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The Faces of Forgiveness
It's not just important to be willing to forgive. Research suggests that how we go about forgiving matters too, and those who forgive more freely as opposed to conditionally may enjoy better overall health. Tags: relationships, responsibility (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - April 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: relationships responsibility Source Type: news

Healing the Fractured Self
Reconciling the kinds of deep internal divisions which trauma victims may experience, acknowledging and accepting the polar opposites in their own feelings and desires, can be the task of a lifetime. Tags: abuse and trauma, in practice, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - March 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: abuse and trauma in practice relationships Source Type: news

Therapy is Good for Business
In a business setting, just as in the rest of life, we neglect or suppress emotions at our peril. Therapy can provide a space for emotional intelligence in the workplace to develop and flourish. Tags: emotions, therapy, work-life (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - March 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joyce Houser Tags: emotions therapy work-life Source Type: news

The Many Faces of Post-Traumatic Stress
PTSD might bring to mind violent trauma like combat and natural disasters, but non-physical relationship trauma can also have subtle and lingering effects, including "flashbacks" of events, circumstances and behaviors connected to the trauma. Tags: abuse and trauma, in practice, relationships, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - March 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: abuse and trauma in practice relationships therapy Source Type: news

Key Building Blocks for Repairing a Damaged Relationship
Just having the desire to make amends can't repair the damage someone has inflicted on a relationship. There have to be clear and unmistakable signs of being fully invested in the work of repair. Tags: relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - February 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: relationships Source Type: news

Breaking Free from a Manipulative Controller
Breaking free from relationship abuse is a matter of self-love, of knowing and believing where one's true worth lies and recognizing that it does not depend on satisfying the demands of the abuser or anyone else. Tags: abuse and trauma, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 30, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: abuse and trauma relationships Source Type: news

Cyberbullying and its Impact
Cyberbullying is both hard to stop and hard to prevent. But there are things everyone -- including a potential victim -- can do to mitigate the risks and deal with the effects. Tags: abuse and trauma, bullying, online mental health, relationships, social skills (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: abuse and trauma bullying online mental health relationships social skills Source Type: news

Even Narcissists Can Learn to Care
Do you have some narcissistic tendencies? Do you want to learn to be more empathetic? If so, the research and my experience suggest three things that can help. Tags: character disturbance, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance relationships Source Type: news

Learning to Care, Even for a Narcissist
Do you have some narcissistic tendencies? Do you want to learn to be more empathetic? If so, the research and my experience suggest three things that can help. Tags: character disturbance, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance relationships Source Type: news

The Internet Pornography “ Gateway ”
It's easy to see why professionals aligned with the sexual addiction model regard internet porn as a sort of "gateway" to more serious problems, but there's another important component that features in the development of problematic sexual behaviors: character. Tags: in practice, relationships, sexuality (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - January 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: in practice relationships sexuality Source Type: news

5 Signs Your Partner is Controlling
We've all heard terms like 'control freak' and 'dominating type' -- but what exactly is it that makes a person a controlling type of personality? Tags: relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: relationships Source Type: news

Borderline Personalities: Understanding the Fractured Self
Perhaps no disturbance of personality is regarded with as much apprehension as borderline personality. And perhaps no personality disorder diagnosis is as feared -- by lay persons and professionals alike -- as Borderline Personality Disorder. Tags: CBT, in practice, personality disorders, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: CBT in practice personality disorders therapy Source Type: news

What We Do Matters But Who We Are Matters Too
Personality traits and styles which used to be known as "disordered" have more recently shown some adaptive value. But that doesn't change the importance of underlying character: it still matters whether we really care or whether we're just trying to win. Tags: guilt, in practice, personality disorders, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - November 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: guilt in practice personality disorders relationships Source Type: news

Why Manipulators Are Crazy-Makers
Skilled manipulators can get the better of you while preventing you from knowing for sure who they really are or what they're really up to. Tags: character disturbance, personality disorders, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - November 15, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance personality disorders relationships Source Type: news