What is this feeling?

Sometimes life is hard, discouraging, even sad. Grief is an important process we go through in life. Often we may be in a grieving process and not even realize it because we equate it with a death. No one has to die for you to be going through grief. Sometimes we lose a dream, a hope, or a relationship begins to fail. Suddenly a direction in our life takes a turn and we feel a range of strong emotions that we cannot place. Often we might hold onto something that we know we need to let go of and don’t even realize we cannot let go because we are avoiding the strong emotions of grief. The 5 classic stages of grief are:

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Is it Just Worry or Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

In today's world we have a lot to be worried about; job loss, bill payments, rising grocery costs, keeping our children safe, and keeping up with everything on our plates all while maintaining a smile in public. Some of us are chronic worriers and some not. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a condition of chronic worry. It occurs when our worries never seem to subside.

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Continuing Education Seminar for Licensed Professionals in Colorado

Preventing and Treating

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout 

6 Continuing Education Credits

 >> To Register visit http://gretchenflores.com/seminar/

During This Valuable Seminar You Will:

• Learn about stress and the body
• Learn about adrenal fatigue symptoms
• Understand compassion fatigue warning signs
• Learn how to recover from burnout and compassion fatigue
• Understand the stages of burnout
• Increase body awareness
• Learn techniques to reduce stress during sessions
• Understand how vicarious trauma affects you personally
• Learn techniques to reduce the impact of vicarious trauma
• Attain an understanding of how to support the body through diet and exercise
• Learn easy exercises you can do during and in between sessions
• Understand why supervision and consultation are important
• Attain a wide range of tools to help reduce the effects of stress
• Continue to love what you do without losing your enthusiasm 
• And much more!

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The Worry Box

Worry is a constant struggle for many of us. Sometimes our mind will latch onto a concern and not let go. It's as if worrying will somehow solve the problem. If we obsess, we reason, we will figure out a way to solve the problem eventually. Worry is often linked to feeling out of control of something. It is a fear that something "horrible" will happen and we will have no control to stop it. I often call it living in "what if land." We ponder; "What if I lose my job," "what if my son gets in a car accident," "What if the dog throws up on the carpet," "What if I don't like my new job." Many worriers have trouble falling asleep.

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To Use Insurance or Not to Use Insurance for Counseling?

When Seeking Counseling Should You Use Insurance? When I was first trained in counseling Managed Care was just starting out. The Professors at my school were adamant against using insurance for clients. They were afraid of confidentiality getting compromised and, as a result, urged students to tell clients to “self-pay” for counseling. This would protect confidentiality, a hallmark of the trade. They gave an example of someone running for public office who was denied the opportunity because they had been diagnosed with Adjustment Disorder in childhood. However, I have found insurance to be very useful for clients and helps clients who need counseling gain access with a manageable co-pay for sessions.

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