Why Your Mental Health Should Be A Priority This Year Posted on January 11, 2019, updated on March 4, 2024 by Gateway Counseling When the new year rolls around, everyone likes to set new goals and aspirations. Whether it’s eating better, drinking less, or exercising more, you look for ways to be a better you. Of course, if we’re not taking care of our mental health, it can be difficult to reach any goal. That’s why taking care… Read More
IT’S TIME TO GO Posted on September 18, 2018, updated on March 4, 2024 by Gateway Counseling When is it time to end therapy? This can be a very complex question. People will attempt to end their therapy in order to avoid facing certain issues. At other times, it could be due to the fact their therapy is stagnant, and they are not progressing. There could also be a rupture in the… Read More
WHY? Posted on September 12, 2018, updated on March 4, 2024 by Gateway Counseling Why do you do what you do? What is important about it to you? What excites you about it? These are questions I ask individuals when attempting to identify their deeper motivation or what is meaningful about a certain pursuit or activity. It is my experience that most people don’t have clarity on what it… Read More
Positive Goals vs. Negative Goals Posted on July 12, 2018, updated on March 4, 2024 by Dr. John Hawkins, Sr. One thing I have discovered as a therapist is almost no one can tell you what they want or desire. Almost every person will tell you what they don’t want: I want my spouse to stop staying late at work; I want to stop eating so much; I want to stop worrying. These statements are… Read More
