Feb
27
2010
Jessica Stage, MSW, Registered Clinical Social Work Intern
Although the weather is still chilly, it is nearly March! What have you accomplished since January? Have some of your resolutions been neglected or forgotten? Spring is a time of new beginnings and the perfect time to speak to one of the Orlando life coaches or therapists at Life Skills Resource Group!
Spring cleaning is not just for your house! Your mind may have negative thoughts or anxious feelings that have outstayed their welcome. You may not realize how often you tell yourself that “I can’t do that!” or “they probably wouldn’t think I was capable”. There could be an opportunity for a great new career or meaningful relationship out there that you have overlooked due to not thinking you are worth it. A therapist can help you to find the faith in yourself that has been missing, assisting you to become more assertive and less anxious.
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Feb
20
2010
The Counselors and Life Coaches of Life Skills Resource Group in Orlando do the work we do because we want to participate in making peoples’ lives and relationships better in some way. This may involve helping people: find peace of mind or joy in living, repair ruptured relationships, become more effective parents, learn how to cope with interpersonal situations that are not fixable, make some hard choices for the long-term good, or clarify and develop strategies to achieve specific life goals. Counseling and life coaching cannot provide solutions to all of life’s challenges, but there can be amazing benefit from accessing the resources of our trained professionals.
Although we have all learned similar psychological theories or life coaching approaches, each of us at Life Skills Resource Group in Orlando uses our education and training in our own unique way. Clients are also an active part of the process. Counselors and life coaches contribute certain skills and understandings to the therapeutic encounter, but we are not the “experts” who prescribe what to do and how to do it, while the client passively receives that information. Clients already have their own strengths and skills to contribute. The therapeutic journey involves a co-creative dynamic that emerges from the interaction of each client and each practitioner.
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Feb
13
2010
Jean Austin-Danner, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
by Jean Austin-Danner, MSW, LCSW
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Feb
10
2010
Jessica Stage, MSW
Right now it is hard to not know that Valentine’s day is around the corner. The commercials on TV focus on happy couples receiving gifts. Radio ads ask you to buy the person you love flowers. You may hear your friends at work talking about their plans for Valentine’s day dinner. While it is supposed to be a happy time, if you are single or unhappy in your relationship, it is likely that you may not find much to celebrate on Valentine’s day.
Maybe you have been unknowingly sending out the wrong signals to prospective partners. Sometimes our own insecurities can show to the outside world. We may feel depressed because we are alone on a holiday such as Valentine’s day. Have you ever thought about giving yourself a gift for Valentine’s day? Not a pedicure, or a box of chocolates, but the gift of understanding yourself more fully with a relationship with one of the Orlando Counselors at Life Skills Resource Group. Work as a team with one of our Orlando therapists, and discover what relationship “booby traps” you may have been setting for yourself over the years. Overwhelming insecurity or jealousy can destroy the most solid of relationships. Discover what you can change about your beliefs that can lead to healthier partnerships in the future.
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