It's been more than a year since the pandemic began. Recent surveys are showing that more believe we are on our way out of the darkness. When we analyze informal conversations we may notice a significant drop in the percentage of people who say that they are very concerned about themselves or a family [...]
In times of uncertainty, anxiety stops us. The key is to view times of challenge as growth opportunities. In the book of Exodus, we see how God calls His people to journey through the desert toward the promised land. The desert was harsh and full of challenges. However, it was a place of opportunity. [...]
Get Back In Touch With What Matters 3 Effects of Prolonged Elevated Anxiety Hypervigilance - a state of increased alertness. Anxiety naturally over focuses, or inflates our sense of potential threats in our environment. Frozen in Place - anxiety leads to fear and uncertainty which impairs are ability to act on vital [...]
Looking for a new start in 2020? That's what many seek when coming to counseling. A new year is symbolic of a new start. We can all have a new start in life. The ultimate goal of any counseling is to develop a sense of what is dysfunctional in life and develop new patterns [...]
Maybe the most common behavior associated with avoidance is the fear of God's “call” on our lives. The “Jonah syndrome” refers to how we not just avoid the plan God has for us, sometimes we are so vigorously opposed to our purpose that we run from it. The book of Jonah, found in four [...]
Psychological Assessment Tools Available at CCA The beginning of counseling involves an acknowledgment that help is needed. Where are we experiencing pain? Is it emotional anxiety, or depression? Is it physical pain? Maybe we know there is something wrong because of broken relationships or isolation? Maybe it's a deeper sense that something ultimately [...]
What is the condition of your marriage? What are the most important challenges you presently face with your spouse? Identify the most significant ongoing struggles that limit your connection. What investment do you need to make for this relationship in 2018? Are you willing to make sacrifices to overcome the challenges in your relationship? Consider [...]
Is your marriage built to last? Just take a moment and ask an honest question: Is your marriage built to last? When you reflect on your life together with your spouse, do you believe that your commitment is for a lifetime? Among many problems that couples experience, faulty core beliefs about one another are often [...]
For this week's Marriage Moment - we are asking you to invest in marriage and consider to donate financially to the "Foundation for Christian Counseling." Donate Here The Foundation seeks to help those in need when you donate by: Helping those who struggle financially to access faith based counseling resources. One fantastic resource for couples is our [...]
Take a moment to reflect on the direction that your marriage. Thought of the week: You can't do marriage without God. Scripture tells us in Hebrews 10: 24 - 25, "And let us consider how to spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the [...]
Take a moment to reflect on the priority level that you give your marriage! Marriage expert, Dan Seaborn, (our speaker at From This Day Forward 2016 - for more information see below), offers an easy way to remember make marriage a priority. Consider that marriage requires four priority time zones. Just like our country has [...]
Thanks in advance for reading our new weekly series "Mind Matters." If you check in with us often, you may have noticed that for the past several months we have focused exclusively on the issue of marriage. Thank you for following the series, "Marriage Moment." I hope you were blessed by focusing on this important [...]
Top-Ten List Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." (Genesis 2:18) Marriage holds times of great joy and challenge. As time passes, it is easy to forget that marriage completes who we are. This week, remember all the [...]
A recent article at Forbes.com asked the question, "How much does the average divorce cost?" Just calculating the average legal fees, the estimated price tag was at $15,000 to $30,000. A closer look reveals other factors that are costly. Court costs, split assets, 401(k) loss, and other potential credit issues can raise the above estimate [...]
This week, reflect on Hebrews 10: 24 - 25, "And let us consider how to spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching." One of the [...]
Friendship is a foundational part of a strong marriage. Marriage expert John Gottman uses the term "love maps" to demonstrate a type of friendship that occurs in strong marriages. Simply, a love map is the part of your brain where you store all the relevant information about your partner's life. Take a moment and consider, [...]
Appreciate Use your extra marriage moment to appreciate your spouse this week! Popular culture often teaches us that love is a feeling. In romantic movies a loving relationship is cast as a state of being, in which you are either "in" or "out" of love. God directs us to focus our attention on appreciation in [...]
The census bureau announced recently that our national marriage rate has hit a "93 year low." As a county, we are marrying less, and waiting longer to seek faithfulness in a marital commitment. At Christian Counseling Associates, we acknowledge that marriage is a gift that transforms us into the men and women that God created [...]
Christian Counseling Associates is excited to present: "From This Day Forward 2015 - Marriage Renewal Weekend" To find out what it's all about, please view the video above. This weekend is scheduled for Feb. 27 thru March 1st at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh PA. Sign up now and take advantage of Super Early [...]
There are many issues in marriage. Maybe one of the most challenging situations is during the transition to the empty nest years. On average, couples face this stage of marriage between 50 to 64, as their children transition to independence. As major transitions occur during this time, significant challenges are often faced. Statistics show that [...]
