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Expertise
I am able to answer questions about relationships, parent, child, self-help, marriage, counseling, depression, sexual abuse, rape trauma, bereavement, grief, death of loved one, child abduction, conflict at work, separation, divorce, break-up, fear of remaining single, infertility, childlessness, anger management, verbal abuse, family violence, repeating unhealthy relationships, substance abuse, addiction, childhood abuse, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, loneliness, co-dependency, porn addiction, religious alienation, bi-polar disorder, homelessness, anti-social personality, foster care, borderline personality disorder, psychology, mental health, counseling skills, adoption, bankruptcy, insomnia, agoraphobia, social anxiety
Experience in the area
I have been a counselor for over 30 years in private practice and hospital settings. For deeper understanding and healing childhood experiences affecting adult life and relationships with self and others see the reader-friendly source http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Counseling-Skills-therapeutic-statements/dp/1442177993
Organizations
College of Professional Counseling and Therapy at http://www.counseling-skills.com
Publications
author, "Effective Counseling Skills" at http://tinyurl.com/yen574x and "Loss and Grief Counseling Skills" at http://tinyurl.com/35da8ov
Education/Credentials
MSW in psychiatric clinical social work
What do you like about this subject?
I find the struggles people face are challenging, interesting, and gratifying to assist.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
I believe everyone has the ability to self-heal and that many adult problems are in fact understandable childhood ways of coping with pain that have been brought forward into adult life. The key to much healing is to give oneself the healthy parental caring that was missed in childhood.
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| Vox | 05/20/12 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| Donna | 05/14/12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| Jordan | 04/11/12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| Jeff | 04/11/12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
| Numen | 04/10/12 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Recent Answers from Daniel Keeran
2012-05-06 Internet addiction:
You need to structure your behavior. Example: set a 15 minute limit for internet use then take a 30 minute time away frlom it. Get an alarm clock to time yourself. To get knowledge of self, read http://www
2012-05-03 Relationship Issue:
Maybe there are issues in your childhood background. To take a strictly behavioral approach, first place your hand next to hers without touching. This will heighten the desire. Then touch with one finger
2012-04-11 Childhood Anger:
I recommend seeing a counsellor who uses a combination of psychdynamic and cognitive behavioural and grief counselling and who also does communication skills training. Work on chilhood experiences affecting
2012-04-06 Any help would be awesome:
You are depressed and can get better. Be good to yourself and think positive things about yourself. Let go of the past loss of love and move forward. To do this try talking or writing about your painful
2012-03-21 lost childhood:
Talk about it to someone you trust. Imagine these experiences are items placed in a garbage can. Then close the lid. Take them out and look at them briefly as needed or as they arise, then put them back
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