Posted: March 11, 2021
by Terry Bouma, LCPC I love to wander, driving on roads that are unusual and unfamiliar. I’ve done this for years. When my girls were young they’d ask if we were lost. Most of the time I could honestly say no, though I couldn’t have said…
Posted: March 11, 2021
WAS FREUD ON TO SOMETHING? Something that has always fascinated me about therapy is the transference that can take place throughout treatment. Transference in general refers to the way the client feels about their therapist, which can be positive, negative, or any kind of mix…
Posted: March 11, 2021
SECRETS OF THE BRAIN: THE PRODUCE AND PLAN PATTERNS In the previous blogs, I have highlighted nine aspects that science has identified as relevant to how we all complete the tasks we have set before ourselves: the Nine P-Patterns. If you can master your P-Patterns,…
Posted: March 11, 2021
NEXT STEPS: PROCEEDING AND PREVENTING PATTERNS In the previous blog, I have highlighted nine aspects that science has identified as relevant to how we all complete the tasks we have set before ourselves: the Nine P-Patterns. If you can master your P-Patterns, you will arrive…
Posted: March 11, 2021
PURSUING YOUR PERFECT PROFESSION, PART I The most common impediment to successfully developing the career of your dreams is a person’s own inability to regulate that planning. That’s what I’ve discovered in my many years of helping people decide on a college major, or select…
Posted: March 11, 2021
In this post from my childhood memories around the fireplace, I am focused on the the internal resources you must have to create that spark that leads to a good fire. Preparation–especially in the midst of frustration–is our focus. When my father started a fire…