How Does Counseling Work?

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How Does Counseling Work? 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 […]

Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual
influences in emotion and behavior

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Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual influences in emotion and behavior 1. What is One – Dimensional Treatment? Many times when seeking help for emotional problems like depression and anxiety, we are under the impression that these issues are due to a chemical imbalance. Advertising campaigns, primary care physicians, classroom “experts,” and even trusted friends may contribute to the opinion […]

Valuing Truth in the Healing Process

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Valuing Truth in the Healing Process “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 When we are in pain, we work tirelessly to end the suffering. We often create remedies and believe wholeheartedly that the solution is just […]

How can we find freedom from emotional pain?

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How can we find freedom from emotional pain? Free·dom – /ˈfrēdəm/ = the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. The “Three Ds” are most often what drive a person to seek counseling: Distress, Disorder, and Dysfunction. Over time, behavior and emotion become habit. At this point, […]