RefreshMH, Author at Perspectives Counseling Centers of Michigan

Addictive Behaviors May Be Behind Detroit’s High Credit Card Debt

by RefreshMH | Oct 7, 2020 | Addicitions, All

According to a new survey from Credit Karma, Detroit has the highest credit card utilization rate in America for adults age 18 to 24. A credit card utilization rate is a ratio of a person’s credit card debt to his or her available credit limit. Detroit’s average...

Is Sex Addiction Real?

by RefreshMH | Oct 7, 2020 | Addicitions, All

Many people scoff at the idea of being “addicted to sex,” assuming that other people use that term as an excuse for promiscuity. This brings up an important question: Is sex addiction real? The short answer to that question is “yes,” but there is a great deal of...

Adopting In Michigan: How To Blend Your New Family

by RefreshMH | Oct 7, 2020 | Family Counseling

According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, there are approximately 3,000 children available for adoption in Michigan at any given time. Fortunately, many of these children are able to find loving families to call their own. With that in mind,...

Oppositional Defiant Disorder Treatments

by RefreshMH | Oct 7, 2020 | Children Counseling

If your child has been diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), there are several treatment options you may explore for your child. Because ODD covers a wide range of emotions, behaviors, and reactions, your child’s ODD treatment should be tailored to fit...

What Is Oppositional Defiant Disorder?

by RefreshMH | Oct 7, 2020 | Children Counseling

Even the sweetest children in the world go through a stage of defiance at some point in their childhood. This may last a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks, but eventually, it goes away. For some children though, the need to be defiant goes beyond traditional...