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		<title>What is Family of Origin Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What is family of origin work? Therapists will likely have slightly different interpretations of what it is &#8211; and how to go about doing the therapy work itself. My definition of &#8220;family of origin work&#8221; in it&#8217;s simplest form is, &#8220;healing from our past to be able to move forward in the present.&#8221; I have [...]


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		<title>How to Refresh Your Marriage and Reconnect with your Spouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t subscribe to the notion that “marriages should be easy.” What I do believe is that marriages are hard work and they require time, attention and nurturing to continue to flourish. If you consider how much people change over the years, think about how a relationship would inevitably change as well &#8211; with two people [...]


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		<title>Sex in Relationships:  The Issues of Low Arousal or Desire by Moushumi Ghose, MFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common sexual concerns that women complain of when it comes to sex is a lack of arousal or low desire.  This does seem to be more common in women who are in their 20’s and often we may see these resolve themselves as women get older. It’s been said that women reach their sexual [...]


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		<title>Resilience and the Brain:  Managing Emotions and Overcoming Trauma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emotional and psychological resilience determines how well a person can handle stress and adversity.  Aside from genetics, there are numerous factors that contribute to the development of resilience including nurturing early relationships and a positive self concept.  According to Linda Graham, MFT, there are a number of research-based ways to “promote resilience in the face of [...]


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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>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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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>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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