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…
A Holy Stillness and a Prayer for the Lonely
First posted on February 2nd, 2021 at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/02/02/a-holy-stillness-and-a-prayer-for-the-lonely/ In conversation with colleagues and friends recently, over and over again, folks are expressing the same feeling: TIME IS STANDING STILL. Have you heard the saying “time moves quickly when you’re having…
Time to Celebrate Dads and the Important Role They Play in their Child’s Life!
First posted on: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/06/15/time-to-celebrate-dads-and-the-important-role-they-play/ This coming Sunday is June 20th is “Father’ Days” a special day set aside to celebrate dad’s and the vital role the play in nurturing their children. Father’s, your role in your child’s life is of…
Comfort, Connection, & Confidence
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/06/08/comfort-connection-confidence/ Think for a minute about why you do the things you do. Really ponder it. Do you know why? Sometimes we act out in ways that we do not understand, and at times find ourselves loathing…
How to Live with Things We Cannot Change
First posted on: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/04/28/how-to-live-with-things-we-cannot-change/ Mike Vaughn speaks with WCNC Charlotte about finding peace amidst chaos — especially when you have little or no control. Watch below to learn more! Watch here: https://www.wcnc.com/article/entertainment/television/charlotte-today/finding-peace-sure-hope-counseling/275-c758fc16-b751-434d-9513-88722b565470
Communication Problems in Marriage – Get Past the Roadblocks
Communication Problems in Marriage – Get past the RoadblocksFirst posted at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/05/18/communication-problems-in-marriage-get-past-the-roadblocks/ Maybe while dating communication was so easy. Maybe while dating there were some issues but you two could get through them. Now, it is a different story. Communication problems…
Hidden Weapon Against The Mental Health Crisis
First posted on: https://www.counselingpracticecoach.com/2020/09/21/hidden-weapon-against-the-mental-health-crisis/ Recently the NY Times reported, the WHO warned that the current global pandemic could result in a “massive increase in mental health conditions.” Sadly, experts are concerned that the suicide rates in the U.S. will rise…