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Kellevision
http://www.kellevision.com
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Life Coach who has worked in the mental health field for more than 15 years. In my years of working with other people I have developed various ideas and opinions which I will be sharing on this blog. This work is about healing, empowering, and gleaning wisdom from the journey. May you find something here to help you with yours.
Recent Posts
Power Games
Claude Steiner, author of "Scripts People Live" describes power struggles and maintains that there are two reasons people attempt to use power against others and two kinds of power which can be utilized to bring others under one's control. ...
10 Ways to Help an "ADHD" Child - Without Medication
Many children with whom I work I have been labeled "ADHD" and placed on medications in an attempt to control their "acting out" or their "meltdowns" or their "behavior problems" at school. Medications for ADHD can have serious side effects ...
The "Problem Child", Scapegoating and the Family System
Another family brings by the "problem child" and drops them off for me to fix. She* is the oldest child of five and has been exposed to severe domestic violence, physical abuse and substance abuse. And she is responding to it as any teenager woul...
Home for the Holidays: Dealing with Toxic Families
Blood may be thicker than water, but you can't drink it. We are told throughout our lives that family is the most important thing. I constantly find myself working with clients who are deeply entrenched in the dynamics of toxic family sys...
You Just Don\'t Understand: Men and Women Communicating - or not
Men and women have different needs and communicate them in different ways. This can create some serious misunderstandings, hurt feelings, frustration and resentment. Most people typically give the kind of strokes or attention they wish ...
The Relationship between Trauma, Depression and Anxiety
People often think of trauma, anxiety, panic attacks and depression as four separate "disorders". Indeed the medical model of psychiatric treatment fosters this way of thinking, but it's not always accurate. Many time these four separate "disorde...

