Codependency: What is It, Really?
Codependency is a term that gets thrown around a lot. The definitions range from the technical, where it is used...
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David Hodel, MA, LMHCA, EMDR
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate
As a counselor, I seek to be sensitive to my clients’ physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual condition during any given session, following their lead to determine which direction we’ll go with our conversation. I try not to push beyond their capacity, but rather gently guide and point things out as we travel together on the path toward healing and well-being. I provide a welcoming, judgment-free zone in which clients can share their burdens and feel heard and understood. I’d love to chat with you about how you can write a new chapter in your story.
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The Effects of Trauma on Relationships
“Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their...
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The Dos and Don’ts of Setting ...
There are many reasons why an employee might want to set developmental goals at work. A new employee may be...
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Parenting Advice: On Apologies, ...
Looking for parenting advice? Hopefully this article will help. The parent-child relationship is one in which a certain dynamic generally...
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What to Expect in Each of the Stages of ...
Let me say up front, I am not entirely comfortable with the title to this article. Though there are usually...
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What to Do When Life Interferes With ...
It is a fact of life that things rarely go exactly how we planned. I have heard people in business...
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How to Treat Depression Without ...
Before we talk about how to treat depression, we need to agree on what kind of depression we are talking...
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Do You Wonder, “What is OCD and ...
You walk into a coffee shop and place your order. As you wait patiently for the barista to conjure up...
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How Creating a Personal Development ...
There’s a saying, “What gets watched gets done, and what gets rewarded gets done again.” We may find it surprisingly...
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How to Navigate Tricky Family Dynamics
There’s something uncomfortably glib about a word like “tricky” when applied to the panoply of family dynamics from the mild...
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Toxic Positivity and Negative Thinking
From the perennial bestseller The Power of Positive Thinking (first published in 1952) to Oprah’s popular advice, positivity is heralded...
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Finding the Best Mental Health ...
Every person on this planet was created as a specialized individual. The same treatment used by one person to combat...
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