Marriage & Family
MARRIAGE & FAMILY COUNSELING Trouble in relationships is the number one reason that a person or couple seeks counseling services. God has specifically designed all of us with relationships in mind. At Cornerstone Christian Counseling, we apply Biblical truths about relationships in a caring and competent manner.. We can help when there are struggles with communication, conflict resolution, parenting differences, or sexual issues. Whether you are newly engaged and looking for premarital counseling or a couple that has been married several decades, Cornerstone Christian Counseling can help. When marriages are broken down, entire families are negatively impacted. ...
Child & Adult Therapy
Child and Adolescent Therapy/Play Therapy At Cornerstone Christian Counseling, we believe that in order to effectively help children with the emotional struggles that they encounter, we must enter into their world…the world of play. Play therapy is described as the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development. Through play, therapists may help children learn more adaptive behaviors when there are emotional or social skills deficits (Pedro-Carroll & Reddy, 2005). The positive relationship that develops ...
Depression
HELP FOR DEPRESSION What is it (and what is it not): Depression, by definition, is a mis-communication (chemical imbalance) in the brain that makes it difficult to for the cells to communicate properly to each other. Whether this is caused by genetics, learned responses (environment), or choice, it is REAL, and it really hurts. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 19 million people in the United States -- 1 in 10 adults -- experience depression each year and women are twice as likely as men to experience depression. Diagnostically, depression is in the mood disorder category. A key difference ...
Anxiety
HELP FOR ANXIETY It is normal to experience anxiety sometimes, especially when you are sleep-deprived, over-stressed, or physically drained. When a person is at their most vulnerable states, anxiety is a typical response to “get through” a difficult situation. When someone experiences anxiety all or nearly all the time, or it is just bothersome to the point that they are “tired of it”, they could be experiencing an anxiety disorder and they should seek assessment as soon as possible. Are you a “worrier”? People who struggle with anxiety generally consider themselves (and so do those around them ...
Emotional Intelligence
Coaching and Consultation Individuals, Managers, Executives & Corporations THE LEADERSHIP QUOTIENT Four things are involved in making someone a leader; someone who is successful. I call it the Leadership Quotient (LQ). The four facets of the LQ are: Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), Personality, and Integrity. The success of a leader is contingent upon these four facets. While your IQ is inherited, you can maximize it through continual learning, whether formally in higher education, or informally through personal learning. Emotional Intelligence (EI), as defined by Daniel Goleman in his best-selling book by the same title, is “the ability to motivate oneself and persist ...
