy room over the forty plus years of...

Building an Altar

Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC

If you know anything about the Israelites in the Bible then you know they often forgot all that God had done for...

Fight for Your Right

Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC

We own our feelings, thoughts and behaviors. We do not own the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of others. But what...

CFH - New Groups Forming for Spring 2015

CFH - NEW GROUPS FORMING FOR SPRING 2015 Title: Putting Fear in Its Place Facilitated by: Brenda Spina, M.S...

Those Pesky Buttons

Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT

Everyone on earth has had their "buttons" pushed a time or two. Turn these irritating situations into a...

The Healing Cycle and The Wounding Cycle

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC, Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW, Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC, Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT

The wounding process in relationships can be cyclical. If repeated enough times, our responses become second nature...

Games People Play to Avoid Taking Responsibility

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

People, because they fear they will lose love or arouse anger if they honestly and directly ask for what they want...

Games People Play to Avoid Taking Responsibility

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

People, because they fear losing love or arousing anger often learn to get their needs met by indirect means. Games...

Guess What?

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

There are specific dynamics that hinder communication. One is to withhold out of fear of another’s anger or...

A Rock Through the Front Window

Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW

Have you ever felt as if someone threw a rock through the front window of your life? The Lord promises to bind up...

Loosening the Noose: False Assumptions, #4 of 6, #3365

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose - False Assumptions is a series of six programs based on the writings of Brenda Spina. Focusing...

Loosening the Noose: False Assumptions, #3 of 6, #3364

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose - False Assumptions is a series of six programs based on the writings of Brenda Spina. Focusing...

Loosening the Noose: False Assumptions, #2 of 6, #3363

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose - False Assumptions is a series of six programs based on the writings of Brenda Spina. Focusing...

Loosening the Noose: False Assumptions, #1 of 6, #3362

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose: False Assumptions is a series of six programs based on the writings of Brenda Spina. Focusing...

Loosening the Noose: Double Messages in Communication, #4 of 4, #3371

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose: Double Messages in Communication is a series of four programs based on the writings of Brenda...

Loosening the Noose: Double Messages in Communication, #3 of 4, #3370

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose: Double Messages in Communication is a series of four programs based on the writings of Brenda...

Loosening the Noose: Double Messages in Communication, #2 of 4, #3369

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose: Double Messages in Communication is a series of four programs based on the writings of Brenda...

Loosening the Noose: Double Messages in Communication, #1 of 4, #3368

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose: Double Messages in Communication is a series of four programs based on the writings of Brenda...

Loosening the Noose: False Assumptions, #6 of 6, #3367

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Loosening the Noose - False Assumptions is a series of six programs based on the writings of Brenda Spina. Focusing...

ADHD and Homework: It Can Work! #3 of 3, #3361

Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., CAPSW

Children with ADHD have a tremendous amount of potential. ADHD is not a limitation nor a predictor of school...