Do you or your spouse have some characteristics of being a little narcissistic and maybe arecontrolling and performance orientated? We should talk , you can lose so much. I have been a licensed Therapist in Idaho since 1993 with now a few years of professional work experience. Mostly, though I will claim that most of my experience is just simply navigating through life.
Proverbs 16:9 says A man's (or woman's) heart plans his/her way, but the Lord directs his/her steps.
I believe some of these "steps" may seem painful at times, but the Lord can transform our thoughts and those old destructive patterns of coping into a beautiful new way of looking at life. How we relate or attempt to simply love other people in our lives often started off as good traits but now seem to be causing us and others problems.
I have been to a good bible school as will as received degrees from non-biblical intuitions.
While I hope I can help you shed a different light on your tough life issues, I know I can speak truth with love with out fear of judgement.
Good Job for being bold for even considering counseling at this point, ( it can't hurt) and might even save your relationships and save you from you.
I do realize change is hard, but to continue in our old patterns is also
very difficult and probably with higher destructive consequences
I look forward to working with you. Greg
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Dependent Personality, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Narcissism, Personality Disorders, Self-Harm, Sexual Dysfunction, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
ID LCSW LCSW-773