“The scent of warmed earth, the mold of dead leaves, the angle of sun on my shoulders suddenly floods me with a sharp happiness and I look up to see that the ravens are crossing and circling…I watch as they throw themselves off a branch...
“Amy, I just can’t. My heart is broken into a million pieces, my life is in shambles, and nothing is working for me.” Val’s body was shaking as she sobbed in a corner of the couch. In the past two months her...
Betty, a woman in her eighties, comes in for “tune up” sessions a few times a year. She brings in a handwritten list with her top five agenda items. She was clear with me from the beginning. “I don't want to dissect...
“I’ve had a lovely time living with my roommate, but it’s time for me to move out. Is it possible to stay friends but tell her I’m ready for my own space?” “I’m done with her. We’re supposed to be best friends...
“It’s time for me to stop hemming and hawing, and just start my own business. I’ve never been so terrified in my life. What if I don’t make enough money? What if I fail?” Jerry looked like he was going to throw...
There I was driving up Coal Creek Canyon after visiting my parents down in town. Usually I notice the fuzzy aspen buds, creek starting to flow, and spring bird songs filtering through my window. But today I have tears running down my checks,...
“It just doesn’t make sense for me to change anything Amy. My wife seems happy enough, my kids have all the benefits of two parents, and quite frankly it costs me less to be married then to be divorced.” Marty has been having...
“Every day is Groundhog Day,” Cal shared. “Wake up tired and behind. Go to my job where my boss always wants more. Come home to wife and kids complaining I’m not there. I never have enough money or time. I...
“I don’t see why I have to choose my words Amy. I should be able to say whatever I want. My family and friends want me to be honest, don’t they?” Ward was asked to come to counseling because those around him...
“My daughter experiences high levels of anxiety right before she goes to sleep.” Unfortunately anxiety in kids, from a variety of sources, is something that I’ve been seeing more and more in our community recently. I talk with Erica’s dad about her diet...
