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Bridge to Wholeness | Volume 2 Issue 4 April 2015
Welcome to the April 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): Care for Caregivers by Cathy Downen, MA, MA, PLPC Using Our Power to Facilitate Change by JuJuane Easter-Hutchins, MA, LPC Be Yourself: Don’t Become Emotionally Fused by Kathyrn Manley, MS, LPC, CST What is Child Therapy and How Does It Work? by Carolyn Knarr,…
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Be Yourself: Don’t Become Emotionally Fused
When I ask couples what brings them to therapy, a common answer is “communication.” Often couples’ struggles have to do with handling any sort of disagreement, feeling uncomfortable during conflict, and not being able to tolerate that their partner has a difference of opinion. The subtext of “we don’t communicate” can be “my partner isn’t agreeing with me and when this happens I feel criticized and rejected.” These couples have less intimacy in their relationship because there is less individuality between them. If a couple is operating out of a need for approval, fear of failure, need for validation, or fear of rejection, it is difficult to have discussions or…
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Using Our Power to Facilitate Change
By JuJuane Easter-Hutchins, MA, LPC Lately, I have found myself struggling with the mayhem occurring in our world and in our communities. I am disheartened by the racial, socioeconomic, and other divides that exist; I am dismayed by the inequality that plagues our society. Where have things gone wrong? How can people feel justified in wrong doings against one another? Why are hearts not convicted of wrongdoing? Would such madness occur if individuals knew who they were in Christ? God created us ALL. We are ALL God’s children, regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, ability, or socioeconomic status. This is undebatable. However, it is our decision as…
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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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