I guess I am going to turn this into a mini-series (check back to last week’s blog post). Except, I am not going to a Catholic Priest to confess and then do my penance. I have done that twice in my life though. I was a child and had no idea what I was doing. Had I been going to...[ read more ]

Have you ever wondered what some of the hidden benefits or struggles are with therapy? Have you ever wondered how you came into therapy wanting to reduce anxiety, and a few months later you are grieving losses from your childhood, and seeing the world differently? You see, here at Phenix, we have a strong belief in transformational work, which is...[ read more ]

How do you combat despair?How do you keep worries in perspective?   I'm here to propose an answer to you. There is a power in remembering the good, no matter the situation we are in.  Today's topic and answer to combatting despair, living a life of anti-misery, is gratefulness. What comes to your mind when you hear the word "grateful"?...[ read more ]

Have you wondered why excellent therapy can seem expensive? Do you want to get the most out of the therapy process? By the time a new therapist graduates from their masters program, they have spent more than 600 hours in graduate level classrooms taking courses dedicated to the art of helping people with life problems.  They have sweated almost 2000...[ read more ]

That's an aggressive title, isn't it? With the world as it currently stands though, the way we recover from the daily chaos, stress, and unknowns has to be aggressive. It has to be unstoppable. We have to force through the circumstances of life to find time to take care of ourselves. We desperately need it. A common theme in therapy...[ read more ]

Do you wish there was an instant switch from insight to doing life differently?  Have you ever been stuck in the transition between dysfunction and learning how to live in a new way?  Back in 2015, I heard Jeff Manion speak on his new book, The Land Between.  I purchased the book at that conference and have referred to his...[ read more ]

So this post will be different from my others. Here at Phenix, we strive to live by authenticity. Which means we live out what we challenge each of you to do each session. Usually, my posts are written after I’ve processed something, after I have learned a new concept, one that I have had time to put into motion. This...[ read more ]

I originally had a different blog post planned, one with a great picture of one of my cats. Then I met with individuals this week and heard what they had to say. With COVID revamping, and just the daily stressors of being an adult in the 21st century in America, there was this pattern of loneliness.  Not just the "oh...[ read more ]

If you have been in therapy with anyone from Phenix Counseling, you have probably heard the following words: the importance of slowing down.  There are usually a variety of reactions when this is discussed, all the way from the impossibility of even considering a different pace in life to flat out annoyance of still hearing this as an option. We...[ read more ]

I started growing a green bell pepper plant around the same time we began posting about sowing. My coworker, Justin, had already done the work of planting the seed. My job was just to fertilize and nurture the little growing plant. Let me tell you though, a lot easier said than done. Plants may have the same basic needs, but...[ read more ]