Mental Health
Posted on May 12, 2023
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
Build your life on right thinking and ordered passion. Mental health involves many things, with a life built on right thinking and ordered passions foundational to it. Before we go any further, please understand that the words in the preceding sentence are deeply significant. To be mentally healthy, we must aim for lives established on […]
Mental Health
Posted on April 23, 2023
by Ruth Barz, tLMHC
We were made for connection in relationship. Most of us, at one time or another, have run out of gas in our car. We meant to fill the tank yesterday, but we were too busy. Or we drove just a bit farther in search of the lowest gas prices, but our tank was empty before […]
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on March 5, 2023
by Susan Shields, LMHC, LIMHP, LPC
A toxic relationship is a relationship characterized by behaviors on the part of the toxic partner that are emotionally and, not infrequently, physically damaging to their partner.
Mental Health
Posted on August 29, 2022
by Rev. Dave Gunderson, LMFT
When anxiety takes over, it can lead to multiple harmful effects on your health and well-being. Thankfully, there are healthy ways to cope with anxiety producing thoughts, and even stress that can lead to anxious thoughts.
Mental Health
Posted on April 12, 2022
Angela Kollbaum, Provisional License Mental Health Practitioner (PLMHP), has joined the Lutheran Family Service Christian counseling team as a master’s-level prepared mental health and marriage counselor. She serves clients in person in the Norfolk and North-East Nebraska area. Angela can also serve clients located anywhere in the state of Nebraska through telehealth/virtual counseling via smartphone, tablet or computer.
Mental Health
Posted on April 12, 2022
Jamie McWade, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), has joined the Lutheran Family Service Christian counseling team as a master’s-level prepared and experienced mental health and marriage counselor and a Board Certified Tele-Mental Health Counselor. She serves clients in person in and around the Quad City, Iowa area; including those that speak Spanish. Jamie can also serve clients located anywhere in the state of Iowa through telehealth/virtual counseling via smartphone, tablet or computer.
Mental Health
Posted on March 15, 2022
by Jamie McWade, LMHC
Under the best of circumstances, losing a loved leads to a rollercoaster of emotion creating natural and normal responses such as feeling down and depressed, anger, denial, bargaining, and acceptance. While these are normal in any circumstance of grief, the pandemic has influenced our grieving process significantly.
Mental Health
Posted on January 17, 2022
by Toni Larson, LISW
There are many possible advantages to telemental health as well as some drawbacks. And, not everyone is appropriate for virtual counseling.
Mental Health
Posted on November 30, 2021
by Toni Larson, LISW
I experienced dark times in my life as a child and at every stage of my growth into and through adulthood. I became a prisoner of my anxiety; especially in my earlier years.
Managing the physical aspects of anxiety along with the cognitive processes that feed anxiety can be extremely helpful to improve daily functioning and quality of life.
Mental Health
Posted on September 2, 2021
by Rev. Andrew Johnson
If you have dealt with cancer, if you’ve walked alongside someone who has had cancer, or if you’re currently in the midst of battling cancer, here are 3 reasons it might be time to receive counseling.
