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Part 2: Effects of a Negative Body Image
Part 1 While most research focuses on the effects that body image has on females, males are also affected. Some of the effects have been vaguely mentioned in the signs and symptoms section in Part 1, but they will receive additional attention here. These effects...
Negative Body Image & You, Part 1
By Georgiana DesRosiers, MA, LPC What is it? Body image is often defined as one’s perceptions, feelings, and thoughts about his or her body, and it usually incorporates body size estimation, evaluation of body attractiveness, and emotions associated with body shape...
5 Ways To Boost Your Child’s Social Skills
Social development is a crucial part of a child’s growth. Some children are naturally more adaptive to social settings than others, but all children need to learn social skills early on. This will help them understand appropriate ways to talk to people, touch people,...
How Common Is Binge Drinking In Michigan?
Binge drinking, or the excessive intake of alcohol, is a common practice throughout the United States, especially for members of the younger generation. Michigan is rated among the top 10 worst states for binge drinking, according to data from the Centers for Disease...
Can Substance Abuse Cause Depression?
Substance abuse and depression are often linked together, which brings up one major question – “Which comes first, the addiction or the depression?” This answer will vary from one person to the next, and the fact is that it’s not always easy to tell which one sparked...
Getting Help For Illicit Drug Use In Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit has a higher percentage of illicit drug users than Michigan and the United States as a whole. While this may be a disheartening statistic, the fact is that there are resources available to help drug users overcome their addictions and improve their lives...
Couples Therapy Tips For Long Distance Relationships
Long-distance relationships are never easy, but thousands of people get through this setup each and every day. Whether you fell in love online or your jobs keep you apart, you and your significant other can find a way to make your relationship work despite the...
Top 10 At Home Couples Therapy Exercises
Couples at any stage of their relationship can benefit from counseling and therapy. While most people consider couples counseling as a last resort before a divorce or breakup, the fact is that happy, healthy couples can also learn valuable lessons from these sessions....
Do Men Cheat More Often Than Women?
When most people hear the word “cheater,” they picture a man in their head. Men and women are both capable of having an affair, but men are roped into the stereotype a lot more often than women. This begs the question: do men cheat more often than women? Is there some...
Top 10 Marriage Counseling Questions
In order to make the most of your marriage counseling sessions, it may be helpful to have questions prepared to ask your spouse when the time comes. Having a professional counselor present will allow both of you to be more open about how you feel, and it will also...
Signs Of Anxiety Disorder
Everyone experiences some level of anxiety in their lifetime. Stress from work, bills, and life as a whole can easily lead to feelings of trepidation. With that in mind, there are approximately 40 million adults in the United States who suffer from an anxiety disorder...
Treatments For Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorders are considered the most common illness in the United States, affecting 18% of the adult population. Despite the high prevalence of this condition, only one-third of people suffering from anxiety ever receive treatment. Whether you have recently been...
Counseling Techniques For Children Of Divorce
Children of divorce often struggle to adjust to their new lives after their parents officially separate. Divorce is one of the biggest reasons for child counseling here at Perspectives Of Troy Counseling Centers, in addition to child anxiety, childhood depression,...
When Our Faith is Tested
If you have ever traveled to the coast, you probably noticed an unfamiliar sight: lighthouses. We are not used to seeing them inland, but in coastal towns there are many. They were used most often as a signal to ships that they were close to land, particularly during...
Helping Grieving Children Cope With Loss
Grief is a complex process that we all go through in different ways. For children, it can be particularly difficult to understand the loss of a loved one and deal with the emotional rollercoaster that follows. The goal in many of our child counseling appointments is...
What’s Hiding Behind Anger?
Everyone is familiar with anger. We’ve all been there. You feel it building. It is slow at first, like a locomotive, then faster, then stronger. Now at full speed, it seems like it cannot be stopped. Like a destructive force, controlled by an out of this world energy,...
Conquer Smoking Addiction Through Counseling
Stop smoking – this is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions people set because they want to see a positive change in their lives. Whether you only smoke on occasion or you let smoking control your life, there are ways to fight the cravings and change your...
Causes Of Childhood Depression
In the first part of this discussion, we identified signs of childhood depression that may alert you as a parent. For this next section, we will be exploring some common causes of childhood depression that will help you better understand what your child is going...
Signs Of Childhood Depression
Childhood depression is a significant problem in America that often goes unnoticed and untreated. The American Counseling Association reports that 8.1% of children age 12 to 17 suffer from a major depressive episode, but 75% of children with behavioral and emotional...
Treating Childhood Depression: How You Can Get Help
So far we have explored the signs of childhood depression and the causes of childhood depression. To wrap up our discussion, we are going to look into the various treatment options available for depression in children so you know what your options are as a parent. How...
Discipline Techniques For Adopted And Foster Children
In accordance with most state laws, foster parents and adoptive parents are not allowed to use corporal punishment to discipline their children. Spanking, slapping a child’s hand, washing a child’s mouth with soap, and other physical acts of discipline are not...
Regaining Your Confidence After An Abusive Relationship
Being in an abusive relationship can take a tremendous toll on your self-esteem and self-worth. You may feel like you have nothing left to offer and that no one will ever love you again. The truth is that you have plenty of hope for the future. You just need a way to...
Identifying Your Child’s Currency
When it comes to rewarding and disciplining a child, you have to think about what the child’s individual “currency” is. This tactic is used by parents, teachers, and child development experts alike to effectively improve a child’s behavior and proactively prevent...
How Predictable Consequences Could Improve Your Parenting Strategies
Most children go through stages of defiance at some point in their lives. Their opinions suddenly become more important than their parents, and they choose to misbehave as a result of it. Many of the children that we work in child counseling misbehave at school or at...
Budgeting Tips For Shopping Addictions: MI Shopping Addiction Treatment
Shopping addiction and overspending is a common problem for men and women alike. This condition can be tied to low self-esteem, hoarding, relationship struggles, and other addictions. Whether you have recently fallen into shopping addiction or it is something you have...
Metro Detroit Marriage Counseling: Divorce Prevention Tips
More than a quarter of Metro Detroit’s adults are currently married (25.6%). Whether you’ve been together for 5 years or 50 years, chances are you have had some hiccups along the way in your relationship. Stress from work, bills, family, and the like can put a strain...
Different Types Of Couples Counseling In Michigan
Couples counseling is designed to help couples overcome difficult stages in their relationship. Therapists help couples learn valuable communication skills so they can resolve problems quickly and effectively. There are different types of couples counseling, depending...
Avoiding Panic Attacks At Work (Part 2): Michigan Anxiety Treatment
Continued from Part 1 Work Un-Stressful Hours, If Possible You may not have the luxury of picking your work schedule, but if you do, try to work times that are going to keep your stress levels low. Of course, this may impact your pay if you work in a commission-based...
Avoiding Panic Attacks At Work (Part 1): Michigan Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety disorders can make a normal day at work feel like a nightmare at times, especially if you’re in a position where you constantly encounter other people. Unfortunately, you need to make a living, and that may put you in uncomfortable positions from time to time....
MI Self-Esteem Counseling: Top 10 Feel-Better New Year’s Resolutions (Part 2)
Continued from Part 1 5 – Spend More Time With People Who Make You Feel Good Surrounding yourself with positive, uplifting people is a big part of self-esteem counseling. As part of your New Year’s resolutions, make a goal to spend more time with the people who make...