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Your Self Worth
Your self worth is a function of how you value yourself. To build your self worth you must first discover your values and then make up...
Sam DiFranco
Mar 3, 20181 min read
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Symptoms
Signs of oppositional defiant disorder in children are usually apparent before the age eight. Behaviors may occur most with people the...
Sam DiFranco
Feb 24, 20181 min read
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The Effect of ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood.
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic, debilitating disorder which may impact upon many aspects of an individual’s...
Sam DiFranco
Feb 17, 20181 min read
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Trust Issues
As an adult, traumatic life events such as an accident, illness, theft of or damage to personal property, or loss of a loved one may lead...
Sam DiFranco
Feb 3, 20181 min read
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Lying in a Relationship
As we get older there are certain things we shouldn’t tolerate in a relationship. Our lives are complicated enough; filled with careers,...
Sam DiFranco
Dec 7, 20172 min read
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FAMILY CONFLICT
Family conflict often occurs when members of the family are stressed out or anxious. Family counseling can help relieve families of...
Sam DiFranco
Oct 28, 20171 min read
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Stress Counseling & Anxiety Counseling
Everyone experiences stress and anxiety at one time or another. The difference between them is that stress is a response to a threat in a...
Sam DiFranco
Oct 12, 20171 min read
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How to Communicate if You Are Angry
It’s okay to get angry in a relationship – everyone does at some point! What’s important is that you resolve conflicts in a healthy way....
Sam DiFranco
Sep 16, 20172 min read
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Your Teenager and Stress
The adult world is full of situations and events that cause stress. For teens, these stressful events might look different: parents’...
Sam DiFranco
Sep 2, 20172 min read
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Taking Time for Yourself
How can I learn to take time for myself without the guilt? By not taking a little time out of each day for yourself, you might be less...
Sam DiFranco
Aug 26, 20172 min read
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Forgiveness: Letting Go of Grudges and Bitterness.
When someone you care about hurts you, you can hold on to anger, resentment and thoughts of revenge — or embrace forgiveness and move...
Sam DiFranco
Aug 19, 20173 min read
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COUNSELING FOR ANXIETY: The word Anxiety is used widely and covers a broad range of experience. People can feel anxious about all sorts...
Sam DiFranco
Aug 6, 20172 min read
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Are you Grieving?
How Do You Deal With It? Losing someone or something you love can be very painful and overwhelming. Extreme sadness mixed with other...
Sam DiFranco
Jul 22, 20172 min read
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Talking to a therapist
Talking therapies work just as well whether you’re old or young, male or female, black or white, gay or straight, rich or poor. Your...
Sam DiFranco
Jul 15, 20171 min read
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Marriage Counseling
Every relationship is bound to experience highs and lows, and that’s normal when you’re in a relationship as close as a marriage....
Sam DiFranco
Jul 8, 20171 min read
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People go to therapy for a variety of reasons—quite often they have a vague sense “that something isn’t right,” or feelings of sadness or...
Sam DiFranco
Jul 3, 20171 min read
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Positive Thoughts = Positive Attitude!
Try practicing positive thinking patterns vs. negative thinking patterns. Some people automatically go to negative thought patterns and...
Sam DiFranco
Mar 24, 20171 min read
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Relaxation Tips
We all get stressed out from time to time and we need to relax. Here are a few tips on how to relax. Sit down, close your eyes and slowly...
Sam DiFranco
Apr 29, 20161 min read
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QUIET THE MIND
When we have unfounded Mind Chatter there are a few things we can do to turn off the “Chatter”. During any repetitive exercise such as...
Sam DiFranco
Mar 28, 20161 min read
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