Communication Cheat Sheet: 10 Shortcuts to Better Expression

by | Jul 7, 2018 | acceptance, co-parenting, CODEPENDENCY, communication, counseling, development, empathy, Expression, intolerance, life-hack, Listening, personal growth, prejudice, psychotherapy, Reflecting, shortcut, TRAUMA, Understanding, WOMEN

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...

Divorce and Mental Health

by | 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...

Use of Metaphor In Psychotherapy: Does it Help or Hurt?

by | 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...

Narcissist’s Point of View

by | 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...