by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Jan 4, 2021 | Counseling, Depression and Anxiety
When dealing with depression, anxiety, or relationship issues that commonly bring people to counseling, it can be helpful to have an approach that takes your experiences and values into consideration. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of Cognitive...
by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Nov 21, 2019 | Counseling, Self-Care
We all have a voice in our heads that criticizes us at times when we are feeling vulnerable. It is the voice that pipes up saying, “Good grief! Everyone is going to think you are incompetent!” When you are in a business meeting and fail to make a brilliant point. It...
by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Nov 7, 2019 | Counseling, Self-Care
When I was a child on the playground, it was not uncommon for the playground banter to include some name-calling. Generally speaking, it was nothing vicious. It was something simple like “You’re dumb.” or “You’re too short.”, etc. A common smart aleck reply was to...
by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Sep 29, 2019 | Counseling, Self-Care
People often decide to go to therapy when they are in a crisis. Once the crisis passes or they start to feel a little better, they stop going to therapy until the next crisis hits. Despite my having worked in human services for much of my adult life, I have yet to be...
by Daniel Derrer | Apr 1, 2019 | Christian Counseling, Counseling
Carl Rogers wrote: “It is not simple to achieve such reality [as being authentic]. Being real involves the difficult task of being acquainted with the flow of experience going on within oneself, a flow marked especially by complexity and continuous change…”...