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Everyone Encounters Problems...but Healthy
People Seek Solutions
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renda, Bethany, Tina and Terri are available to connect you with a counselor!
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Some of Our Staff Maintain their Own Professional Webpages:
Bowden McElroy
Tim Doty
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In this Newsletter:
- We're Hiring! Administrative Position
- Prepare/Enrich Training
- It's All Just Positive Thinking, Right?
- Too Busy Not to Sleep
- Non-Medication Ways to Treat Mental Health Issues
- Little Things Count!
- Where Have the Fathers Gone?
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ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION OPENING!
We are looking for personable administrative help. We are looking for someone long term who can work late afternoons until 7:00 pm. M-Th 4:00 Friday (starting time flexible).
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PREPARE/ENRICH is the leading relationship inventory and skill-building program used nationally and internationally. It is built on a solid research foundation and significantly improves a couple's relationship. PREPARE/ENRICH is custom tailored to a couple's relationship and provides couple exercises to build their relationship skills. (
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When I work with people I spend a lot of time asking them to pay attention to their self-talk. Each of us has a near constant dialogue running through our head. Some of the dialogue is incredibly negative: life is terrible, bad things always happen to me, this is a catastrophe, etc. Most of us are completely unaware of the stream of demeaning, negative, self-talk that we subject ourselves to on a regular basis. One of the first steps in counseling is to learn to pay attention to what we are saying to ourselves. (continue reading)
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In our society today, it seems that busyness is seen as a badge of honor. One of the things that is sacrificed most often in our run about life is sleep. If we need to do "one more thing" we often add it to the end of the day, or at least extend the end of the day to make that "one more thing" happen. However, the benefit vs. the cost of that "one more thing" may not add up. (continue reading)
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The treatment of depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns, typically involves a multilevel plan of intervention. We typically address social, psychological, spiritual, and biological areas. The area of biological intervention is the focus of this particular article. (continued)
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As couples consider ways to improve their emotional connection and friendship, they typically put a focus on efforts that take some effort. Going out on dates, weekend trips, efforts to improve physical intimacy and attending marriage enrichment events, are all useful and effective ways to increase a couples' friendship. However, we often fail to recognize the cumulative effects of the very small interactions. In fact, healthy relationships are typically full of positive mini events. (read more)
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The number one deficiency in our society today is Fatherhood. That's right. Quite simply, there are too many children and not enough fathers. You many ask "How can this be?" We all know where children come from. Every child has a father, right? WRONG! Every child has a Male Biological Contributor, but unfortunately, a decreasing number of children have Fathers. (
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Additional Resources
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If we can be of service, please
contact CFI to set up a time to consult with one of our counselors. To view our full range of services, please visit
www.CFItulsa.com.
Sincerely,
Bowden McElroy, M.Ed. on behalf of
Christian Family Institute
Our Staff includes:
Dale R. Doty, Ph.D.
William B. Berman, Ph.D.
G. Bowden McElroy, M.Ed.
Eric L. Clements, M.S.
Timothy D. Doty, Psy.D.
Krista Caveny, M.A.
Jennifer Giles, M.S.
Chris Giles, M.S.
Joseph James, Psy.D.
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