Greetings and Happy New Year! This first full week of 2020 comes with several big changes to Counseling Evolved that I’m overjoyed to share with everyone today. First and foremost, in reflecting on my own personal, career, and family goals I have made the decision to move from juggling two jobs to focusing on my […]
Prioritizing Activities
A common issue complicating life for people who come to therapy is a relative lack of energy. This could come from many sources. Some people have decreased energy levels because their brain’s reward network is not functioning in an optimal way resulting in a loss of motivation and a requirement of more effort for starting […]
Acceptance: “You keep using that word, I don’t think it means what you think it means.”
In my practice, I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT. However, I rarely use the word “acceptance” with my clients. This is because it often leads to miscommunication. When the word acceptance is said, many people interpret that to mean “tolerance” or worse yet “resignation.” While this is slightly closer to the definition of […]
Hello World – An introduction to Counseling Evolved’s blog
Greetings! I hope that my Computer Science 101 reference in the title landed well. If it did not, then please hold with me – I promise that not all of the posts will be nerd references. My goal for this blog is to provide a space for education and exploration of new ideas and developments […]