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Keeping Sin from Destroying Your Marriage
A Christian Counseling Approach By Eric Gomez, MS, LMFT, MHP Wonderings Being a Family Therapist provides me the opportunity to see the development of certain themes which run like intricately woven...
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Pornography: Dispelling the Myths (A Christian Counseling Approach)
Addressing the lies men tell themselves to justify their use of pornography By Eric Gomez, MS, LMFT, MHP “Unfortunately, what feels good in the moment can have damaging and lasting effects.” - Eric...
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A Different Way of Life: Addressing a Proactive Approach to Worry and Anxiety
By Eric Gomez, MS, LMFT, MHP, Seattle Christian Counseling “It is undoubtedly clear God is calling you and I to a different way of life.” – Eric Gomez, MS, LMFT, MHP What is it you really believe? As...
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Learning to Yield Through Christian Counseling
By Benjamin Deu, MA, LMHC, Seattle Christian Counseling Principle Four from “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” by Dr. John Gottman and Nan Silver “Tips and strategies” adapted from...
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4 Guidelines to Know Your Heart
By Erik Mildes, MA, LMHC Our words reveal the truth about who we really are. In the social media culture we live in, we are all familiar with using words. Behind a screen, we can be patient, kind,...
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Psychobabble. How To Identify and Move Beyond It With Christian Counseling
By Erik Mildes, MA, LMHC Psychobabble, psychobabble, psychobabble. Have you ever wondered why you hear so much of it? Honestly, it is because we, counselors, tend to think that it makes us sound...
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Avoiding Screaming Matches with Christian Counseling
By Benjamin Deu, MA, LMHC, Seattle Christian Counseling Principle Five from “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” by Dr. John Gottman and Nan Silver Sit down because I am fixing to drop a...
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Managing Anxiety with Mind-Body Practices and Christian Counseling (Part 1 of 2)
By Seattle Christian Counseling Anxiety Bites! Responding to anxiety is like trying to ward off an attacking dog. What would you do if a hound sank its teeth into your arm? Pull away, perhaps? It’s...
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Managing Anxiety with Mind-Body Practices and Christian Counseling (Part 2 of 2)
By Seattle Christian Counseling Mind-Body Techniques to Manage Anxiety Mind-body exercises train the brain to respond to anxiety in a healthy way. With each practice, the brain becomes more flexible...
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Discussing Your Affair with Your Spouse, Part I: Why Partners Should “Share...
By Erik Mildes, MA, LMHC, Seattle Christian Counseling Principles from NOT “Just Friends” by Shirley Glass, PhD Debbie and Dan have been married for twelve years, and for the most part, their marriage...
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How Christian Parents Can Talk to Their Children About Sex
By Mali Hawkins, MS, LMFTA, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC Talking to your child about sex can be a daunting task for any parent, especially in today’s culture of high speed internet and mass...
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Opening Life’s Windows In Christian Counseling
By Lisa Velin, MA, LMHC, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC Finding Hope by Looking Beyond What is it about windows that draw our attention? The first thing my eyes focus upon when I walk into a room...
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A Christian Counselor’s Approach to Low Self-Esteem, Part 3 of 3
By Rick McGregor, MA, LMHCA, Seattle Christian Counseling Self-esteem is a way of thinking, feeling, and acting that implies that you accept, respect, trust and believe in yourself. When you accept...
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6 Ways to Deal with Anger in Christian Perspective
By Rick McGregor, MA, LMHCA, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC Anger is a completely normal, often healthy human emotion. Everyone gets angry sometimes. But when a person’s anger gets out of control...
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Addressing Background Conversations that cause Communication Problems
By Shirley Lytle, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC References “The Search for Significance” by Robert S McGee and “Cognitive Therapy Techniques” by Robert Leahy. If we are really honest with...
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6 Ways to Encourage Your Spouse to Attend Christian Couples Counseling
By Heidi Monuteaux, MA, LMHCA, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC When working with individuals I often find that people would appreciate the support and participation of their partner in counseling,...
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The Love Paradigm Shift: Forming Deeper Relationships Through Deeper Love
By Shirley Lytle, LMHCA, MHP, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC ‘Discovering the relationship between loving God and loving others’ In the words of Tina Turner- “What’s love got to do with it?” People...
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Christian Counseling For Emotional Blind Spots
By Shirley Lytle, LMHCA, MHP, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC You are what you think, which affects how you feel, which determines how you behave. Image that there are multiple ways to handle any...
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A Christian Counselor’s Perspective on Depression
By Rick McGregor, MA, LMHCA, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC What do Job, David, Elijah, Jeremiah and the Apostle Paul all have in common? Well, the Bible says all of these Biblical giants...
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A Christian Counselor’s Reflection on the Johnson-Gottman Summit
By Lisa Velin, MA LMHC, Seattle Christian Counseling, PLLC This past July, I attended the Johnson-Gottman Summit in Seattle. The Johnson-Gottman summit is a clinical training conference focused on...
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