by snowmantherapy | Dec 19, 2023 | Behaviors
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Dismissiveness: choosing to dismiss or reject someone or something; having or showing a disdainful attitude toward someone or something regarded as...
by snowmantherapy | Nov 14, 2023 | Behaviors
Children don’t need perfect paents; they need happy parents. Sigmund Freud is generally labelled as “the father of modern psychology.” While very few counseling practitioners follow his theories and methods closely, he certainly raised our collective...
by snowmantherapy | Oct 31, 2023 | Thoughts
“Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.” –Michelle Rosenthal For a long time, I have been working with a young, retired US Army enlisted man. My client served in Iraq, and his experiences overseas continue...
by snowmantherapy | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Discipline is helping a child solve a problem. Punishment is making a child suffer for having a problem. During a recent counseling session with a new couple, I gathered some basic background information. Both partners described a childhood that was rife with neglect...
by snowmantherapy | Jun 27, 2023 | Thoughts
Over my years as a counselor, much of my professional life has been spent in dealing with those suffering from some form of negative addiction. These present in various ways: alcohol, gambling, or other drugs. We can harm ourselves with food, compulsive shopping,...
