HELPING KIDS COPE WITH DIVORCE DURING THE HOLIDAYS

As a counselor who works with children at Life Skills Resource Group Orlando, I am aware that at the top of many children’s holiday wish list is a wish that their parents will get back together. Of course that’s not likely to happen for most children of divorce, so the holidays are a difficult time. […]

HOW TO BE A GOOD CONSUMER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

Okay, I give up. How can you be a good consumer of Psychological services without really trying? Here at Life Skills Resource Group in Orlando, it seems to me that there are a few things (seven, to be exact) that you absolutely have to do in order to be successful in therapy, i.e. get something […]

WHEN KIDS WORRY

“Will I pass my test?” “Is there a monster under my bed?” “If you leave, will you ever come back?” “What if I get lost?” “What if someone takes me?” “Is the door locked?” “Please don’t leave me.” These are just a few examples of thoughts many children have who struggle with anxiety. Anxiety is […]

GROUNDHOG DAY

Have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell? Of course you have; everyone has (probably more than once). It’s the one about a bitter, jaded weatherman who, for some unknown reason, is forced to keep repeating the same day over and over again. Considered to be a modern American […]

WHAT IS THE POINT OF TALKING ABOUT IT ANYWAY??

I am a counselor at Life Skills Resource Group in Orlando, and that is one of the questions I often hear asked by people who don’t really want to be seeing a counselor. It is usually followed up by the statement. “Talking about my problems doesn’t change anything.” That is certainly one possibility and I […]

ARE YOU WEARING A MASK BEFORE HALLOWEEN?

Halloween may be the most socially acceptable time to wear masks- to hide our true identities. What happens when we wear masks every day? You may be silent at work, nervous that you will appear uneducated or incompetent. However, when you are around your friends you turn into a social butterfly. Why can’t this side […]

SAY WHAT???

From the moment we are born our parents start repeating words to us in the hopes that we will soon repeat those same words. Once we start school we are taught how to make sentences and carry on conversations. We communicate in many different ways everyday. We talk, send e-mails, make phone calls, text, give […]

LABOR DAY THOUGHTS. . . .

Hopefully many of you out there have a three day weekend in celebration of Labor Day. Labor day was first celebrated September 5th, 1882 in New York City. Labor day was meant to recognize the impact of the working class on American life. How often do you feel “celebrated” in your work life? According to […]

COMING HOME TO YOURSELF

  Cindy Fabico, MA, LMHC “This is not who I am. This is not who I want to be. This is not who I was born to become.” Have you ever felt this way, or are you struggling with these emotions right now? If so, you probably think something is wrong with you, or your […]

COUNTER-DEPENDENCY, CO-DEPENDENCY’S “OTHER HALF”

Everyone’s heard of co-dependency, a term originally used to describe the behavior of a person in a relationship with an addict. Today co-dependency is defined by Wikipedia as “having a tendency to behave in overly passive or excessively care taking ways that negatively impact one’s relationships and quality of life… [it] may also be characterized […]

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