Oct 5, 2017 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
What Causes Depression? What Causes Depression? It really depends on who you ask. If you ask a physician, whose training is in biology, physiology, and neurology, you will likely get an answer that talks about genetic and biochemical causes. If you ask me – my...
Sep 25, 2014 | Articles, Christian Counseling
When I recommend a book to clients, I encourage them to read it three times. First, read it through as you would any book. When you have finished reading it the first time, immediately turn back to page one and read it through again. Only this time, study the book...
May 12, 2014 | Articles, Christian Counseling
Read Two Books and Call Me In the Morning I often recommend self help books to my clients. Not as a substitute for counseling, but as an adjunct to counseling. The books I most often recommend are in the sidebar on the right. One reason I recommend self help books is...
May 8, 2014 | Articles, Christian Counseling, F.A.Q.'s
I did a quick internet search and found lots of advice on how to find the right therapist/counselor for you or a family member. Some of the best advice is below: From Psychology Today: Here’s a brief checklist of qualities to look for when seeking a counseling...
Oct 25, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
Some strategies for therapy just aren’t helpful. Oh, they’re fine for the therapist that works at a research oriented clinic with a large multi-disciplinary team who can specialize in only that one problem area, but not for the vast majority of us...
Oct 24, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
When did shy become a problem? There is an old joke among mental health professionals (old; not necessarily funny): if a patient is early for his appointment, he’s anxious; if he’s late, he’s passive-aggressive; and if the patient is precisely on...
Oct 22, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
…what it’s not. I am amazed at the parents who either over-react or under-react to their childs struggles in life. It seems like I am constantly trying to convince some parents their child really does have problems. Some behaviors just aren’t normal...
Sep 19, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s treatment guidelines (or practice parameters) for children with bipolar disorder can be found here: (guidelines). I do have some problems with what I’ve read so far: to begin with,...
Aug 21, 2013 | Articles, Christian Counseling, Depression & Anxiety
My observation, and it is just an observation not anything based on research, is that Christians with OCD tend to obsess over “spiritual matters”. Specifically, many of my clients manifest their Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) through chronic,...
Aug 12, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
This Op Ed piece, SSRIs – Nightmares by the Dozen, is filled with anecdotal stories about the horror’s of anti-depressant medication. The first problem I see is the nature of stories: for every one horror story of a person committing suicide or homicide, I...
