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		<title>Childhood Experience and Adult Anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many types of adult anxiety . The anxiety disorder I’ve had the most contact with in my experience as a therapist is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and from here on when I speak of “anxiety” I will be referring to this. I believe that people’s emotional and/or psychological distress as adults can partially [...]
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		<title>The First Session of Individual Therapy: What to Expect</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been in counseling or therapy? People have all sorts of ideas about what to expect. I&#8217;ve seen my share of &#8220;first-timers&#8221; come in with a slightly suspicious, fearful and unsure look in their eyes as they unsteadily lower themselves onto the couch in front of me. I believe many myths are perpetuated [...]
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		<title>Inner Child Work in Individual Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Individual psychotherapy can provide a powerful medium to do the deeper work required to help people who are stuck in the past.  &#8220;Inner child work&#8221; is one avenue for this where the therapist gently guides the client to their emotional experience during the time period of the primary wounding, childhood for many people.  When emotional [...]
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		<title>Marriage Counseling: How do you Make Relationship Changes Last?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As much good work that  can be accomplished while undergoing the marriage counseling process, one bigger question is, &#8220;Can the changes be sustained once the couples are once again on their own?&#8221;   If they don&#8217;t have the tools to sustain the process, what they learned in the therapist and through practice while in the therapy process &#8211; might end [...]
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		<title>Therapy / Counseling Articles by Psychotherapist, Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following are the current therapy / counseling articles by Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT in The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com.  You&#8217;ll find topics related to individual, couples, marriage, premarital, group therapy and more.  Marriage Counseling Marriage counseling is more for couples in distress.  See the other ways marriage counseling can help. Inner Child Work in Individual Therapy Explores how &#8220;inner child [...]
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		<title>The Biggest Myth of Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re considering seeing a therapist, it&#8217;s important to go in as educated as possible around what you can expect &#8211; and with some awareness of what therapy will NOT do for you.  As much as psychotherapy has moved into the realm of acceptance in our culture, there are still a lot of misconceptions about the process and [...]
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		<title>8 Reasons You Might Benefit from Family of Origin Style Psychotherapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family of origin style psychotherapy (or “family of origin work” as it’s often referred to) is rooted in how the past negatively impacts the present – and the future. The idea is that sometimes people get stuck in old, unhelpful belief systems coming from long ago during a time when this thinking made sense considering the [...]
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		<title>The Therapist Couch: Do People Really Lie on It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perched on the edge of the couch in my office, a recent client asked me tentatively, &#8220;Do people really lie on the couch?&#8221;  His question reminded me of one of the cliches of psychotherapy &#8211; the image of a bespeckled older male psychiatrist,  sitting out of view of his patient who is laying on the [...]
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		<title>4 Reasons to Consider Group Therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Group therapy often gets overlooked by people as a viable option for help for a number of issues.  The reality is that group therapy can a great alternative to individual therapy (and sometimes couples counseling) for a number of reasons: 1) Much Less Expensive: In the downturned economy we are living in, it can make [...]
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		<title>3 Mistakes Couples Make in Relationship Counseling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Couples counseling can be very helpful to those wanting to get their relationships back on track. If you and your partner are struggling together &#8211; and you&#8217;re considering getting some professional assistance, that&#8217;s great! I&#8217;m definitely a firm believer in the process. However, if you&#8217;re planning on investing the time, energy and money on therapy, [...]
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