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What Is Child Therapy and How Does It Work?
By Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW, Director of Children’s Therapeutic Services Our children are a heritage from the Lord (Psalm 127:3). They bring abundant joy, although, raising them is not without its challenges. Parents have a responsibility, not only to meet the physical needs of their children, but to also provide a safe haven that fosters emotional and psychological growth, and achieving that is no simple feat. Sometimes parents reach the point where they literally do not know the best way to help their children. That’s when bringing a trained professional into the picture may prove beneficial. Counseling for children? Yes. People are sometimes surprised at the idea of sending children…
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Get to the Root of Your Child’s Anxiety
By Elizabeth Nimmo, MA, LPC It is a common occurrence for most children to experience some level of fear or anxiety at one point or another during their childhood. Often, we characterize these as typical age-and-stage appropriate fears, such as a belief that monsters are under the bed or the requirement of a nightlight to fall asleep. On average, most children outgrow such fears, and they simply become a platform for parents to convey love and care while children are developing necessary emotional and cognitive skills. However, some children’s fears grow from typical age-appropriate concerns into larger issues that are rooted in irrational beliefs. Such beliefs and fears often create…
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Bridge to Wholeness | Volume 2 Issue 2 February 2015
Welcome to the February 2015 Issue of the Agape newsletter, Bridge to Wholeness! Our monthly newsletter is the best way for you to keep up with what is going on around Agape, with events and updates, and articles written by our counselors. We hope it will help bring you a little bit closer to emotional, mental, and spiritual wholeness! In this issue (click to read individual articles): How to Build Trust In Relationships by Darrell Provinse, MA, LPC, NCC The Best Valentine’s Gift: Another Chance by Cathy Downen, MA, MA, PLPC 10 Unhelpful Marital & Relationship Thought Patterns by Kathyrn Manley, MS, LPC, CST Unraveling the Enigma of the Autism…
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Bridge to Wholeness | Volume 2 Issue 1 January 2015
Welcome to the January 2015 Issue of the Agape newsletter, Bridge to Wholeness! Our monthly newsletter is the best way for you to keep up with what is going on around Agape, with events and updates, and articles written by our counselors. We hope it will help bring you a little bit closer to emotional, mental, and spiritual wholeness! In this issue (click to read individual articles): How to Forgive the Unforgivable by Cathy Downen, MA, MA, PLPC ‘Parenting the Love and Logic Way’ Comes to Agape by Kathy Bleitner, MEd, LPC New Beginnings: Rebuilding and Repairing Relationships by Kathryn Manley, MS, LPC, CST Gospel Driven Parenting by Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW…
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