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Courageous Conversations: Embracing Vulnerability in Couple’s Therapy

Courageous Conversations: Embracing Vulnerability in Couple’s Therapy
Posted on , updated on by John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

Vulnerability is a double-edged sword: it is the only path to deep connection and emotional bonding; but it also exposes us to experiencing emotional and relational wounds. This is the dual bind we frequently find ourselves in: if we play it safe, we limit the depth of what we could potentially experience, but if we… Read More

Here’s Why You’re Depressed

Here’s Why You’re Depressed
Posted on , updated on by John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

Clients come into my office on a regular basis and express they’re depressed, but have no awareness as to why. They say things such as, “I’m depressed, but I have no reason to be.” My first thought is, “Apparently there is because you are.” With all kidding aside, I understand what they’re attempting to share… Read More

Social Anxiety Unmasked: Understanding and Overcoming Its Grip

Social Anxiety
Posted on , updated on by John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

Social anxiety disorders affect over fifteen million people annually. Below are some of the chief features of social anxiety as listed by the Mayo Clinic include: Now everyone has most likely experienced a degree of these symptoms at some point throughout their history. However, for those who suffer from social anxiety disorder these experiences are… Read More

Thriving After Trauma: A Guide to Post-Traumatic Growth

Thriving After Trauma: A Guide to Post-Traumatic Growth
Posted on , updated on by John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “The world breaks everyone and afterwards some grow strong at the broken places.” This is a poetic expression of a psychologically researched based concept known as Post Traumatic Growth developed by clinical psychologists, Dr. Richard Tedeschi and Dr. Lawrence Calhoun outlined in their seminal book, Post Traumatic Growth.  At a deeper… Read More