As counselors, we are juggling various cases, emotions, difficulties, tensions, hardships, and joys as we seek to care for others. Add that on top of other family and church responsibilities we carry, and it can be overwhelming at times. It can often feel like a never-ending loop of unfinished or uncompleted items. How do we continue to have gas in the tank to serve others well? Continue Reading →
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I often interact with people who go back and forth on whether or not going to counseling would be a good idea. They see some of the perceived cons, like time, but often might not see all of the reasons why it is good. Here are some basic reasons why it is good to go to counseling. Continue Reading →
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Life is certain to be a mixture of diverse experiences. We walk through incredible joys and painful loss with varying frequency. And sometimes these experiences occur together in the same week or even on the same day. Graduating school, getting married, enjoying your favorite meal with friends, watching your child round the bases on the baseball diamond, getting that promotion you wanted so badly; these are all great gifts. Wouldn’t we all honestly rather have the joys and not the painful losses? Continue Reading →
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Have you ever packed for a trip or had a long to-do list, only to forget a really important item? Imagine leaving your driveway with everything ready for an amazing family trip. You have the luggage, the snacks, the kid toys, your sunglasses, everything is packed. But as you get five miles down the road, you realize that you left your wallet right by the bathroom sink. Or maybe you have been to the grocery store and arrived back home only to be reminded of that one pantry item you forgot to purchase. These types of scenarios can and will happen to us all. It’s part of life, and we learn to roll with it. It makes sense that when we are focused on a hundred things, we might forget something every once in a while. It can be more difficult, however, when that one thing we forget is really important. Continue Reading →
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It makes sense that when we are focused on a hundred things that we might forget something every once and while. It can be more difficult, however, when that one thing we forget is really important. What does this look like for us in the counseling room? As we seek to come alongside others and provide care, how many things are we trying to juggle? What are the most important things we are trying to accomplish? Do we ever forget the most important person in the room? Continue Reading →
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