Clinical Hypnotherapy has many purposes that are less invasive that many other treatments. Hypnosis is also a possible answer for many facing depression. Depression can be caused by a loss or merely exist as a mental state. Many seek medications and other forms of counseling. Hypnosis is also a viable option to help one deal and cope with depression.
Clinical Hypnotherapy can help the subconscious find closure. Please also review AIHCP’s Clinical Hypnotherapy Certification
The article, “How hypnotherapy can help with depression” by Sheila Menon looks closer at how hypnosis can help others facing depression. She states,
“Research shows that 90% of people can easily go into hypnosis. It is effective across cultures, religion, gender and age and it is effective in the treatment of many medical, psychological and emotional problems.”
Hypnosis is not magic. In fact clinical hypnotherapy works from scientific premises on how to work with the subconscious and help individuals find healing. Whether trauma, phobias, bad habits, or even depression, hypnosis can help heal the mind and help the person cope better.
AIHCP and the College of Hypnotherapy offers a four year Clinical Hypnotherapy Certification. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification in Hypnotherapy. Please review the program and see if it meets your academic and professional goals and standards.
The way one handles anger is key to success in life. Like grief, anger is part of life and it is not something bad in itself. It only becomes something bad when misused. When rage takes over or when anger is used to purposely and vindictively punish, then anger becomes something that is detrimental in life.
While anger is not bad in itself we need to handle it properly. Please also review AIHCP’s Anger Management Training
The article, “These are the best and worst ways to handle your anger, experts say” by Megan Marples looks at some good ways and bad ways to handle anger. She states,
“Someone cut you off as you drove to work. Your boss passed over you for the latest promotion. A close relative with young children refuses to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Nearly everyone has encountered a situation that left them simmering in anger. To get rid of the fiery feeling, people will often vent to someone, but that’s not necessarily the best path, said Brad Bushman, professor of communications at The Ohio State University in Columbus.”
Please also review AIHCP’s Anger Management Consulting Program and see if it matches your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification in Anger Management.
Meditation has many aspects beyond one religious or secular definition. Although it is similar in function and how it is achieved, it meets multiple needs and stems from multiple traditions. Hence there are multiple ways to meditate for multiple reasons.
Meditation can be used for a multitude of reasons. Please also review AIHCP’s Meditation Instructor Program
The article, “What Is Meditation?” by Amy Keifer from “verywellHealth” takes a closer look at meditation. She states,
“Today many people use meditation for nonreligious, non-spiritual purposes: to help manage stress, to increase their focus and awareness daily, to improve their mood, and to get mental clarity. Starting a meditation practice is a great way to enhance your mental well-being. Plus it is free, with no special equipment, memberships, or training required.”
With so many meditations and purposes, almost anyone can learn with a degree of comfort. The athlete who wishes to have better focus to the deeply religious looking to connect to God can all utilize the practices of breathing and silence to find better spiritual, emotional, mental and physical health.
AIHCP offers a four year certification in Meditation Instructor. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a certification in Meditation Instruction. Please review the program and see if it meets your academic and professional goals.
Anger can ruin relationships if it is not properly dispersed and understood. When someone becomes angry with a significant other they may do one of two things. They may allow the anger to surface, or allow it to dive deep within oneself in the form of anxiety. Hence many live with the chose of anger or anxiety. One may not believe it, but anger is the better option. Why? Simply put, anger is not something evil in itself but something that allows others to know we are uncomfortable or something is not right. The reality is anger is good if utilized properly in a constructive way especially in relationships. When couples properly utilize anger, they can use this important emotion to help resolve arguments instead of inflame them.
Anger as an emotion is a result of the fight or flight response. The body tightens up, blood pressure increases and the heart beat increases. This allows the body to prepare for confrontation possibly. While stressors and irritants can cause this, it is obviously not good to always get angry but to have an appropriate response to stress and allow anger to constructively look to repair the issue. Anger in this way can help relationships.
Couples should never use anger as a way to punish but as a way to resolve and forgive by exposing the issue and preventing future issues. Please also review AIHCP’s Anger Management Consultant Certification
Anger can help relationships when constructive in multiple ways. It allows one to express feelings and let others know one has been hurt. It gives individuals an understanding of one’s boundaries. Finally by releasing anger, one can sooner forget and forgive. Those who harbor these negative emotions, fuel a deeper outburst later and find little resolution but only resentment.
Anger that is misused and seeking to punish via quiet or outburst can cause multiple issues to self and relationships. When misused besides the obvious chance of violence and hurtful words, it also leaves one with weakened self esteem in ability to control emotion. When looking to punish it also hides the true self because one is either punishing with indifference or verbal assault. This bitterness weakens communication. Silent anger that looks to punish creates distance and pushes others away but also causes a host of internal physical issues.
When anger is utilized properly it looks to not punish but again find justice or healing. It empowers one to stand up for oneself. It helps one communicate issues and break through destructive patterns by another that hurt you. It asks for a mutual resolution and a potential way to find forgiveness and future prevention of damaging behavior.
Anger within relationships usually though causes multiple issues. Individuals do not utilize anger in a constructive way but usually in a destructive way. This may not even be physical or mental abuse, but the reality that couples who argue tend to hurt each other by not understanding how to utilize their anger to resolve. Instead it becomes a competition of who is right or wrong or who cannot admit they did wrong.
Right or wrong, win or lose, egos need to be tossed aside and the true question needs to be asked in regards to whom was hurt.
This is rarely the resolution though but instead anger fuels arguments. Assumptions, disapprovals, judgements and accusations against one another can heat the moment and elevate the argument to higher levels, as each become defensive and more angry by the minute.
It is important to remember to avoid assumptions. Partners should ask how one feels, instead of assuming. Instead of accusatory statements such as “you”, it is important to use terms such as “I feel”, It is best not to blame and accuse and label but to listen, praise and forgive.
An argument again is not about who wins or who ultimately is right but resolution. Sometimes anger that is not constructive can send an argument into other levels of animosity instead of constructively exposing the issue and allowing couples to discuss and identify key issues.
Anger not discussed can cause resentment. Please also review AIHCP’s Anger Management Consulting Certification and see if it meets your academic and professional goals
AIHCP offers an online and independent Anger Management Consultant Certification, as well as a Stress Management Certification. Both programs are online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification. Those interested in Anger Management can utilize the certification to help in a variety of counseling fields and Anger Management classes. Anger Management is key in helping couples find resolution and forgiveness.
Related Topics
Healing Anxiety with Herbs by Harold Bloomfield, MD. Chapter 27 deals extensively with anger management and couples
7 Guidelines to Help Couples Manage Conflict by Bernard Golden. Please click here
How Couples Can Use Anger by Richard Joelson. Please click here
Preventing teen substance abuse is possible despite the massive amount of pressure from media and peers to experiment with drugs. Teens go through identify issues as they mature and need guidance and good role models. Parents can be those role models and supply the necessary guidance to help their teens navigate the troubled waters of growing up.
Parents can play a key role in preventing drug use by their teens. Please also review AIHCP’s Substance Abuse Consulting Certification
The article, “10 Tips & Strategies For Preventing Teenage Substance Abuse” from Ark Behavioral Health takes a closer look at how parents can better guide their teens in avoiding drugs. The article states,
“Although it might not always seem like it, teens pay attention to their parents’ behavior. If you abuse alcohol or other drugs, your child will likely follow your lead. Make an effort to model healthy behavior instead. For instance, if you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines moderate drinking as having up to one drink a day for women and up to two drinks a day for men.”
Please also review AIHCP’s Substance Abuse Consulting Certification and see if it meets your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification in Substance Abuse Consulting.
Substance abuse and addiction in teens is all too a common a problem for families. It is important for parents to be alert and aware of their teens social life as well as any behavioral changes. Parents who are not involved with their teens many times discover the hard way that their teens have substance abuse issues.
What are some signs your teen is using drugs? Please also review AIHCP’s Substance Abuse Consulting Certification and see if it meets your professional goals
article, “How To Tell If Your Child Has A Substance Abuse Issue | A Comprehensive Guide For Parents” from ARK Behavioral Health takes a closer look at telltale signs of substance abuse in teens that parents can learn to spot. The article states,
“If you notice the above signs, talk to your child. Calmly ask if they’ve been using drugs, what types of drugs they’ve been using, and why they started using. Your child may deny any drug use. If evidence suggests otherwise, consider scheduling a substance use screening. If your child has been abusing drugs, try to remain calm. Remember that substance abuse often stems from mental pain. It can also quickly turn into addiction, which is a disease and not a moral failing. Instead of getting angry, get help. ”
Please also review AIHCP’s Substance Abuse Consulting Certification and see if it meets your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification in Substance Abuse Consulting.
Grief Counseling looks to help a person through grief. Grief can sidetrack life due to the adjustment period it takes to react to loss. It is not something to be seen as pathological or unnatural but part of life. How well one can adjust and cope is critical. Most times, individuals adjust from grief, but recovery itself is something that never comes. One does not recover from grief but learns to live with it. While some enter into pathological states due to loss with Prolonged Grief, or worst, Major Depressive Disorder, most are able to navigate the troubled waters of loss and adjust. This adjustment though comes with its own pain and emotional cycles.
Grief Counselors who are also licensed counselors can help not only those experiencing grief and loss in normal grief reactions but also pathological, while those who are not licensed are permitted to help those deal with basic human loss. In all cases, grief counselors are there to listen and help. Grief Counselors need to be good sojourners and companions in grief. This is a very pastoral view towards grief counseling and is beneficial in helping someone deal with a loss. It does not look to follow a mere clinical plan but instead to walk with the bereaved.
Sojourning one through grief is a pastoral service of family or ministry. It is about walking with the bereaved and listening and being there. It is not about fixing but witnessing the present and the loss itself.
A sojourner is one who walks with someone in grief. Friends, family, religious or ministers and rabbis can partake down this path with anyone. Professional counselors can also take upon this very important role. A key ingredient in any sojourner is empathy. One needs to have the ability to feel the pain of others and to allow one to share one’s pain with oneself. Sojourning or companioning one through grief is not so much about assessing and analyzing one’s grief but more so listening and being present. This type of healing does not look for time tables but instead looks to help individuals by being present in the moment.
A sojourner or companion has a variety of qualities in how they help others. They are empathetic and full of love and patience. In this patience and love they help others express their grief by listening. They do not attempt to share grief stories but they listen to the emotions of the person. They grant permission to be angry or cry in this safe place.
Sojourners do not look to have the answers but look instead to help one find one’s own answers. They do not use terms such as “I understand” or “You need to do this” but instead listen and react to the emotional state of the person. The person leads the discussion, not the counselor in these cases.
Companioning or sojourning involves being present for the pain but maybe not having the ability to take the pain away. It focuses more so on the spirit than intellect and walking beside one not leading one. In many cases companioning looks respects the disorder of grief and does not seek to immediately find order.
Those who look to help others through grief utilize a companion model or a traditional treatment model. Instead of focus on returning a person to pre-loss status, sojourning respects the now and transformative process of grief. There is a new normal due to the loss and no return to the pre loss is possible. Sojourning does not look to eliminate grief symptoms but instead values the expression of grief as an important process of the grieving cycle. In doing so, healthy continued bonds with the deceased is encouraged and not seen as pathological. Quality of care is not determined by how well grief is managed but how well it was expressed and how well the bereaved was able to express and communicate.
When helping one through the grief process as a sojourner and comforter, one should help the person be honest about his or her feelings. It is important not to be shocked at what is said but more so to give a person the permission needed to express even angry feelings. The counselor should not look to fix the situation but merely listen and be present.
Being present is one of the key elements in sojourning for it entails listening and accepting the present situation of loss. Counselors can follow a few tips as well. While emotionally listening, avoid touching. Hugs can sometimes help but as counselors, not pastors or family, it is important to keep distance because those in grief can misunderstand intentions. When asking people to discuss their loss, sometimes it is difficult to start and they may need guided. Sometimes mirroring what they are saying can be beneficial. This allows individuals to hear what they are saying and to reflect on it. Ultimately let them know that their emotions are natural and expected and they have a right to grieve no matter what others may say or do.
Grief Counselors can help guide individuals through the process of loss. Please also review AIHCP’s Grief Counseling Certification
Empathy, patience, listening, time and gentle guidance are critical to helping people express and go through grief. It cannot be seen as something mechanical or sterile with steps or procedures. Instead one needs to see the messiness of grief and the power of listening through sojourning.
If you would like to learn more about AIHCP’s Grief Counseling Program than please review and see if it meets your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification as Grief Counselor.
Related Texts
The Unwanted Gift of Grief by Tim P. VanDuivendyk
Companioning the Grieving Child by Alan D. Wolfelt
ADHD and alcoholism can coincide. ADHD can lead to many frustrations and for adults, drinking may be an escape. It may also be escape due to damaged relationships because of ADHD behaviors.
ADHD can lead to addiction issues. Please also review AIHCP’s ADHD Consulting Program and see if it meets your academic needs
The article, “Adult ADHD Could Put You at Risk for Alcoholism” by Matt LeCompte discusses how addiction can enter into the sphere of a ADHD person. He states,
“People with ADHD may be more prone to having trouble sticking to scheduled meetings, fighting the impulse to have a drink, and adopting healthier lifestyle habits like going to bed early and a healthy diet. Getting a handle on ADHD, therefore, is the best way to fight potentially associated substance abuse issues. The condition is typically treated with medication designed to help with focus and impulse control. Therapy may also be a part of treatment, structured in ways to help with planning and problem-solving skills, and managing other symptoms.”
Please also review AIHCP’s ADHD Consulting Program and see if it meets your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification as an ADHD Consultant.
When loss occurs, acute grief is the result. The process of mourning the loss takes time but eventually leads to a state of integrated grief, where the loss still stings but one is adjusted to the loss in a healthy way. When this adaptation does not happen, complicated grief can occur and higher levels of professional help may be needed. Grief Counselors who are not licensed counselors can help with the acute grief phase, but if one finds themselves falling into complicated grief, then they should seek licensed counseling. Some licensed counselors may also be Grief Certified, which is even better.
Prolonged Grief Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder are different but closely related. Please also review AIHCP’s Grief Counseling Certification
Prolonged grief disorder persists and sometimes can be confused with major depressive disorder. It takes a very astute clinician to watch the details and understand the how one can easily fall into the other.
The article, “Bereavement and Depression” by Abigale Clark looks closer at grief, loss and depression. She states,
“Clinicians must carefully distinguish between grief, PGD, and MDD. A disorder that can occur when the natural grieving process is derailed, PGD is a painful and debilitating condition that can last for years in the absence of PGD-focused treatment. For PGD, the treatment of choice is either providing evidence-based PGD therapy or making a referral to a grief specialist. The aim is to provide support for healthy lifestyle and activities while also treating potential co-occuring conditions. If a bereavement specialist is not available, grief-informed clinical management can be enormously helpful.”
Please also review AIHCP’s Grief Counseling Certification and see if it meets your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification as a grief counselor.
Dealing with pet loss is difficult for many people. Many individuals go through multiple steps and phases of grief. Some deal with certain aspects of the loss itself.
Losing a pet is never easy. Please also review AIHCP’s Pet Loss Grief Support Certification
The article, “5 Themes in How People Deal with Pet Loss” by Arash Emamzadeh looks at 5 particular themes of loss pet owners may lament in their mind. He states,
“Unfortunately, these relationships sometimes end abruptly or tragically—such as when a pet dies or a helper animal has to be put down. As with any major loss, a period of suffering and grief is expected. But grieving the loss of a pet presents its own challenges; one such challenge is the lack of agreed-upon burial rituals and the problem of disenfranchised grief (grief not socially acknowledged or mourned publicly).”
Pet loss can be a difficult time for a variety of reasons. It is important to never dismiss this loss in others but to fully understand the impact of the loss on each individual
Please also review AIHCP’s Pet Loss Grief Support Program and see if it meets your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification in Pet Loss Grief Support.
