by Gail-Elaine Tinker | Aug 26, 2018 | abuse, ANXIETY, development, domestic violence, empathy, GRIEF, personal growth, Self-Harm, WOMEN
Psychotherapy for Victims of Self-Harm: There is Hope By Gail-Elaine Tinker M.S., NCC, LPC “That’s when I wanted to cut. I cut to quiet the cacophony. I cut to end this abstracted agony, to reel my selves back to one present and physical whole, whose blood was...
by Gail-Elaine Tinker | May 18, 2018 | abuse, acceptance, ANXIETY, co-parenting, CODEPENDENCY, communication, counseling, development, divorce, domestic violence, empathy, evolution, GRIEF, intolerance, personal growth, psychotherapy, separation, TRAUMA, Uncategorized, WOMEN
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...
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 | May 27, 2017 | abuse, ADDICTION, ANXIETY, co-parenting, CODEPENDENCY, counseling, divorce, domestic violence, empathy, GRIEF, intolerance, NARCISSISM, personal growth, psychotherapy, TRAUMA, WOMEN
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...
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...
by Gail-Elaine Tinker | Apr 17, 2016 | abuse, acceptance, CODEPENDENCY, communication, confidential, counseling, development, divorce, domestic violence, empathy, evolution, gratitude, GRIEF, journaling, life-hack, personal growth, psychotherapy, reiki, separation, Uncategorized, WOMEN, writing
A Comprehensive List On Being Your Very Best Self By Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., Psychotherapist “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” – Anna Quindlen, As a Psychotherapist, I...