by Dr. David Reynolds, Pastoral Counseling Services Center Director What is Affordable Care Act (ACA)? In healthcare, much discussion, speculation, and confusion is happening around healthcare reform. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is making great changes in healthcare generally and…
Read Moreby Dr. David Reynolds, Pastoral Counseling Services Center Director In today’s hectic society, couples often find that their bond can be affected by expected and unexpected challenges. They can even undergo severe alterations to the loving, symbiotic relationship they once…
Read Moreby Dr. David Reynolds, Pastoral Counseling Services Center Director In early Summer, an interesting phenomenon happens. All of a sudden, children and teens are at home more when the school year ends and college students return home for the summer….
Read Moreby Audrey Watjen, M.S.W., LICSW, Pastoral Counseling Services Psychotherapist The mental health profession loves acronyms. “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing” is a mouthful so it is just referred to as EMDR. EMDR was developed by psychologist, Francine Shapiro, PhD, in…
Read Moreby Cynthia Hogan, M.S.W., LICSW Pastoral Counseling Services My name is Cynthia Hogan and I’m a licensed clinical social worker, coming to Pastoral Counseling with a background in work with children and families. My first six months have been a…
Read Moreby Calvin Genzel, Ph.D, LP Pastoral Counseling Services Dear friend of Pastoral Counseling Services: As 2013 nears its end, we would like to thank you for your support of the many, varied services this organization offers to our local communities….
Read MoreCarol Knieriem is a Licensed Independent Social Worker. Who feels very fortunate to do my internship where the masters of Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Strategic and Systemic Therapy and various Brief Therapies came to teach. Carol went into this…
Read MoreOur students are expected to spend three days a week, during regular business hours here at PCS. Interns learn to provide intake and ongoing counseling or therapy for children, youth, and adults. Some basic skills are taught through regular supervision…
Read MoreHow did you become interested the relationship between caring for self and caring for the world? I became interested in the role of compassion in caring for self and caring for the world after interviewing Vietnam veterans using Buddhist practices…
Read More“There are times when people just don’t agree, or as the saying goes, “we can agree to not agree,” said Doug Stephens, Ed.D., M.S.W., LICSW, a licensed social worker at Pastoral Counseling Services (PCS), an independent, non-profit counseling and consulting…
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