Mental Health Topics

If you think you have ADHD, you are not alone.” Thriveworks ADHD Testing: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, can affect young and old lives — from personal to professional. There is a common misconception that ADHD is only found in children; however, this is not true. ADHD can be detrimental…

Military PTSD Therapy: Military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder effects troops young and old, male or female. PTSD can effect the whole body, leading to depression, stress, nightmares, and many other symptoms. But you do not have to live with PTSD forever, and even greater, you don’t have to face it alone….

Military Relationship Counseling: As a military couple, you face certain stresses that many other relationships do not have to face. Relationships face the stress of deployments, issues pre-deployment, post-deployment, and during deployment. Relationships also must deal with the loneliness while deployed. Being separated as a couple is an understandable anxiety…

Counseling for Military Families: As a military family, you face certain stresses that many other families do not have to face. Families face the stress of deployments, marital issues pre-deployment, post-deployment, and during deployment. Being separated as a family is an understandable anxiety and stress that is placed on many…

Thriveworks Military Counseling Being in the military and carrying out the normal responsibilities of life can be challenging. Thriveworks Military Counseling can help you with a variety of issues you and your family may face throughout a career in the Military. You served us. Now let us serve and help…

New Resolution for 2013 – How to Forgive Yourself. It’s easy to say, but so much harder to actually do! We all mess up, and normally, we make mistakes every single day. Some mess-ups are minor – spilling grape juice on the white couch, missing an appointment, or even being…

Physical and Sexual Harassment • 32% of college students report being a victim of physical harassment. • 8.5% of college students carry a weapon such as a gun, knife or club (within 30 days; not for job reasons). • 13.2% have participated in a physical fight within 12 months. •…

When does it become emotional blackmail? It’s not entirely uncommon to acquiesce to your partner’s requests. After all, you can compromise as well as the next person. But when does healthy compromise turn into something else–something more sinister and harmful? 6 Warning Signs of Emotional Blackmail If you often find…

Five Steps to Make Your Spouse Your Best Friend Couples Counseling Tips: Fiery romance born from physical attraction is the basis of many engagements and marriages. But stop and think about it: What attributes describe best friend relationships? Honest and open communication, trust, acceptance, support, affirmation, empathy, and enthusiasm for…

Couples Counseling: New Parents Guide to Maintaining a Strong Relationship As a new parent, you are likely to face an inundation of parenting advice, most of it unwelcomed. The best parenting and child development a baby could hope for would be a healthy, happy relationship between the parents and it doesn’t…

The Sandwich Generation: Counselors Find Adult Couples Squeezed Between Parents and Kids Counselors, if your morning consists of a combination of organizing care for your children and your aging parents, you’re likely experiencing the squeeze of the “Sandwich Generation”. The work-life balance is often out of whack for many in…

PAIR Couple Inventory (About $50.00) David H. Olson & Mark T. Schaefer Couples Counseling: The PAIR (Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships) Inventory is a 36 item instrument that assesses five types of intimacy: emotional, social, sexual, intellectual, and recreational. It enables a person to describe their own relationship as…