While cuts or burns do need to be assessed for potential further medical intervention (i.e. stitches or infection prevention), the next helpful place to focus one’s energy is on the internal emotional experience of the person cutting and relationship you as a parent or family member have with the child. Behind each incident of self-injury is an unresolved emotional experience.
McKinney Community We believe being a part of the McKinney community means more than just having our building in a zip code. We strive to participate in the events that our community deems important for its continued growth. As a result, each year we sponsor several events, or organizations to carry out the needs of our…
New Horizons Center for Healing, won the Bronze Stevie at the American Business Awards on Monday in Chicago. The Center was recognized nationally as The Best Startup in the category of Consumer Services Industries.
There’s no doubt that depression is a problem in our country: one in ten U.S. adults deals with this illness. As one of the most common types of mental illness, depression can cause you to lose interest in previous hobbies, become less productive at your job, or fail to engage with friends and family. It has also…
When a relationship hits some bumps, many couples opt to try marriage counseling or couples therapy. While statistics vary as to how successful this type of counseling is, the general consensus is that it is more likely to help than hurt, and a couple that wants to make an effort to stay together may well want…
As the most common mental illness in the United States, anxiety disorders affect a huge range of Americans. There is a huge range of different types of disorders, as well as various levels of severity in those disorders. Looking at the numbers behind these disorders, why this is such a common issue, and how people…
A phobia, or a fear of something, is not always easy to overcome. Often we have irrational fears of things such as spiders, snakes, or small spaces, and we’re not sure how to deal with those in an acceptable manner or stop ourselves from getting upset. Below, you’ll find the most common ten phobias as…
Dealing with the grief of losing a loved one is an unfortunate, but universal, experience. While this grief affects us all differently, making use of grief counseling after having lost a parent or a relative in the military can go a long way toward helping you deal with the feelings that come up after such…
While it’s a great help to have so many different counseling services available to us, it can sometimes be difficult to know what’s right for you. Individuals with difficulties ranging from schizophrenia to career dissatisfaction to marriage problems may seek out a mental health professional, but it’s important to know what type of therapist you…
Though it might be embarrassing at first, finding the right counselor to help with sexual dependency, infidelity, sexual satisfaction, or sexuality and gender issues can make a huge difference to your life and happiness. Having a fulfilling sex life can be critical to your relationship or marriage, and people around the country and world struggle…