Depression: Daughters with a Mother ...
Some women live their adult lives carrying deep emotional wounds inflicted by their mothers during childhood. At times, this burden...
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Patricia Lyon, MA, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Knowing when it’s time to seek counseling takes wisdom, courage, and humility. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I have experience in helping people who feel broken and unsure about the future. My goal is to help you seek positive change in all areas of your life. Anxiety, depression, aging, codependency, sexual abuse, and other traumas affect our relationships with those we want to love, including ourselves. I’m here to walk with you on your unique journey and welcome you to explore faith as a way to enhance your life and recovery.
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Understanding Your Own Grief Process
As we seek to understand our own grief process, this article will draw from the resource, Understanding Your Grief, by Alan...
continue reading » The Importance of Play as a Balance to ...
Many successful and joyful people have worked with dedication and responsibility on their life’s work, only to find that along...
continue reading » Christian Family Counseling: Blended ...
Not all blended families are alike. Some have young children; others, teenagers or young adults. Some are the result of...
continue reading » Sex Addiction: Effects on Partners
This article references the book, Mending a Shattered Heart, edited by Stefanie Carnes Finding out your partner has been unfaithful...
continue reading » Help for Women Battling Sex Addiction
This article on help for sex addition references the book, Ready to Heal, by Kelly McDaniel. Love and sex addiction...
continue reading » What are the Depression Effects on ...
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depression effects on women may include the following: Difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and...
continue reading » Four Types of Boundary Problems
Boundaries define us. They show what is me and what is not me. We are responsible to others, and we...
continue reading » Anger Management: Changing How We Think ...
Part 2 of a 2-Part Series In my previous article in this two-part series, I suggested that anger is like...
continue reading » Anger Issues: What is Behind Your Anger?
Part 1 of a 2-Part Series Anger is an emotion and many of us have issues with anger. It is...
continue reading » Self-Talk (ANTS) Part 2 – Change ...
In my previous article, I discussed the importance of the thoughts we tell ourselves. Often the “truths” that we repeat...
continue reading » Self-Talk Part 1 – What Does it ...
When I was younger, I lived in snow country. It snowed in the winter and we drove on snowy roads...
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