Spiritual and Religious Trauma By Phil Guistwite, M.Div., M.S., LMFT Company Chaplain and Clinical Director for Mental and Behavioral Health Services This is such an important and expansive topic for therapists and clients to consider. All humans are spiritual, even...
Trauma in Military Families By Phil Guistwite, LMFT Company Chaplain & Clinical Director of Mental Health Services I was privileged to be a US Army Chaplain on active duty for twenty years. My wife served next to me and she became a US Army civilian employee...
Emotionally Safe Spaces Hayat Shawwa, LCSW Emotional safety. It’s what we are all looking for, and too often fail to find. In a world where we are constantly surrounded by so many people, it’s ironic that it’s become so hard to find. It’s often what brings people to...
What is “Emotional Healing”? by Olatunde Howard, MA, LMFT First, let’s look at physical healing. Say I have a bad fall and I scrape my knee–losing skin. First, I’d clean the scrape with water and hydrogen peroxide. Next, I’d put on an antibiotic ointment...
Forgiven for Reconciliation by Olatunde Howard, MA, LMFT (I’m writing as an LMFT who follows Jesus. For readers who do not follow Him, what I’m writing can still be helpful to you.) The reason God is so forgiving is that He is so relational.Forgiveness is God’s...
Are you sleeping with the enemy? by Olatunde Howard, MA, LMFT The more I do couple’s therapy, the more convinced I am that couples have one essential problem, and one only: enmity. John Gottman calls it “contempt.” It’s when couples assume the worst about each...
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