By Lauren Rebman LMFTA As I continue to grow professionally (and personally) in my private practice, I have come to realize that a vast majority of my younger clients are struggling with a lack of emotional management skills. Their struggle to understand how to express their emotions and thoughts appropriately greatly effects their behaviors and […]
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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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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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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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