To become a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or just about any licensed mental health clinician, you need at least a Master’s degree in a related field, along with specific classes that give the basic skills you need to be a professional counselor.

The Heart is the center of power and unique wisdom; it has ‘intelligence,’ and knows what to do, to function for our best performance.

Violence against women is an ongoing significant problem facing society as a whole, and is seen as a global crisis impacting millions and costing billions.

Couples counseling can be challenging, even for a seasoned therapist.

How can trauma impact a relationship?

Depression is something that visits about 20% of people at some point in their lives.

September 20, 2011, I was sitting behind the ops desk in the 86th FTS at Laughlin AFB, TX just doing my work when the Top 3 turned on the news.

What is meant by ‘telemedicine’ or ‘telehealth’?

I can’t tell you how many times I have had people I know say something along the lines of “Well I don’t know if it’s bad enough for therapy.”

If you regularly have the experience of having a hard time falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early, you might have wondered, “how can I fight insomnia?”

Dealing with the stressors of life can help you build resilience, or break you down bit by bit, depending on what you do.

There is something in the air these days.

Fellow, American Academy of Experts In Traumatic Stress, Former Fire Fighter/EMT. Sara has worked in the area of First Responder Stress for over 25 years.

Should I go to (or should I send _______ to) rehab?

We as individuals learn about attachment from the inside-out and the outside-in.

For those of us who are driven, hardworking, motivated, type A people, going easy on ourselves can be a challenge.