Parenting Overseas Can Get Tough
by Corinne Gnepf, LMHC, NCC Parenting can be the most beautiful and rewarding role on earth. It also can be the most frustrating and challenging role. Parents find themselves sleepless, stretched, elevated, concerned, proud, tense like a fully stretched rubber band, crying from joy or frustration. &
Serving While Single
by Amber Goodloe, LPC A couple months ago I was standing at my kitchen sink doing the dishes and then suddenly I was covered in water and standing in a puddle and couldn’t figure out why. When my brain was finally able to register what had happened, I discovered that my sink had literally come [
Let’s Talk About Anxiety, Shall We?
by Lisa Green, LPC-MHSP, Executive Director Let’s be honest, shall we? Anxiety is extremely prevalent in society today- and not just “out there” society, but among “us” as well. Globally, anxiety disorders are the mostly commonly diagnosed mental health problem, and the World Health Organi
10 Ways to Manage Stress in a COVID-19 World
By John Leverington, LMFT, LPC, LCSW Life has become much more complicated and stressful in the last few months or weeks, depending on what country you are living in, as the Corona Virus spreads around the globe. It has brought physical, emotional and spiritual challenges as we cope with the c
SEXUAL STRUGGLES ON THE FIELD
by Amber Goodloe, LPC Olive Tree Counselor Many of us know or have heard that “pornography is a problem” and “people today struggle in sexual areas,” but I wonder how often these statements are applied to “them:” the non-believer, the younger generation, men, adults, weak people, th
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
Yes, chronic fatigue is a real, but the vast majority of people do not recognize it and do not take the steps needed to deal with it before it becomes even more difficult to recover. By John Leverington, LPC, LMFT, LMSW After working in private practice and at a Christian Counseling Center in the Un
CULTIVATING A RESILIENT CHILD
by Lisa Green, LPC Resilience is a bit of a buzz word in the mental health community these days, and perhaps also in the worker community, but for good reason. Resilience is seen as the ability to recover from challenges, to bounce back in the face of stress and adversity- so it’s no wonder we’v
IF IT’S LOVE WE WANT…
by Linda Parker, LMFT It was a few days before New Years and my Turkish friends, a group of lively retirees, invited me to speak in their English class. When I asked the question, “What would you like 2018 to bring to your life?” it was no surprise, that here, as in most of the […]
HELPING CHILDREN HEAL
by Corrine Gnepf, LPCA, NCC One of the deepest desires of parents, teachers, caretakers, and anyone who loves children is to protect them from the dangers and hardships of this world. We want children to enjoy just being children, worry free, and to feel safe and taken care of. The sad reality
THE EXPOSE OF SUFFERING
by Linda Parker, LMFT The experience of suffering, either our own or that of someone we love, exposes us. We suddenly see and are sometimes shocked by the attitudes and beliefs that we didn’t know we had until that experience. As we look at some of those, we should first define suffering for