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Jennifer Miller, MA, LPC
Independent Contractor Jennifer Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in the state of Missouri. She earned her master’s degree in Counseling from Webster University. Jennifer works with children, teens, individuals and couples, and particularly enjoys facilitating group counseling with children and teens, on subjects such as social skills. She also specializes in marriage counseling. Her primary psychotherapy modalities are Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness. Jennifer works extensively with the following subjects: Depression Anxiety OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Anger issues Trauma / Abuse Marriage / Couples Child Therapy – including blended families, behavioral issues, and attachment issues Jennifer sees clients at the following locations: our main location, on Flushing…
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When Life Goes Off The Road
by Byron Loy, MA, LPC, LCPC, CRADC There are times in life when no physical pain can compare with the emotional pain we feel from grief and loss. On a cold November night in Michigan, two days after I turned eighteen, I fell asleep at the wheel on my way home from roller-skating with my church youth group. I woke up as soon as my tires hit the gravel on the side of the road but I was unable to gain control and went off the road. My left arm went through the driver’s side window and dirt and shattered glass flew everywhere as the car rolled over three times.…
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Empty Nest: Ambivalent Emotions
This summer I watched a mommy bird build a nest in our back yard. Never before had I witnessed such a cycle of nature. This mommy bird was very nurturing and protective. Every day she sat on her little eggs with a watchful eye. When her babies hatched, she was faithful to care for them. She guarded them, she nourished them and she taught them. Then, as is God’s design, one day the nest was empty. Empty Nest and Mixed Emotions Like the mommy bird, as parents, we are nurturing and protective. We care for our babies, we guard them, we tend to their basic needs, and we do our…
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Navigating Sexual Hurdles: Medication and Sexual Health
We have discussed, in previous posts, the benefit of visiting with a sex therapist. Sex therapy is a specialized form of therapy that addresses sexual concerns, functioning, relationship, and expression in men and women. A certified sex therapist has had considerable training in the physiological process of human sexuality, as well as, extensive training in psychotropic medications and their effect on sexual functioning. As a rule, we work collaboratively with other health care providers, such as dieticians, pelvic pain specialists, and physicians, enabling us to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to sexual, emotional, and spiritual healing. Part of taking a holistic approach to sexual health, is understanding the relationship between…
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