Gretchen J. Penner, LCSW 97697
When I first started pursuing a career as a Clinical Social Worker, I often heard people say “Oh, you are the person who rips screaming babies out of the arms of their mother”. Well…not quite.
Are You… Fearful about finding and/or losing love? Unable to fully grasp your emotions? Lacking a sense of belonging?
Understanding therapy and what to expect can help reduce concerns and prepare you for the process.
Check out my latest blog “Is Happy Theology Brining You Down” which I wrote for the Therapeutic Center for Anxiety and Trauma. You can read it by following this link: http://www.anxietytraumatherapy.com/blog/2018/7/3/is-happy-bringing-you-down-by-gretchen-j-penner-asw
What if we could love ourselves unconditionally? What if we could quit beating ourselves up and treated ourselves the way we treat our best friend?
For decades, psychotherapists believed that religion and spirituality was a symptom of mental illness. Today, however, that theory is drastically changing.
Many people think that when we forgive someone we are letting them off the hook for the wrong they did. Actually, forgiveness is not for the person who wronged us, it’s for ourselves. Forgiveness is selfish.
Sometimes it takes going through a difficulty to help us build resiliency and discover just how strong we really are.
Anxiety starts with a thought. A scary thought. A negative “what if” futuristic thought.