Physical Cues of Anger
By Michael Ballard, MA, LPC on Friday, May 22nd, 2015 in Anger Management. No Comments
By Michael Ballard, MA, LPC on Friday, May 22nd, 2015 in Anger Management. No Comments
Anger Management Cues When we are starting to get angry, our body sends us physical cues to tell us that there is a problem. These are instant, physiological sensations that we have no control over. Different people experience anger differently in their body, but we all receive cues of some sort when we are getting […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Saturday, May 16th, 2015 in Sexual Addiction. No Comments
Core Belief #4: Sex Is My Greatest Need The 4th and final core belief of a sex addict is “Sex is one of my greatest needs. I’ll do anything to get it.” Most men that I work with in my sex addiction counseling practice will often deny that this is true in their thinking until […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Friday, May 8th, 2015 in Sexual Addiction. No Comments
The 3rd core belief of a sex addict is “I can’t trust anyone to meet my needs but me.” This belief originates in childhood when the sex addict may have learned to meet other family member’s needs but felt rejection, abandonment, or neglect when it came to his/her own needs being met.
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 in Sexual Addiction. No Comments
Distorted Core Belief #2 “If you really knew me, you’d reject me” This second belief derives from the first belief of shame: I am a bad and unworthy person. The sex addict fears above everything else in his life being rejected and therefore, alone. The sex addict will keep secrets, lie, hide, create a false […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Thursday, April 30th, 2015 in Sexual Addiction. No Comments
Distorted Core Belief 1: Unworth Dr. Patrick Carnes identifies four core beliefs (distorted) beliefs of sex addicts. Here is Core Belief #1: 1. I am a bad and unworthy person. This belief at its core is shame. Often the sex addict will have thoughts of himself as “not good enough”, “less than others”, “stupid”, “unworthy […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 in Anger Management. No Comments
Taking Care Of Self in Recovery One way to take care of yourself is to take time to relax and rest the body, mind, and spirit. Many people don’t take time to relax or rest because they feel like they’d be a disappointment to someone else (i.e., boss, spouse, family, or friends). This probably comes […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Sunday, April 5th, 2015 in Anxiety Counseling. No Comments
After using your hearing to sooth yourself, I recommend adding your sense of smell to further self-sooth. The goal is to relax rather than actout with anger or other unhealthy coping mechanisms. When we learn to relax, out minds and bodies feel better. Our hearts beat slower and our blood pressure is lowered. Using […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Saturday, March 28th, 2015 in Anxiety Counseling. No Comments
Self-Soothing Recovery Tool Sounds have a way of soothing us. This can include for example listening to calming music such as classic or faith-based music. Everyone will have his or her own favorites for relaxing. Other examples can be listening to a inspirational speaker on Ted Talks or a pastor that you enjoy hearing. Some […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Monday, March 16th, 2015 in Christian Counseling Blog Archives. No Comments
Sexual Addiction Victory Victory over sexual addictive behaviors must derive from a change in attitude of one’s mind and heart. This changed attitude only comes from an unconditional surrender to God. It is a decision to stop turning to the sexual act and rely upon the provisions of a Power Greater than self. The new […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Saturday, March 7th, 2015 in Anger Management. No Comments
Radical Acceptance is the ability to endure discomfort, suffering, and pain by changing one’s attitude toward that distress.