by Joe Alexander | Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Trauma
Travis was puzzled. He had been diligently working for weeks in therapy on decreasing his reactivity to his wife. He was learning to no longer escalate their recurring arguments that caused both of them to question whether they wanted to stay in the relationship and...
by Joe Alexander | Anxiety, Health, Office News, Self-Esteem
Staff Additions at Counseling on Burnside More areas of expertise have been added to our counseling staff. Corina Daughtery-Calhoun, LCSW, joins us with extensive experience counseling transition-aged youth. She is well-rounded in many therapeutic interventions that...
by Joe Alexander | Anxiety
Family Dynamics “How can you be so rude and insensitive? You always act that way. I don’t know why I come back here every year.” “As I heard this from my older sister I wondered: What happened? It had been a great day–lots of excitement and fun with all us...
by Joe Alexander | Self-Esteem
You say you feel assertive, but I can tell from looking at your body that you don’t feel that way. Scared, you are trying to override with your mind the honesty that your posture cannot hide. Leading with your chin and rolling your shoulders forward protects your...
by Joe Alexander | Anxiety
“I can’t believe how tense my muscles are when I tune in and do a body scan like you taught me.” My client was reporting in on the body awareness focus that is part of our clinic. He had no idea prior to coming in how tight certain muscle groups were. What he didn’t...
