Meet Rachel Kinney
LMFT (TN), M.Div, MA Rachel received her Master's of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School, and her Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Belmont University. She has worked as a chaplain with children and [...]
YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Becki Porter-Harmon MA, BCC, LPC
YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Becki Porter-Harmon MA, BCC, LPC This statement is not being used here as a comment that ET is with us, nor that a higher power surrounds us always. No, [...]
Caregiver Burnout and Elder Abuse
Caregiver Burnout and Elder Abuse By Reverend Juanita Stokes, MA, LPC, NCC, MARS Licensed Professional Counselor March 2022 Awareness may help us to be proactive in responding to Elder Abuse. According to the US Department [...]
Japanese Methods of Quiet Therapy
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 [...]
Rethinking Trauma: What it is and how to find healing – By Audra Mrini LPC, NCC
The National Council for Behavioral Health (September 2021) reports that “70% of adults have experienced some type of trauma at least once in their lives.” This is a staggering statistic! It is one that [...]
Meet Our New Counselor: KRISTEN BENSON, MSW, LMSW Supervisee in Social Work
Kristen Benson is one of CPC’s newest additions. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020, graduating as a Stephen A. Cohen Veteran’s Network Scholar, with a specialization in [...]
Truth be Told
My last assignment to receive my MS for counseling was to write a reflection paper using a metaphor for pastoral counseling. My metaphor was “inspiring the truth-sayer within.” The truth-sayer is a metaphor reaching [...]
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
This is not an essay about having too many possessions, knowing when to stop acquiring things and deriving happiness from a “less is more” philosophy. That topic has been covered by Arthur Simon in [...]
Coming to our Senses
In kindergarten we learn about our five senses, but what is becoming more popularly known is that we have additional senses that are equally important to how we move through the world. Spending so much [...]
LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION – How to, Benefits and Research
May you be filled with Loving Kindness. May you be surrounded by Loving Kindness. May you know the source from which all Loving Kindness comes. May you live with ease. May you be happy. [...]