• Battles Blessings & Building A Healthy Community

    Battles, Blessings, & Building A Healthy Community

    Agape has been busy this year! We have had the privilege of working with a number of fantastic organizations within the community. We strongly value our community partnerships and are excited to work alongside many amazing entities. Here are just a few of the things we’ve accomplished in recent months: Darrell and several others have presented workshops at various churches in the area on Depression, Boundaries, Grief, Healing Broken Relationships, and Trauma & the Brain Carolyn, our Children’s Therapeutic Services Director, was a featured speaker at the Greater St. Louis Home Educators Expo and PS Kids Workshops We were asked by Autism Speaks to participate in the Walk Now St Louis Autism…

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  • 15 MORE Books Recommended By Counselors

    15 MORE Books Recommended by Agape Counselors

    As promised last month, here is another list of books that our counselors recommend. There are many books out there that our counselors recommend to clients regularly. Below are 15 of the books that are on the list. Click on the pictures to view these books on Amazon.com Book Store.   How We Love by Milan & Kay Yerkovich This book, based on attachment theory, helps people understand how childhood experiences have shaped the way they approach adult relationships. It has a lot of examples to clarify points as well as a workbook to help people change what they want to change in themselves and their relationships. Recommend for couples.   Personality Plus…

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  • 15 Books Recommended By Counselors

    15 Books Recommended by Agape Counselors

    In lieu of our typical Featured Article this month, we polled our counselors and comprised a list of books that our counselors recommend. Of course there are many many books out there that our counselors recommend to clients regularly and we could never cover them all in one post, so there will be more to follow next month. Below are the first 15 books on the list. To find them on Amazon, click on the pictures.   Where Is God When It Hurts? by Phillip Yancey This is a wonderful book that helps people who are wrestling with how to handle a relationship with a sovereign and loving God in…

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  • Do Your Relationships Measure Up as Healthy or Toxic?

    Do Your Relationships Measure Up As Healthy or Toxic?

    By JuJuane Easter-Hutchins, MA, LPC Have you ever found yourself wondering if a friend, familial, romantic and/or business relationship is one that is healthy for you?  Are you involved in a relationship that leaves you feeling drained and overwhelmed?  Is your relationship toxic? And if so, how would you know? The Bible has been referred to as Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.  This God-inspired book provides us with the knowledge needed to live a life pleasing to our Lord.  The Bible is all-inclusive and supplies truth to guide our thoughts, behaviors and actions as we seek to glorify God here on Earth.  The Bible teaches us how to exist; we…

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