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Additional resources written by our PCS therapists.
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Sex Addiction Expert Explains Why Good Kids Get Pulled Into Porn
by Mark Bell, LMFT, CSAT, PCS Staff Therapist and Claudine Gallacher, MA Most parents understand that pornography is prevalent and easily accessible, but they convince themselves that their own good children would never be ensnared by it. Sadly, this is an all too common mistake. Many good, healthy, and normal… -
How Does a Sex Addiction Expert Teach HIS Kids to Avoid Porn?
by Mark Bell LMFT, CSAT, PCS Staff Therapist I’m a father of 5 young boys, ages 2-10 years old, and work as a sex addiction therapist. In this post, I’d like to share three strategies for addressing sexual matters, including pornography. Maybe because of my profession, I find myself more… -
Weaving Together a Solid Recovery Foundation (3 of 3)
VELVET STEELE Weaving Together a Solid Recovery Foundation (3 of 3) By KEN WELLS, LPC Step 3-“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God” “Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of… -
Weaving Together a Solid Recovery Foundation (1 of 3)
VELVET STEELE Weaving Together a Solid Recovery Foundation (1 of 3) By KEN WELLS, LPC “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story”—Maya Angelou Recovery in addiction is likened to getting an out of control train running down the tracked stopped. Getting addictive living re-calibrated and re-establishing life… -
Weaving Together a Recovery Foundation (2 of 3)
VELVET STEELE Weaving Together a Recovery Foundation (2 of 3) By KEN WELLS, LPC Step 2- “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” “There is a crack in everything that is made-and not the least of all- in each of us”-Ralph Waldo Emerson… -
Spirituality: Sobriety’s Peaceful Paradox
VELVET STEELE Spirituality: Sobriety’s Peaceful Paradox By KEN WELLS, LPC Addiction is an invite to become spiritual. In the midst of chaos, denial and deception, there is this beckoning toward truth. The word spiritual is a conundrum. It is a paradox- an “unsettling contradiction”. Some describe spirituality as “trying to… -
Highlights from April 2016 Psychodrama Conference
Cristine Toel, MA, LAC, S-PSB PCS Staff Therapist and Psychodrama Trainee at the Arizona Psychodrama Institute The American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) held their 74th Annual Conference (“Desert Oasis: Healing the Spirit Within”) at the Phoenix Sheraton Crescent this past weekend. PCS had a strong presence at… -
Understanding Depression
Depression is a group of enduring symptoms that last anywhere from a few weeks to many years. Symptoms are broken down into 4 clusters: How you think (e.g. self-criticism, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, concentration difficulties, overall negativity) How you act (e.g. isolating, low motivation)How you feel emotionally (e.g. sad, guilty, irritable,… -
Healing from Grief and Loss
Grief is experienced in three major ways: Psychologically (feelings, thoughts and attitudes) Socially (behavior toward others) Physically (health and bodily symptoms) Grief is a continuing development, involving many changes over time. PCS provides comprehensive steps toward effective grief work in addressing both physical and symbolic experiences of losses: Facing the… -
Helping Women Deal with Psychological Challenges
Psychological Counseling Services, Ltd. is a group of licensed psychologists and mental health professionals who provide specialized psychological and educational services for women. It is our pledge to work with individual women, families, and organizations in a safe, supportive, and therapeutic manner. Counseling Services – individual, relationship, family, and group… -
Trauma Resolution
Emotional trauma is defined as any distressing experience that causes emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects. Trauma resolution is accomplished when the painful memory or event no longer triggers anxious reactions or distorted thoughts. At PCS, all therapists are trained to assist clients in identifying past traumatic experiences… -
Depression in Teenagers
Depression is the predecessor to suicide and teens experience depression differently than adults. For example: Instead of exhibiting typical depressive behavior such as lethargy, helplessness and lack of energy, most teens will become hyperactive. Although increased activity during the teen years can be normal, changing friends or interests frequently can… -
Surviving Ashley Madison
The recent security breach of the Ashley Madison website is having a profound effect upon both the individuals named and their spouses/partners. If you found the email of your spouse in the leaked email addresses OR if you find yourself dealing with infidelity please know that help is there for… -
Sports Performance Enhancement
Trained therapists at PCS incorporate time-tested tools with the latest technology to promote production and performance with athletes from all sporting venues. We address the development of mental toughness; tools for cultivating a productive response to pressure; reversing a setback; handling stress; and cultivating visualization skills through hypnotherapy and EMDR…. -
Single Parent and Blended Families
Divorce happens to about 40-50% of first marriages and another group of children lose a parent to death. While divorce and bereavement do not necessarily lead to long-term adjustment problems in children, there is a subset of kids who suffer long-term problems as a result of these transitions. Following divorce… -
Identifying and Treating Personality Disorders
Everyone has unique personality traits, some positive and some negative. Negative personality traits that can be traced back to childhood or adolescence and become rigid and problematic in many areas of an individual’s life may indicate the presence of a personality disorder. Personality disorders may cause considerable chaos, frustration, and… -
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by compulsive behaviors that are hard to understand at times. In OCD, people attempt to avoid disturbing thoughts that are difficult to stop (obsessions) by doing compulsive behaviors that don’t always appear to make a lot of sense. Obsessions may include: Fears that you… -
Practicing Mindfulness in Your Everday Life
Mindfulness is about maintaining awareness of your mind, body, and surroundings in the present moment, noticing when your mind drifts into the past or rushes to the future, and bringing your focus back to the present moment. It is about learning to enjoy life in the here and now and… -
Helping Men with Psychological Challenges
Men are facing more and more challenges every day. The juggling of changing roles and a desire by many to be more involved in their primary relationships as intimate friends, partners, and parents can promote tremendous turmoil. In addition, many are being told they are not meeting the needs of… -
Intimacy and Relationships
One of our basic human needs is to experience a sense of connection with another human being. We want to be known, accepted, valued, and wanted. Intimacy is the degree that we feel emotionally close and connected with someone. Intimacy exists in a relationship when personal information and feelings are…
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