Articles
MANAGING THE BLESSINGS AND CHALLENGES OF LIFE
Janet Voss, MA, LCPC
Spring 2008
Many people naturally approach life seeking pleasurable and rewarding experiences and
seek to avoid painful ones. However, we commonly end up facing a mixture of both through life. Major changes in life are sometimes expected and planned, at other times they come with little preparation or anticipation, and both create a mixed crisis.
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The Samaritan Institute Serves “the human becoming.”
By: Marylin Weber, President, Board of Directors*
Summer 2004
“What is the Samaritan Institute?” my friends ask as soon as they learn that I’m on the Board. When I say, “It’s an inter-faith center for counseling and education that offers a variety of pastoral counseling services,” they want to know how pastoral counseling is distinct from other therapy. Here is how six therapists describe pastoral counseling and what a client might expect at the Samaritan Institute.
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A Samaritan Story
by: Rev. Ann Ohlrogge Johnson, Executive Director
Spring 2004
Last May, four days before leaving on my first trip to the beautiful continent of Africa, I accepted a call to join the Samaritan Institute.
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Doors
by Kate Philben, Ph.D.
Clinical Director
Winter 2002
I have been thinking lately about doors. Doors have a lot to teach us about life and relationships.
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The Power of Positive Talking
by: John Lucas, MA
September 2007
I have come to appreciate the book, The Power of Two, by Susan Heitler, PH.D. Dr. Heitler puts in simple language how to talk to each other in ways that counteract the sometimes acid tones we use to communicate when we are upset.
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Staying Attached
by John Lucas, MAPC
Fall 2004
All of us who are parents want our children to grow into responsible, caring, confident adults. As a parent and a counselor I have come to really appreciate a simple, profound explanation for why some kids are confident and responsible and others are timid and inconsistent.
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Slow Down!
by Kate Philben, Ph.D.
Fall 2001
Gardens this time of year call us to stop and gaze, and drink in the beauty of the colors and shapes of the many different flowers.
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Rest Stop Ahead
by Sue Hester, Ph.D.
May 2007
For the last several weeks I have been preparing for a women’s retreat. The theme has to do with our life journey and the difference that spirituality makes.
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National Domestic Violence Awareness
By Sara Griffin, MDiv, MA, LCPC
Fall 2004
Ninety-two percent of American women rank domestic and sexual violence as one of their top priorities.
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Managing Holiday Stress
By: Rev. Ann Ohlrogge Johnson, LCPC, LMFT
December 2005
The holiday season is full of expectations—some realistic, many not. Most of us have expectations of ourselves, and expectations of others.
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Embracing the Darkness
by Kathleen Philben, Ph.D,
Winter 2003
This is the season of darkness and light. We are acutely aware of shorter days and earlier nights.
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