Sallie Harper - M.A., L.P.C.
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Written by Sallie Harper
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Monday, 15 December 2008 12:07 |
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 Someone to Talk To
Making the decision to find a counselor or therapist can be difficult. Many of us grow up in families or cultures that advise us to suffer in silence, or in other words - to keep some version of the "don't talk, don't tell" rule. Many career pathways tend to perpetuate this "rule" - including the military, law enforcement, and other institutional settings, such as schools, hospitals, or clinics. Some version of "soldier on" or "man up" permeates these and other career fields. Counseling is a permissible, off the map, out of the chain of command way to discover that talking is not only okay, it's necessary if a person expects to handle stress, work on communication issues in a troubled marriage, parent a difficult child, reintegrate after a deployment, or endure a life transition. At times like these - we all need someone to talk to. A counselor is simply that - a person outside your circle of friends and family who will listen to you in complete confidentiality and without judgment - while you talk your way through problems and to discovering your own solutions.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 June 2012 10:18 |
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Written by Sallie Harper
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 10:45 |
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 Life Coaching is a process and an investment that helps you move towards your preferred future. You and I first discuss all aspects of your life as it is now. Then we talk about how you would like things to be. What are the things you would change if you could?
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 March 2012 16:01 |
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Transforming Stress and Anger through HeartMath |
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Written by Sallie Harper
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Monday, 15 June 2009 14:19 |
One of the therapeutic tools I use in my counseling practice to help people re-focus emotionally is the Heartmath system. HeartMath techniques and tools help folks learn how to increase their emotional control and recharge their physiology - which is so often negatively impacted by chronic stress - by understanding the mind-heart connection and then capitalizing on it.
HeartMath techniques help us bring our physiological systems into coherence. The Quick Coherence technique is a straightforward tool that can be used to shift one’s attention from racing thoughts and heavy emotions like anger to feelings of love and appreciation in moments. Like taking a car out of gear, this technique allows a person to make a powerful emotional shift within minutes.
Quick Coherence
1. Focus your attention in the center of your chest in the area around your heart.
2. Breathe deeply but normally and feel as if your breath is coming in and going out through your heart area.
3. Activate a positive feeling such as appreciation or care - perhaps by recalling a pleasant time when you felt good inside, and try to reexperience it.
This technique is simple to learn and simple to practice, and can be further enhanced by using HeartMath's emWave - in either the PC or handheld (PSR) versions. The emWave is a biofeedback technology which shows you when you have achieved a state of coherence. Try using heart-centered breathing for five-minutes each day for a week. Typically, you will begin to notice subtle results in your everyday life, and perhaps in those extremely vexing situations – you can utilize HeartMath techniques to achieve different outcomes.
For further information about HeartMath techniques and technologies, go to www.heartmath.com.
Ms. Harper is a Certified HeartMath Practitioner. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 February 2011 21:02 |
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Choose the Right Therapist |
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Written by Sallie Harper
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 20:04 |
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Choosing a Therapist: What do all those letters mean?
Psychiatrist, psychotherapist, counselor, physician’s assistant, substance abuse counselor, doctor, psychiatric nurse practitioner, social worker, pastoral counselor, psychiatric technician, family therapist……..who are all these people and who can help me? Do I just need a shrink or what?
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Last Updated on Sunday, 23 August 2009 22:41 |
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What If We Aren't Married? |
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Written by Sallie Harper MA, NCC
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Monday, 09 February 2009 10:38 |
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Whereas older, married couples often employ couples counseling as a last resort, unmarried, cohabiting couples seem to be choosing counseling early on in their relationship – within the first one or two years. While this is a healthy instinct, it is also a sign these relationships are getting off to a rocky start. Often these couples have progressed rapidly from dating to sexual intimacy to cohabitation – which puts incredible strains on a brand new relationship.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 23 August 2009 21:19 |
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