by Gail-Elaine Tinker | May 20, 2018 | alternative medicine, ANXIETY, CHRONIC PAIN, counseling, development, evolution, gratitude, Hypnosis, insomnia, personal growth, psychotherapy, reiki, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Uncategorized
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...
by Gail-Elaine Tinker | Nov 30, 2017 | abuse, ADDICTION, ANXIETY, CHRONIC PAIN, CODEPENDENCY, counseling, divorce, domestic violence, GRIEF, insomnia, journaling, memoir, NARCISSISM, personal growth, psychotherapy, reiki, TRAUMA, WOMEN
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...
by Gail-Elaine Tinker | Oct 23, 2017 | acceptance, ANXIETY, bias, CHRONIC PAIN, communication, counseling, development, empathy, evolution, intolerance, journaling, life-hack, personal growth, psychotherapy, satire
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...
by Gail-Elaine Tinker | Jul 2, 2017 | acceptance, alternative medicine, ANXIETY, CHRONIC PAIN, CODEPENDENCY, counseling, empathy, gratitude, GRIEF, HOARDING, Hypnosis, insomnia, life-hack, personal growth, psychotherapy, reiki, TRAUMA, WOMEN
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...
by Gail-Elaine Tinker | May 12, 2017 | abuse, acceptance, ADDICTION, alternative medicine, ANXIETY, CHRONIC PAIN, CODEPENDENCY, communication, counseling, development, empathy, evolution, gratitude, GRIEF, HOARDING, Hypnosis, insomnia, journaling, personal growth, psychotherapy, reiki, TRAUMA, Uncategorized, WOMEN, writing
Anxiety: 11 coping methods to managing your anxiety symptoms By Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., LPC Psychotherapist Do you or someone you love to suffer regularly from anxiety? Do you feel helpless when trying to manage your symptoms or when encouraging your loved one to...
by Gail-Elaine Tinker | Mar 29, 2017 | abuse, acceptance, ADDICTION, alternative medicine, bias, CHRONIC PAIN, co-parenting, CODEPENDENCY, communication, confidential, counseling, development, divorce, domestic violence, empathy, evolution, gratitude, journaling, life-hack, NARCISSISM, personal growth, psychotherapy, separation, TRAUMA, Uncategorized, WOMEN, writing
All About Boundaries By Gail-Elaine Tinker, MS, LPC What are boundaries? A boundary is a limit or line; think property boundaries, they let people know which is theirs and which is the neighbor’s. Boundaries are an imaginary line in your emotions which separate your...
