Japanese Methods of Quiet Therapy: Self-Reflection, Mindfulness, Values and Meaning, Balance and Gratitude by Stephanie L. Shaefer, Ph.D., L.P.C. Japanese Methods of Quiet Therapy have been shown to have positive short-term and long-term benefits in Japan since the 1800’s. Can they be used effectively and ethically across cultures? Nature therapy, the soothing power of nature, forest therapy and walking, has been [...]
As COVID lingers on, some wonder, “Will this ever end?” and “How will I ever get through this?” How many times have you asked yourself the latter question? We wonder how we will navigate the tough stuff of life. It’s not until the event or experience is fully in the rearview mirror that we are able to realize that [...]
“Being a [parent] is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” — Linda Wooten. We all know parenting is a difficult job, and this job can feel particularly challenging as we navigate teenage years with our youth. Sometimes we make parenting harder on ourselves. This can be particularly true for parents [...]
A Self-Esteem Adventure and Healthy Self-Esteem In the State of Self-Esteem, in the Country of the Mind, in the Union of Self-Actualization, we embark on an adventure to build self-esteem and self-confidence. We go through the “Land of Think”, then the “Land of Feel”, and then the “Land of Do”. In the Land of Think, we learn that there is [...]
I have been doing some observing and reading about being sensitive. It seems that many of the people who come in for counseling find themselves in this category. They may not use the word ‘sensitive’ but when they describe their experience it connects with qualities of one with a sensitive nature. It is something I am familiar with because [...]
Grief is usually thought of as a response to the loss of a loved one through death. Many people are unaware of the many kinds of losses that evoke grief. The result of this misunderstanding is that some of us have experienced lengthened suffering from unrecognized or incomplete grief. We cannot recover from the symptoms of Grief if we [...]
My brain’s default mode is to wander, aimlessly, luxuriously, into a daydream. In fact, I think this came up once or twice on an early elementary school report card: “tends to daydream”. I think I got a check instead of a plus in one of the columns because of that. Someone about that same time called me lazy, [...]
Originally published on: http://jennfredettelpc.com/choosing-a-therapist/ Choosing a therapist can be completely overwhelming. What makes the process worse, is that often you’re already feeling overwhelmed by stress, worry, and good ol’ plain agony. Decisions may already be hard to make, and this is a decision to pick who can see you at your most vulnerable, hear the secrets that you keep under [...]
As I sit down to write, it is the middle of Holy Week in the Christian calendar, and of Passover for the Jewish one. It is also the day before my mother’s birthday. She would have been 84 years old tomorrow, had she not died 4 years and 2 months ago, after unexpected complications from a knee replacement surgery. She [...]
The mind/body/spirit connection is a powerful triad. When in alignment, it can run like a finely tuned machine; however, it takes a mere kink to throw off the balance and for problems to arise. The therapeutic process offers the opportunity to examine each aspect of this triad and to identify our strengths and challenges? When we neglect our physical [...]
