Every new semester gives me a chance to reflect on where I've been and where I'm going. Beltain marked the start of a new 15 week semester.

It started with a mini-crisis about the hours required for my internship. The state of WA doesn't care how many hours you do in your school internship, so I've been focusing on getting the hours I needed for ( Read more... )

The days until M leaves have been slowly draining away with us both being so busy. And when we try to do things together, we end up not ( Read more... )

Dear Friends ( Read more... )

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Pucci, A.; “Evidence-Based Counseling and Psychotherapy”. 2005. From the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists. < http://nacbt.org/evidenced-based-therapy. ( Read more... )

It has been so hot today, that all I've really been able to do is sit in front of the TV (under the fan, in the dark, with a slight breeze) and watch crappy VH1 shows. Probably the most disturbing was the show on beauty pageants. I mean, OMGS! These kids are, like, 6, and they are stripping and wishing they had boobies and wearing fake teeth. And ( Read more... )

I got a library card from the Sumner library, where I used to go as a kid. Man! It has changed! With all the electronic stuff, I'm not sure what the librarians do all day. Apparently they spend their time being overly helpful. After I asked a question and received a satisfactory answer, two librarians kept me posted on new tidbits they'd found out ( Read more... )

Corey, G; Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. 8th edition. Thompson Books. 2009.

Rogers, C. Way of Being. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980, p.115-117

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Felluga, D. "Terms Used by ( Read more... )

Abstract

An offshoot of Freudian Psychoanalysis is Jungian psychology. Carl Jung’s search for a way to explain the psychology of all human beings led him to discuss and explore the collective unconscious and integrate it with conscious thinking to find healing. Jungian or Analytic Psychology has evolved into a whole field of study based on ( Read more... )