Communication Cheat Sheet: 10 Shortcuts to Better Expression
Communication Cheat Sheet: 10 Shortcuts to Better Expression By Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., NCC, LPC Communication is a lifelong challenge. Babies cry when they cannot figure out how to express a need for food or a diaper change. Older children experiment with...Seasonal Affective Disorder and Psychotherapy
Seasonal Affective Disorder SAD and Psychotherapy By Gail-Elaine Tinker M.S., LPC If you are feeling sluggish during the winter and are diagnosed with depression, it might be wise to check to see if your depression is impacted by the seasons. SAD is considered a...Divorce and Mental Health
Divorce and Mental Health: Understanding the Stages and Successful Navigation By Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S, LPC Counselors know that 50% of all marriages in the US end in divorce, 65% of second marriages also end in divorce. Divorce is associated with an increase in...How Long Does It Take To Quit A Habit? 10 Steps to Quitting a Bad Habit
How Long Does It Take To Quit A Habit? 10 Steps to Quitting a Bad Habit Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., CH, NCC, LPC Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist Bad habits can be annoying, disruptive, gross, time-wasting, expensive, and seemingly unbreakable. However, it is...What is PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
What is PTSD – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? By Gail-Elaine Tinker MS, LPC Psychotherapist Mary (not a real person) grew up in a chaotic household fraught with violence and addiction. Despite this experience, she has grown to have a functional life; higher...Use of Metaphor In Psychotherapy: Does it Help or Hurt?
Use of Metaphor In Psychotherapy: does it help or hurt? By Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., LPC Licensed Psychotherapist When a client describes to me that her anxiety feels ‘like a lion is sitting on her chest’ or that his ‘depression feels like he is trapped in a very dark...Why Would I Use Hypnosis?
Why Would I Use Hypnosis? By Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., CH, LPC Psychotherapist Hypnosis is a therapeutic technique used by hypnotherapists who use relaxation and attention focusing exercises to give positive suggestions to the subconscious mind. Ethical professionals...Treatment of Anxiety and Depression:A Self-Empowering Process
Treatment of Anxiety and Depression:A Self-Empowering Process As with any presented issue, Tinker Psychotherapy Services – Gail-Elaine Tinker MS, LPC, provides treatment with a custom approach and emphasis on self-empowerment. The idea is to help the...Narcissist’s Point of View
Narcissists: How Do They Experience Life? By Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., CH, NCC, LPC I am a psychotherapist and client may come to me claiming their partner is a malignant narcissist. I do not take the claim at face value. I need examples of past and present behavior...
” I dwell in possibility.”
– Emily Dickinson
