197 Quotes About Counseling

Perception and worldview are one's summary of life.

God is the greatest nurturer of all.

The principle that characters do not want to change applies to more than just fiction.

People who are toxic are rarely aware of their own toxicity.

This is one of the difficulties and pleasures of studying the Inklings; Christians all, they offer, along with the expected 20th-century psychological explanations for behavior, unexpected spiritual ones.

You think in terms of winning and losing," she said, "but if you're winning, who's losing?""HIM!""That's your husband" she said slowly, like this might be news to me."You're not supposed to want him to loose.""Wow!" I said. "You don't know me, huh!

Some people spend years in counselling trying to cope with being fucked up. I just move on. The fucked-upness always goes. The conventional wisdom is that you're running away, you should learn to cope with being fucked-up. I don't hold with that. Life is a dynamic rather than a static process, and when we don't change it kills us. It's not running away, it's moving on.

Dost thou want another eye beside that of Him who sees every secret thing?

To a narrative therapist, there are few interactions between couples that are not influenced by patriarchy. If there is an abuse of power in a relationship, a narrative therapist would view the responsibility for the abuse of power as lying in the hands of the person abusing the power. A narrative approach would invite the abuser to Recognize the abuse as abuse. Position himself against it. Accept total responsibility for stopping it.