There’s a one-line joke that asks, “Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?” While we all occasionally “put off until tomorrow” some things, often […]
As a Christian therapist, I serve people who are wrestling with some of life’s most pressing challenges, including diagnoses of difficult mental illnesses. The good news is, […]
You may have heard the phrase “helicopter parent,” referring to a parent who is always “hovering” around their child, never giving them any personal space or freedom […]
For years I taught a parenting seminar for churches and large child care companies that focused on two things: understanding your child’s God-created temperament, and understanding the […]
As a Christian clinical therapist, I practice an integrative therapy that includes key elements from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). At the heart of CBT is a concise understanding […]
Whenever we think about anger, those thoughts usually aren’t positive. We tend to immediately think that anger is always bad, probably because the majority of our experiences […]
If I described someone as having a compelling and irresistible nature, you might initially think, “That’s someone I want to meet!” But that description is very fitting […]
If you’ve arrived at the decision that you need to see a counselor, you’ve taken an important step in caring for your mental health. The next step […]
Human beings are skilled at generating excuses for not doing what they know they should do … or doing what they know they shouldn’t! The problem with […]
When a couple asked a pastor if he would perform their marriage ceremony, he explained that he likes to give several sessions of premarital counseling before performing […]