Warning Signs of Betrayal Trauma and Tips to Help You Cope Depression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesMarriage and FamilyTrauma and Abuse

Warning Signs of Betrayal Trauma and Tips to Help You Cope

Many people suffer unnecessarily from the effects of trauma and abuse. Often, people suffer because…

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Moving Through COVID-19 Becky Wengreen MFTIFamilyGeneral ArticlesSelf Care

Moving Through COVID-19

Healthy Coping and Self Care Through Social Distancing By Becky Wengreen, MFTI Joni Mitchell once…

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Can I Be Happy? General ArticlesKyle Reid LMFT

Can I Be Happy?

by Kyle M. Reid, LMFT In a lecture on vulnerability, Brene Brown discusses our tendency to…

Connections AdminJune 27, 2018

Doing the Laundry General ArticlesJeremy Bailey LAMFTMarriage and Family

Doing the Laundry

  By Jeremy Bailey, LAMFT I don't know about you, but laundry has always been…

Connections AdminJune 12, 2018

Are You Ready for Marriage? 10 Questions to Consider When Choosing the Right Partner Becky Wengreen MFTIDepression and AnxietyFamilyGeneral ArticlesHome TopicsMarriage and Family

Are You Ready for Marriage? 10 Questions to Consider When Choosing the Right Partner

by Becky Wengreen, MFTI It’s the biggest decision of your life. Are you ready to…

Connections AdminJune 7, 2018

Finding Our Authentic Self Again Adolescents and TeensAlex Pratt AMFTDepression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesHome TopicsMarriage and Family

Finding Our Authentic Self Again

by Alex Pratt, AMFT “A thousand plastic flowers don't make a desert bloom. A thousand…

Connections AdminJune 6, 2018

The Bachelor General ArticlesJeff Bennion LMFTMarriage and FamilyTrauma and Abuse

The Bachelor

By Jeff Bennion, ALMFT The Bacheloris one of the most popular reality TV shows out…

Connections AdminJune 1, 2018

Marriage Mythbusters: Mindreading General ArticlesHome TopicsJeff Bennion LMFTMarriage and FamilyTrauma and Abuse

Marriage Mythbusters: Mindreading

By Jeff Bennion, LMFT Very often, what we think we should have gets in the way of…

Connections AdminJune 1, 2018

“I’m Struggling to Overcome My Pornography Addiction, How Do I Know If I Need a Higher Level of Treatment?” Addiction EducationGeneral ArticlesKyle Reid LMFTPornography AddictionSex Addiction

“I’m Struggling to Overcome My Pornography Addiction, How Do I Know If I Need a Higher Level of Treatment?”

by Kyle M. Reid, LMFT   Working on overcoming an addiction to pornography can be a…

Connections AdminMay 17, 2018

Moana – Is There a Monster Inside of You? Depression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesJeremy Bailey LAMFTMarriage and FamilyTrauma and Abuse

Moana – Is There a Monster Inside of You?

By Jeremy Bailey, LAMFT In Disney’s “Moana”, Moana is the daughter of the chief who…

Connections AdminMay 11, 2018

EMDR – A Powerful Tool for Resolving Trauma Depression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesJeremy Bailey LAMFTMarriage and FamilyTrauma and Abuse

EMDR – A Powerful Tool for Resolving Trauma

By Jeremy Bailey, LAMFT We all go through experiences that can be difficult, confusing, painful,…

Connections AdminMay 2, 2018

Excitement vs. Anxiety Chris Adams AMFTDepression and AnxietyGeneral Articles

Excitement vs. Anxiety

By Christopher D. Adams, AMFT When looking at this picture, what happens to you? What…

Connections AdminFebruary 9, 2018

What WE want to be Chris Adams AMFTGeneral ArticlesMarriage and Family

What WE want to be

By Christopher D. Adams, AMFT Max De Pree an American Business man who died in…

Connections AdminFebruary 2, 2018

How to Become a Savvy Therapy Customer General ArticlesJeff Bennion LMFT

How to Become a Savvy Therapy Customer

By Jeff Bennion, ALMFT People come to us therapists with all kinds of problems, and…

Connections AdminFebruary 2, 2018

Where to Point the Finger? Adolescents and TeensDepression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesHome TopicsMarriage and FamilyNick Rowe CSW

Where to Point the Finger?

by Nick O. Rowe, CSW   We have all been there right, “I reacted that way…

Connections AdminJanuary 6, 2018

The Bachelorette says that going to therapy was the best decision she made that entire year General ArticlesHome TopicsMarriage and Family

The Bachelorette says that going to therapy was the best decision she made that entire year

Open discussions about mental health do not usually happen on television, let alone reality television.…

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The 12 Steps and Trauma Addiction EducationGeneral ArticlesPornography AddictionSex Addiction

The 12 Steps and Trauma

The 12 Steps are utilized by SA, AA, and other groups as guiding principles outlining…

Connections AdminMay 30, 2017

Is there hope for a relationship after a betrayal? Depression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesKyle Reid LMFTMarriage and Family

Is there hope for a relationship after a betrayal?

Kyle M. Reid, LMFT Call today to schedule and appointment with Kyle at 801.272.3420

Connections AdminMarch 31, 2017

Is it important to include the spouse in therapy for pornography addiction? Addiction EducationGeneral ArticlesKyle Reid LMFTMarriage and FamilyPornography AddictionSex AddictionVideo

Is it important to include the spouse in therapy for pornography addiction?

Kyle M. Reid, LMFT Call today to schedule and appointment with Kyle at 801.272.3420

Connections AdminMarch 29, 2017

Introduction to the Connections Program of Recovery Addiction EducationDaniel Caldwell CMHCGeneral ArticlesPornography AddictionSex AddictionVideo

Introduction to the Connections Program of Recovery

Connections AdminMarch 28, 2017

Saving your marriage. Is there hope of restoring a relationship after a betrayal? Addiction EducationKyle Reid LMFTMarriage and FamilyPornography AddictionSex AddictionVideo

Saving your marriage. Is there hope of restoring a relationship after a betrayal?

Kyle M. Reid, LMFT Call today to schedule and appointment with Kyle at 801.272.3420

Connections AdminMarch 23, 2017

What is sexual addiction? Addiction EducationDaniel Caldwell CMHCGeneral ArticlesPornography AddictionSex AddictionVideo

What is sexual addiction?

Connections AdminMarch 13, 2017

Is there hope of restoring a relationship after a betrayal? General ArticlesHome TopicsKyle Reid LMFTMarriage and FamilyPornography AddictionSex AddictionTrauma and AbuseVideo

Is there hope of restoring a relationship after a betrayal?

Kyle M. Reid, LMFT Call today to schedule and appointment with Kyle at 801.272.3420

Connections AdminMarch 11, 2017

Do you struggle with a pornography addiction or sexual addiction? Take control. Addiction EducationGeneral ArticlesKyle Reid LMFTPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Do you struggle with a pornography addiction or sexual addiction? Take control.

Kyle M. Reid, LMFT Call today to schedule and appointment with Kyle at 801.272.3420

Connections AdminMarch 10, 2017

Do you experience the effects of unresolved trauma? The answer could surprise you. General ArticlesKayla Burningham AMFTTrauma and Abuse

Do you experience the effects of unresolved trauma? The answer could surprise you.

by Kayla Burningham, AMFT People enter therapy for a number of reasons. Sometimes it’s because…

Connections AdminFebruary 17, 2017

Behind the Curtain Depression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesMarriage and Family

Behind the Curtain

by JR Patterson, MFT Intern It's a natural desire for us to want to present…

Connections AdminFebruary 6, 2017

EMDR: Therapy for Trauma Depression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesKayla Burningham AMFTTrauma and Abuse

EMDR: Therapy for Trauma

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a type of therapy that enables people to heal…

Connections AdminFebruary 1, 2017

How Does Marriage Counseling Work? Chris Adams AMFTGeneral ArticlesHome TopicsMarriage and Family

How Does Marriage Counseling Work?

By Chris Adams, AMFT Marriage therapy is a complicated dynamic. One in which we have…

Connections AdminJanuary 25, 2017

Never Again Addiction EducationDr. Chris HughesPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Never Again

How many have felt our passion to NEVER AGAIN indulge in our addiction has been like…

Connections AdminDecember 4, 2016

Adding insult to injury Addiction EducationDr. Chris HughesPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Adding insult to injury

Yesterday I remembered how in my addiction, when I felt emotionally cornered, I would sometimes…

Connections AdminNovember 26, 2016

When You Are Sober You Feel Better Pornography AddictionSex Addiction

When You Are Sober You Feel Better

I am going to repeat what someone in recovery have said - "when you are…

Connections AdminOctober 13, 2016

Getting Sobriety Into Your Sub-Conscious Mind Pornography AddictionSex Addiction

Getting Sobriety Into Your Sub-Conscious Mind

I have a couple of recovering friends dealing with rejection from their spouse.  Staying sober…

Connections AdminOctober 10, 2016

Sponsoring. Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Sponsoring.

Sponsors simply sow.  Their seeds fall on different types of ground and then do what…

Connections AdminOctober 7, 2016

Finding the best, most lasting, and most satisfying romance! Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Finding the best, most lasting, and most satisfying romance!

And as we more and more come to God rather than the fantasy of what…

Connections AdminOctober 3, 2016

Addictive Thinking: Hypersensitivity Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Addictive Thinking: Hypersensitivity

Addictive minds have a hypersensitivity to perceived injustices against themselves. While they see themselves as…

Connections AdminOctober 1, 2016

Insight on Step 4 Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Insight on Step 4

I encourage my sponsees toward a brief summary of the "incident pattern" that led to the…

Connections AdminSeptember 26, 2016

Nagging Rejecting Women – and Lust Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Nagging Rejecting Women – and Lust

Note to sponsee: The feelings you experience surrounding women such as the coworker at the…

Connections AdminSeptember 22, 2016

Intellectualizing Recovery Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Intellectualizing Recovery

Some men in recovery are intellectuals, and can sometimes be intellectual bullies to their wives…

Connections AdminSeptember 22, 2016

Premarital Couples Counseling – Is that really a thing??? General ArticlesKayla Burningham AMFTMarriage and Family

Premarital Couples Counseling – Is that really a thing???

by Kayla Burningham, AMFT Premarital Couples Counseling --- Is that really a thing??? Marriage is…

Connections AdminSeptember 9, 2016

Your Higher Power Isn’t Your Wife! Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Your Higher Power Isn’t Your Wife!

(please note that names have been changed below) Thanks for these thoughts, John.   I…

Connections AdminAugust 26, 2016

Living in Dignity and Love With Your Wife as You Recover Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Living in Dignity and Love With Your Wife as You Recover

Dear Sponsee, My heart often still aches for my ex-wife.   If I could go back…

Connections AdminAugust 24, 2016

First Step Inventory Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

First Step Inventory

Dear Sponsee, My heart goes out to you as you work your first step inventory,…

Connections AdminAugust 22, 2016

Prayer Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Prayer

Prayer is something that the addict might have not had good experiences with or feels…

Connections AdminAugust 17, 2016

Self Forgiveness Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Self Forgiveness

I struggled with self-forgiveness for a long time. I found I had to learn to…

Connections AdminAugust 17, 2016

What is Mindfulness? Adolescents and TeensDepression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesGroup SessionHome TopicsKayla Burningham AMFTMarriage and Family

What is Mindfulness?

By Kayla Burningham, AMFT Mindfulness has become a popular term lately. It is also a…

Connections AdminAugust 12, 2016

See and React to our Emotional and Relational Environment Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

See and React to our Emotional and Relational Environment

Recovery results in our becoming more flexible and accurate in our thinking - to see…

Connections AdminAugust 12, 2016

Depression and Anxiety in Recovery Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Depression and Anxiety in Recovery

You may have heard that as we recover we feel better.  We feel resentment better,…

Connections AdminAugust 10, 2016

Mindfulness in Recovery Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Mindfulness in Recovery

Practicing mindfulness is helpful to recovery.   Step 4 and 5 are what REALY helped…

Connections AdminAugust 8, 2016

Choosing the Best Therapist for You Adolescents and TeensDepression and AnxietyGeneral ArticlesHome TopicsKyle Reid LMFTMarriage and FamilyTrauma and Abuse

Choosing the Best Therapist for You

by Kyle M. Reid, LMFT Choosing the best therapist for you can be difficult. This…

Connections AdminAugust 3, 2016

Make Calls Addiction EducationPornography AddictionSex Addiction

Make Calls

One thing I want to emphasize, because it is not easy,  but it makes a…

Connections AdminAugust 2, 2016