Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Keeping a stress log can help reduce stress. Our ability to process complex situations and all of the variables that can affect us is limited by working memory. We can only retain about 4-7 chunks of information for short periods…
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Sleep deprivation shows up across a variety of diagnostic categories. Approximately 30% of adolescents between 13 and 25 suffer from a sleep disorder. When I ask teens how they’re feeling, they will frequently answer, “Tired.” One of the first questions…
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“WHAT’D I SAY?” When a former counseling client says, “I’ll never forget what you said. It’s always stuck with me,” I hold my breath praying, “please God, let it be something I wouldn’t regret saying or at least let it…
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Blog Post from Rev. Dr. Dave Barnhart, Jr.https://davebarnhart.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/spirituality-and-mental-health-starting-over-and-over/ The late leaves hanging on the plum tree, by cogdogblog, from Wikimedia Commons I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a…
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The following program utilizes a response cost strategy conducted between the parent and the child in an unobtrusive manner. This program has been used effectively by regular classroom teachers with students who have high rates of off-task behavior. This program…
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When I see a new client in our clinic, I will always ask about exercise. A core part of mental and physical health optimization and recovery, exercise produces chemistry in our brains and bodies that will change our brain state…
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