by Taylor Bennett | Nov 15, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Resolving Common Family Problems
Child discipline is tricky business: as there is a wide range of strategies and techniques that can (or actually can’t) get the job done. So which one’s do get the job done? According to science, the authoritative parenting style proves the most effective; this...
by Robyn Gold | Nov 8, 2018 | Counseling News, Identifying Abusive Relationships, Mental Health, PTSD
Any kind of abuse—whether it be physical, emotional, mental, sexual, etc.—can lead to PTSD, as abuse is a highly emotionally distressing experience. The overactivation of stress hormones causes the victim of abuse to experience a fight, flight or freeze response,...
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 28, 2018 | Counseling News, Gaslighting, Mental Health
It’s hard to believe, but our closest friends are capable of manipulating us in ways we’d prefer not to imagine. One very dangerous form of this manipulation is gaslighting: or manipulating someone using psychological means into questioning what they know to be true....
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 27, 2018 | Counseling News, Gaslighting, Mental Health
Gaslighters use manipulative tactics to make their victims question their sense of reality, their intuition, and often everything they know to be true. Your partner might be gaslighting you if they lie consistently, cause you to distrust yourself, use your weaknesses...
by Giulia Suro | Sep 20, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Topics, Mental Health
A working alliance in therapy, otherwise known as the therapeutic relationship, is simply the relationship that exists between the client and his or her therapist. In this alliance, both parties have the same goal: for the client to make improvements and benefit from...
