Mental Health Counselling

Do you hate your body? Are you deeply dissatisfied with your appearance, shape, or weight—so much so that you avoid looking at yourself in the mirror, avoid certain social situations, or dread having your photo taken? If so, you are not alone. Body dissatisfaction and even body hatred have reached epidemic levels in our culture—particularly for women and girls. But you don't have to live your life consumed by feelings of shame and self-hatred. This workbook offers a way out of the darkness.

Der unsichtbare Stress hat einen Namen: Mental Load. Die Last der tausend Kleinigkeiten im Alltag – Termine organisieren, Entscheidungen treffen, Verantwortung übernehmen - sorgt dafür, dass vor allem Mütter und Frauen permanent unter Druck stehen. Dieses praxisnahe Mental-Load-Buch zeigt Ihnen Schritt für Schritt, wie Sie Ihren freien Kopf zurückgewinnen und Ihre mentale Stärke aufbauen.

Haben Sie oft das Gefühl, eine Last zu tragen, die Sie gar nicht benennen können? Legen Sie in Beziehungen negative Verhaltensmuster an den Tag, für die Sie keine Erklärung haben? Vermuten Sie, dass es in Ihrer Familiengeschichte traumatische Belastungen gab, die nun auch Sie beeinträchtigen? Dann zeigt dieses Hörbuch Ihnen, wie Sie dem transgenerationalen Trauma auf die Spur kommen und sich ein für alle Mal davon befreien können!

»Fight, flight or freeze« – diese Reaktionen auf eine Gefahr oder ein traumatisches Ereignis sind inzwischen allgemein bekannt. Die weit verbreitete vierte Reaktion kommt gerade erst ans Licht: »Fawn« – zu deutsch der Bambi-Reflex. Betroffene suchen nach Sicherheit, indem sie sich an die Wünsche, Bedürfnisse und Anforderungen anderer anpassen. Anstatt ihre eigenen Träume zu verfolgen, helfen sie ständig anderen, deren Ziele zu erfüllen. Am schlimmsten: Sie haben immer das Gefühl, selbst schuld zu sein und unfähig, etwas zu ändern.

This book is for anyone considering psychotherapy. You might be completely new to therapy, or you may have tried it with limited results. The questions are designed to help you organize your thoughts and feelings about what you're looking for. Jonathan has been a practicing therapist for 35 years and has worked for many public mental health agencies over the years. He has also done high-intensity work as a member of various mobile psychiatric assessment teams and was a graduate psychology instructor for 10 years. He also shares openly in the book about his own history of receiving therapy.

Discover Your True Self: Heal Your Inner Child and Find Your Authentic Self with Over 100 Proven Techniques for Self-Discovery. Do you feel disconnected from your true self despite outward success? Struggling to build fulfilling relationships or overcome your inner critic? It’s time to heal your inner child and rediscover who you truly are.

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is the most commonly diagnosed birth abnormality in the US. Little attention, however, has been paid to the psychosocial impacts on these individuals. Liza Morton and Tracy Livecchi are both mental health professionals who have developed a specialty in working with clients who have chronic medical conditions, and they are both themselves living with CHD. While their powerful personal stories are woven into the narrative, the book is focused on providing evidence-based coping and self-care skills for adults living with CHD.

Don’t settle for an unhappy life! Learn to recognize the symptoms of trauma. Rape, assault, combat, natural disaster, death of a loved one, or an accident or illness have lasting effects if unaddressed and unresolved. You can free yourself from the grip of these life events. There is hope! The Trauma Map reconnects you to your true self — the person you lost when traumatic experiences were left buried. Through five simple steps, Dr. Karol Darsa will show you how to make peace with your past and find the internal quietness that we all desire.

Почему мы продолжаем любить тех, кто причиняет нам боль? Лара Феррейро в своей книге о любовной зависимости раскрывает эту проблему через призму психологии. Вы узнаете, как работает «химическая лаборатория» мозга: система вознаграждения, которая заставляет нас возвращаться к токсичным отношениям, несмотря на боль. Автор описывает шесть этапов аддиктивных отношений и объясняет, почему разорвать этот круг так сложно. Книга исследует корни зависимости: детские травмы, влияние родителей, низкую самооценку и мифы о романтической любви.

Als je begrijpt hoe stress werkt, kun je er ook iets aan doen, dat is de overtuiging van Luc Swinnen. Zijn oplossing voor langdurige stress en burn-out is drieledig: het aantal stressprikkels verminderen, je brein voldoende rust gunnen (en nee, dat doe je niet door meer te slapen) en op zoek te gaan naar diepgaande verbinding met mensen om je heen. Stress is een reactie van je lichaam op gevaar. Een zeer effectieve reactie zelfs, alleen krijgen we tegenwoordig continu talloze stressprikkels op ons afgevuurd. En dus hebben we voortdurend stress. Het gevolg?

In recent decades there has been a decline in the quality and availability of psychotherapy in America that has gone largely unnoticed—even though rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are on the rise. In Saving Talk Therapy, veteran psychologist Dr. Enrico Gnaulati presents evocative case studies from his practice to remind patients and therapists alike how and why traditional talk therapy works and, using cutting-edge research findings, unpacks the problematic incentives in our health-care system and in academic psychology that explain its decline.

Do you need self-compassion? Learn how to practice self-compassion in recovery, and heal your deepest core wounds. Compassionate Recovery is a childhood trauma and an addiction recovery book. This integrated, universal, and inclusive approach will guide and empower you to recover from any addiction. If you or someone you love suffers from addictions, listen to this audiobook. Healing begins now.

Yoga for Trauma Recovery outlines best practices for the growing body of professionals trained in both yoga and psychotherapy and addresses the theoretical foundations that tie the two fields. Uniting recent developments in our understanding of neuroscience and trauma recovery with ancient tenets of yoga philosophy and practice, this foundational text is a must-listen for those interested in the healing capacities of each modality. Listeners will come away from the book with a strong sense of how to apply theory, philosophy, and research to real-life complexities.

Embark on a transformative journey through the complex and dynamic world of mental health counseling with this comprehensive guide. Designed to equip aspiring counselors with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel in the field and succeed on the NCMHCE exam, this book offers a holistic exploration of key concepts, theories, and practices essential for effective counseling practice.

The purpose of this workbook is to teach valuable life skills and also to aide students in identifying and managing their emotions. Before writing this workbook, Marcus Parker had spent over 15 years motivating students in schools across north Texas as a local author and motivational speaker. He had been trying for years to develop a curriculum that covered the full spectrum of instruction on how to empower students to achieve, while teaching them how to get over the emotional roadblocks that tend to stop progress. This workbook can be done in private or as a group or class.

As a life raft for beginners and their supervisors, Where to Start and What to Ask provides all the necessary tools for garnering information from clients. Lukas also offers a framework for thinking about that information and formulating a thorough assessment. This indispensable audiobook helps therapeutic neophytes organize their approach to the initial phase of treatment and navigate even rough clinical waters with competence and assurance.

You are not alone. Many of us carry hidden wounds from our past that manifest in our daily lives, often without us realizing the root cause. Certified Life Coach Gabriela Gubser, with her deep understanding and personal experience in inner child healing, offers practical exercises and compassionate guidance to help you uncover and heal these hidden wounds. It’s not just about your thinking or your emotions, but also the way your body responds.

Jeg ved, efter at have oplevet det på min egen krop, at ægte, varig forandring kommer indefra, helt af sig selv. Og at det eneste vi har brug for at få øjnene op for, er hvordan vi selv uskyldigt er kommet til at stå i vejen for vores sinds og krops naturlige balance.

¿Eres capaz de superar lo que te frena? ¿Qué te frena en la vida, en el amor y en el trabajo para superarte? Probablemente has sentido que algo en tu vida no está bien o que ni siquiera avanza: tus relaciones, tu trayectoria profesional o tu cambio de hábitos. Pero a pesar de que tu agobiante crítico interno insista en ello, no tienes un problema de motivación. Hay algo más detrás de tus planes de autocuidado, listas de actividades y metas desatendidas, y salir de ahí es más fácil de lo que imaginas.

Loslassen leicht gemacht mit der Freemotion®-Methode! Mit ihrer Hilfe können wir Blockaden und Traumata sanft und ohne Retraumatisierung aus Zellgedächtnis und Nervensystem lösen – und das ganz einfach im Gespräch! In diesem Sachbuch für Therapeuten und Coaches wird eine neue Sichtweise auf die Entstehung von emotionalen Blockaden und Traumata vermittelt - und wie man Klienten mit Hilfe der Freemotion-Methode® sanft und effektiv dabei unterstützt, sich aus ihren emotionalen Gefängnissen zu befreien ohne re-traumatisiert zu werden.