I received an immediate response today to the post Words Hurt or Heal…… I wanted to share her comment (that was public) as a post and would love to invite Cathy Boyle to respond and highlight her ministry. I will send this to her. I think we need to hang out here for a while….
Category: Counseling Practices
Clinical findings
He’s the Lily of the Valley – Charles Fry, 1881
A friend of mine, Sandy, reminded me of Charles Fry, 1881, original hymn of He’s the Lily of the Valley: The version Karen sent to me and I posted seemed to be a rendition of the original hymn! Enjoy! I love old hymns. I like to think of someone with an oil lamp hovered over…
I Live To Worship You
I know I start off with these sentences OFTEN! I just can’t help myself. I have so much inside of me, and truly I could post continuously it feels at times. I went to a conference last week on trauma care and met the most AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING woman who has spent the last 30…
Healing Words
Proverbs 12:18 “Some people make cutting remarks. But the words of the wise bring healing.” Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. I just finished a paper on her leadership style and how she faces the adaptive challenge of women in leadership. A Harvard graduate has learned more from her experiences in leadership…
A Heads Up!
Hey! Readers!!!!!! Please be patient with my counseling posts. I have best buddies at work in supervision and getting ready for the exam. Becoming an LCSW is something our county is supporting due to Medicaid billing. I want to make this blog about my passion for Jesus and clinical work. I believe the greatest healing comes…
Defenses of the Ego
Defense mechanisms are automatic, involuntary, usually unconscious psychological activities by which human beings attempt to exclude unacceptable thoughts, urges, threats, and impulses from negative outcomes. The defense expresses the forbidden impulse in symbolic, external form and serves to bind anxiety. These defenses are based on the research of Sigmund Freud, and his psychoanalytical theory and…
Ideas, Thoughts, Suggestions from an L.C.S.W. Exam Survivor!
Let me start this post by saying I’m an average gal with a tenacious spirit. What has been successful in my studies from Kindergarten with Mrs. Wyatt and her ruler on the back of your hand (When I went to school you could get a spanking! That’s how old I am.) to present has been creativity,…
Rejoicing!
Connect the dots. Remember my previous post on the “one star” and Vivian sending me a text? (How Great Thou Art post) On the morning of my exam for my Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Parish walked me out to my car bright and early in the morning. We have a lot of trees, but nestled between…
A Marriage Made In The Garden
I’ve been married for 23 years, and dated Parish for 2 years. We’ve been getting to know each other for a long time. I’ve been to marriage retreats, read marriage books, watched the movie Fireproof, and attended marriage small groups. I can quote you most verses on how the man is supposed to love you…
The Circle Maker
Remember when Jesus washed the feet of the disciples during the Passover meal just before His arrest? There is one amazing line of scripture that caught my eye from a Bible study I was reading. John 13:7 states Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” The…
ARRESTED BY GRACE 