One of the first Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) interventions I happened upon as I began my studies was a simple, yet powerful exercise by Dr. David Burns called the Stick Figure Technique. (For more information, you can reference his book, “Ten Days to Self-Esteem”). The purpose of this exercise is to assist individuals in restructuring […]
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A New Opportunity: A look at ADHD through skills-based counseling.
Hello! My name is Lauren Rodenbeck (Rebman). I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate at Adventures In Learning. It is a pleasure to be a part of such a wonderful family business, and I’m thrilled with the new opportunity to share my professional thoughts and stories on this blog! For my first entry, […]
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Hello! Obviously, I recently took a sabbatical from blogging and am now back online ready to continue posting. Like before, we will be posting informative, challenging, and inspiring ideas to help improve the overall quality of life for those who choose to follow our entries. I used the term “we” because in my leave my daughter, Lauren, joined our […]
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In Part I, I reviewed the clinical literature which clearly contradicts the “clinical imbalance” theory of depression and anxiety. Results indicate approximately 80% of the effectiveness of anti-depressant medications are due to placebo. Here are some other interesting facts to be aware of in the effective treatment of depression and anxiety: Genetic pre-disposition for the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Pills vs. Skills–Part 1 The Shocking Truth About Anti-Depressant and Anti-Anxiety Medications
Do anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medications do what they say? Research says it is a placebo effect for most individuals, and discounts the bio-chemical imbalance theory for taking medications….Learning skills through CBT is an effective way to treat anxiety and depression…and there is research to prove it!!! Part I of 2. Stay tuned.
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As a practicing psychologist over the last 30 years I have helped hundreds of couples examine and improve the quality of their relationships. While the ingredients of a healthy relationship will forever remain the same; trust, respect, and open and honest communication, to name a few, somethings have changed significantly. One of these changes is […]
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I remember when our daughter was around 3 or 4 years old and it seemed like 90% of her vocabulary consisted of the word “why.” Everything generated a question and there was not an aswer that would satisfy her curiosity. At that age, children are learning about cause and effect and the process of questioning […]
Read the rest of this entry »Does encouragement really influence performance?
Really believe in your heart of hearts that your fundamental purpose, the reason for being, is to enlarge the lives of others. Your life will be enlarged also. And all of the other things we have been taught to concentrate on will take care of themselves. Pete Thigpen Ask yourself this question: Do you need […]
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Inside each and every one of us is the potential to accomplish great things in a way that is uniquely our own. Abraham Maslow, the great motivational psychologist, wrote about becoming “self -actualized.” He used the term to describe those unique individuals who had tapped into their inherent greatness, and found unique ways of sharing that […]
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Power Lesson #4 God can do no more for you than He can do through you. So often we look at life and our relationships and ask “Why God?” Why can’t things be different? We pray and seek change, but things continue along the same old path, and it seems the only change we experience […]
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