Anger Management Step: Gaining Awareness
By Michael Ballard, MA, LPC on Friday, January 13th, 2017 in Anger Management. No Comments
By Michael Ballard, MA, LPC on Friday, January 13th, 2017 in Anger Management. No Comments
Anger Management Steps: Gain Awareness By this point you should have a lot of tools to help you take control of your anger. You know how to gain anger awareness, stop your immediate response, calm yourself down, evaluate your situation, and navigate your options. If you have been following the steps, you have probably seen […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Saturday, December 31st, 2016 in Anger Management. No Comments
Anger Isn’t Always Negative How do people behave when they are angry? Anger isn’t always negative. It can be a force for good. Moral outrage can drive people to campaign for change, right wrongs and enforce the rules that govern our society. Marriage counselors often see the damage caused by anger.
By Michael Ballard, MA, LPC on Saturday, December 24th, 2016 in Anger Management. No Comments
Anger Management Options Many people think the best way to solve their anger problems is to change someone else. But there is a problem with this line of thinking. Relying on someone else to change to help you get better is not good strategy. It is not going to work. Relationship therapists understand this and direct […]
By Michael Ballard, MA, LPC on Saturday, December 10th, 2016 in Anger Management. No Comments
Anger Management Decisive Action Sometimes, you need to take action in a situation without becoming explosive (or being passive aggressive). For instance, after weighing your options you might choose to quite your job, or fire an employee. If you are abused by your husband you might choose to leave home and stay with a friend. […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Mature Love Falling in love is easy. It’s the staying in love part that is difficult. The emotions involved with falling in love can make you feel like you’re on top of the world. However, that giddy, heart-skipping-a-beat sort of love doesn’t last forever. Without taking steps to acquire a mature love, you can fall out […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 in Anger Management. No Comments
Anger Management Distortions: Over-Generalizations Any problem can be made to look bigger or more important by using words like “never,” “always,” “nobody,” “everybody,” etc. This is a way of making an occasional occurrence feel like an intolerable ongoing even. By exaggerating, you go way beyond the truth of the situation and set yourself up for […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Traits For Relationships Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity. Every day in June, the most popular wedding month of the year, about 13,000 American couples will say “I do,” committing to a lifelong relationship that will be full of friendship, joy, and love that will carry them forward to their […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Sunday, November 20th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Trusting Your Gut When you meet someone and are challenged are sexually attracted, it’s always important to learn to stay centered and listen to your gut in the early stages of being with someone. This isn’t easy in the midst of hormones surging, but it’s essential to make healthy relationship decisions. Dr. Judith Orloff MD […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, November 12th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Relationship Killer: Anger Anger isn’t a bad emotion. However, the behaviors that people exhibit when they feel angry can make it a relationship killer. Anger problems are at the root of many marital issues. Sometimes people aren’t aware that their anger is a problem (but often others around them are). The extent of an anger problem […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
People in marriage often don’t know simple ways to develop and foster intimacy in their relationship….they think it should just happen or it’s too much work. Intimacy is about being known in various ways and areas of a relationship. All it takes is an effort to connect with your spouse on a daily basis. A […]