First posted at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/11/08/healing-from-affairs-porn-addiction-and-or-sex-addiction-in-marital-counseling/ Deciding to start marriage counseling can be a hard decision for some couples. For others, it is something that they run to after realizing a traumatic scene in their marriage. Couples working to recover from affairs,…
Individual Affair Recovery Counseling for Betraying Partners
First posted at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/10/26/individual-affair-recovery-counseling-for-betraying-partners/ The importance of individual affair recovery counseling for both partners in a marriage (or committed relationship) is critical. Couples counseling is also critical to healing and repair when the timing becomes appropriate for both partners. And…
Local Mental Health Video Series (Part 1)
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/10/12/local-mental-health-video-series-part-1/ All of us at SureHope are thrilled to be a part of Providence Road Church of Christ’s 8-week series on Mental Health! Each Sunday will address a different topic, then on Wednesday evenings, a panel of…
A Road Map for Mourning
First posted on 9/27/21 at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/09/27/a-road-map-for-mourning/ If you have experienced loss in your life, you know what it is to grieve. And while losses come in many forms, what I would like to focus on here is the death of…
Male Sexual Abuse: The Unspoken Mental Health Issue that Often Goes Unrecognized, Unreported, and Untreated
First posted at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/09/14/male-victims-of-sexual-abuse-the-unspoken-mental-health-problem-that-often-goes-unrecognized-unreported-and-untreated/ According to research, at least 1 in 6 men have experienced sexual abuse either in childhood or as adults. And this is probably a low estimate, since it doesn’t include non-contact experiences, which can also have…
When Earmuffs Aren’t Enough – Protecting Young Eyes and Hearts from Porn
First posted at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/08/31/when-earmuffs-arent-enough-protecting-young-eyes-and-hearts-from-porn/ We’ve all done “earmuffs” when we needed to protect our children from swear words, discussions they are not developmentally ready for, etc. but aside from all of the things they will hear, we need to protect…
Anxiety Therapy
First posted at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/08/24/anxiety-therapy/ Attempting to control your anxiety, decrease worrisome and intrusive thoughts, and push against and conquer some of your fears can feel daunting. Yet, it is important to know that there are anxiety treatments to support those…
Types of Trauma Therapy
First posted at the SureHope Counseling Blog at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/08/03/types-of-trauma-therapy/ According to the Sidran Institute, 70% of people will experience some sort of trauma in their lifetime. This does not include those that continue with life undiagnosed with a trauma disorder. With…
Bringing Awareness to The Destructive Nature of Child Abuse
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/07/26/bringing-awareness-to-the-destructive-nature-of-child-abuse/ on 7/26/21. Though April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month preventing Child abuse child abuse is a priority for every month. Child abuse is the intentional harm or mistreatment to a child under 18 years old…
Self-Worth and the Cult of Success
First posted on 7/19/21 at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/07/19/self-worth-and-the-cult-of-success/ When I graduated from seminary, I was excited to see what God had in store for my future. I was hopeful and optimistic that the right job was right around the corner. Yet I…
Trauma & Mental Health – Podcast
Research tells us that 70% of people will experience some kind of trauma in their lifetimes. Click the link below to listen to the Inner Process podcast episode on trauma and mental health! https://www.audible.com/pd/Trauma-and-Mental-Health-Podcast/B094LNWJDQ?ref=a_pd_The-In_c3_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=625c212d-b95a-47db-8d56-d35a359de6e9&pf_rd_r=KR756W41JB87KBB1NHYG
Saying No: One of the keys to an authentic, balanced life
First posted on 11/11/2020 at https://surehopecounseling.com/2020/11/11/saying-no-one-of-the-keys-to-an-authentic-balanced-life/ Did you know you make thousands of decisions every day? We often put ourselves in positions where we have said yes too many times to those decisions. While it can be difficult to say…