Substance use disorder (SUD) counselors are charged with several important responsibilities, all of which ultimately have to do with promoting client welfare and protecting client rights. Many times I have asked myself why professionals become ...
What would the world be like without teenagers? We wouldn’t have high schools. Parents would not have the opportunity to test just how good their parenting skills are. No one would have invented the word ...
February 14th of my senior year I was bullied for the last time. That day, I hit my breaking point and felt that suicide was my only option. As I ran through the hallway my ...
While he enjoyed certain aspects of the field, Kevin Kuczynski eventually realized that his work in private practice counseling was “reactionary” to the damage that that had already been done to his clients. His sessions ...
Happy belated New Year! As we move into the New Year there are many exciting events planned for Counselor magazine. First, however, I would like to thank the many contributors for their articles—especially our regular ...
It is a new year full of so many possibilities. What is it about resolutions that make us not want to keep them? What if we focused on what state of consciousness we would like ...
What was originally intended as a two-column series on the high cost of anger has morphed into three columns. The first installment took a detailed look at the costs of uncontrolled anger affecting our overall ...
From the prolific, engaging, and award-winning author Tian Dayton, PhD, comes her newest book titled One Foot in Front of the Other: Daily Affirmations for Recovery. This, her sixteenth book and second book of affirmations, ...
“People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a difficult thing.” – John Porter Dear Dr. Toni: I am thirty-three years old. I am a professional ...
In about a month another year will end. Traditionally, people like to look back on the year and some like to look toward to the future. That seems to be an American trait; we are ...
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