Life Coaching: An End Run around Counseling Practice Acts
Change causes crisis and crisis causes change; nevertheless, too many people are capitalizing on the current state of —well everything, and providing mental health treatment without a license. This article is of particular interest to anyone who has been injured by seeing a “life coach” or someone providing coaching...
Complicated Grief
Losing a loved one is one of the most distressing things that most people face. That experience is complicated when the death is sudden, unexpected or “out of order” such as a child dying before a parent. During normal grief and bereavement people go through a set of phases: denial, anger/frustration, bargaining,...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Over the past decade, as I have worked with cops, firefighters, abuse victims and children of addicts, I have learned that there are many causes for PTSD. It has also affirmed my belief that PTSD is real and harmful, not only to those who have it, but also to those around them. It impacts the way we act, react, our motivation...
