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How Can You Manage the Role of Caregiving?

by Alexandra Delaroderie, LPC According to AARP’s Research Report on, “Caregiving in the U.S. 2020,” (May 2020) 21.3 percent of Americans are caregivers, who provided care to an adult or child with special needs in the last 12 months. In looking at caregivers for adults only, the prevalence has risen from 16.6 percent in 2015 to 19.2 percent in 2020. [...]

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What if You’re not Ready to Spring into the New Year?

What if You’re not Ready to Spring into the New Year? By Margaret Gallen, MS, RYT-200 What if you’re not ready to spring into the new year? I confess, I’m not.  This year by mid-December I couldn’t think through all of the tasks, parties, obligations and preparations I had to do, meet, ready, and accomplish before Christmas. My schedule was [...]

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Christmas Time Continuum

Christmas Time Continuum by Becki Porter-Harmon MA BCC LPC Lately, as I grow older, I am more aware of the idea that the experience of the time leading up to Christmas (or any holiday for that matter), is perceived differently by age group. It is like a continuum that starts out with a perception of time passing too slowly, and gradually [...]

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HOLIDAYS, GRIEF

HOLIDAYS, GRIEF Carey Gauzens, LCSW Center for Pastoral Counseling of Virginia Alexandria Office As a therapist, I work with a lot of people who are grieving:  The loss may be the death of a loved one, a divorce, the breakup of a relationship or the loss of a career, a goal or a dream.  There are many more things to [...]

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ANNOUNCEMENTS AT CPC

 ANNOUNCEMENTS AT CPC  RESIDENCY PROGRAM STARTING  “Integrating Spirituality into Psychotherapy” Taking Applications for Fall 2023 and WE ARE HIRING!!! Please feel free to share with those who may be interested See Details Below                                               P.O. Box QQ, McLean, [...]

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Announcements from CPC February/March 2023         

See the list of current staff with contact information below We are taking referrals for telehealth and in-person We are HIRING! See our website: pastoralcounseling.com February article: Recovery from Grief and Loss by Kelly Bojan         Recovery from Grief and Loss by Kelly A. Bojan, M.S., RIC, NCC, Licensed Resident in Counseling   Oftentimes when we think of grief and [...]

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Announcements from CPC Center for Pastoral Counseling of Virginia December 2022

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Announcements from CPC Center for Pastoral Counseling of Virginia October, 2022    

1. Host Congregation clergy and staff – Please join us for LISTENING SESSION #2. We would like to take this opportunity to hear from you about your and your congregants’ needs, and to discuss how we can better partner with you to improve the health and well-being of your communities.WHEN? Tuesday October 11th, 2022 from 12 noon until 1:45 P.M. Scroll [...]

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Announcements from CPC – Center for Pastoral Counseling of Virginia September, 2022

We are happy to announce and please welcome: 1.KELLY BOJAN, Licensed Resident in Counseling who has joined our staff! Please see Kelly’s bio and picture below. Kelly will be working out of our Annandale and Alexandria-St. Luke’s offices, as well as Telemental Health.  Kelly is accepting new clients and is also working as our referral coordinator. 2. ALSO WELCOME RACHEL KINNEY , [...]

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Meet Kelly Bojan

M.S., NCC,  Licensed Resident in Counseling                     I earned my Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Loyola University New Orleans in 2022. I am currently awaiting board approval for my license as a Resident in Counseling in Virginia with a prospective start date in early August. My areas [...]

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