March 2022
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 [...]
December 2021
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 [...]
October 2021
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 [...]
September 2021
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 [...]
August 2021
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 [...]
April 2021
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 [...]