Development tools for a better you
Kelli Skorman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Orlando, FL who specializes in working with individuals and couples on relationship and personal challenges. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy as well as Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy. In this post she talks about the Ten Signs of Narcissistic Abuse and her experience […]
After many years of self-exploration and hard work, I am thrilled to be joining Life Skills Resource Group as a mental health counselor intern! I know my journey getting to this point wasn’t easy and I know it probably wasn’t easy for you to find me. I look forward to meeting you and walking with you […]
If someone handed me a piece of paper and told me to write my “dream job” I would have written that I would love to work as a Mental Health Therapist in private practice in Southwest Orlando. I completed my Master’s program in counseling last fall and was uncertain where I would practice. I had […]
EMDR is an effective therapy that can be applied when working with several types of issues, such as anxiety, trauma and particularly PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). EMDR stands for “Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing”, and that’s what it does. Through EMDR, I help my clients become less affected (desensitized) by dysfunctional thinking and traumatic memories, and assist them in reprocessing their feelings, beliefs […]
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t know much about EMDR, a therapeutic technique used by our counselor Risa Bos. Risa very kindly sat down to help me understand, and I thought our conversation might help others understand too. Would you like to know more about EMDR and how it could help you or someone you […]
It is the morning of September 11th. Since 2001 this day has felt somber and important to me. I remember the fear and confusion I felt that day in 2001. I remember where I was when I heard that something was wrong and where I was when the first tower fell. I contemplate how life […]
I am so fortunate and honored to be joining the professional line-up of skilled counselors at Life Skills Resource Group! I feel it is my life’s purpose to help people find joy and balance, and move beyond emotional pain that has robbed them of the happiness they deserve. I am dedicated to helping people in […]
I recently came across a book that is so powerful that I had to write a blog about it. It’s called, It’s OK Not to be OK… Right Now (with the subtitle, “How to Live through a Traumatic Experience”), by Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D. Somehow, just the title of this book tends to cause my clients […]
Dominique D. Barritt, LMHC Why did I become a therapist? I feel like there was never anything else I could have ever been. I tried another career path, but it never felt right. Five minutes into my first psychology class, I thought, “Oh, this is what I’m supposed to be doing!” I guess you could […]
Memorial Day weekend is upon us. For some of us it means a weekend at the beach. Going to barbeque and picnics with friends and families. Unfortunately, for many American families Memorial Day can bring on the grief of the loss of a loved one who was in the military. These men and women have […]
