by April Bordeau | Mar 16, 2021 | ACES, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, Newsletters, parenting, play
I can’t tell you how many times a friend or a client has said, “I’m glad I grew up when I did. I wouldn’t want to be a kid today.” Ignoring the fact most of us tend to look at the past with nostalgia, there is some truth to that sentiment. Today’s children are...
by Britt Smith | Dec 7, 2020 | anxiety, Client Centered, Counseling, counseling approaches, covid, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, mental health, play, stress, TBRI
A lot has been written in recent years about the power of repetition. Some claim that that the key to mastery of any skill is to practice it for 10,000 hours! Or perhaps you’re a sports fan who has heard how NBA legend Michael Jordan shot hundreds of free throws in...
by April Bordeau | Oct 19, 2020 | blog, Counseling, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, mental health, play, trauma
For many people, the days and weeks leading up to Halloween are filled with fun. It’s a kind of fun they rarely experience at other times, because much of it is built around fear. They watch spooky movies, visit haunted houses, and surround their front doors with...
by April Bordeau | Oct 31, 2018 | Counseling, counseling approaches, forgiveness, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, play, stress
Haunted. Such an eerie word. Haunted Christians. Seems like an oxymoron. Can Christians really be haunted? In short, absolutely! And millions, perhaps even billions of Christians (and non-Christians) are literally haunted by the effects of their pornography use,...
by April Bordeau | Apr 23, 2018 | About Us, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting, play
The most common image of counseling is a person reclining on a couch, talking at length about his or her problems, while the counselor furiously scribbles notes and occasionally asks, “and how did that make you feel?” It’s a traditional approach, and it’s true that...
by April Bordeau | Dec 12, 2016 | About Us, Care to Change, Client Centered, Counseling, counseling approaches, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, play, services, stress
A lot has been written in recent years about the power of repetition. Some claim that that the key to mastery of any skill is to practice it for 10,000 hours! Or perhaps you’re a sports fan who has heard how NBA legend Michael Jordan shot hundreds of free throws in...
