Couples Counseling the “Inner Peace” Way
Our approach to couples counseling Have you ever heard of Doctors John and Julie Schwartz Gottman? They are becoming more popular due to their growing recognition as the go-to people for...
Addiction and Substance Abuse Treatment: Key Features
What is addiction? Addiction exists on a spectrum. Occasional problem behaviors that result in negative consequences are on one end of the spectrum. On the other end of the spectrum are...
Counseling Professional Women: A Passion
The Realities of Being a Woman Let’s face it: there are some harsh realities of being a woman in the workplace. General topics like sexual harassment, discrimination, maternity leave, the...
Counseling for Chronic Pain/Illness
Why Helping those with Chronic Pain/Illness is Dear to Our Heart For those who deal with chronic pain or illness, a common thought is that no one really “gets” how...
Counseling for Religious, Spiritual, & Cultural Issues: The Importance of Bringing it to the Therapy Room
We value diversity at Inner Peace Counseling, PLC! We work to make this common-knowledge (You can find our Diversity & Inclusion Policy here.) However, as therapists, people often ask if...
What You Should Know about Family Therapy
Therapists naturally see the “big picture” of systems and how they interact with one another. This approach called “Systems Theory”. As we mention on the “Home” page, we are not...
How to Re-Integrate Socially After COVID-19
Where to Start These past couple years have been beyond difficult for us all. We have laughed, cried, felt like we are living in a Hollywood movie, and worked to...
The Missing Link in Disordered Eating and Food Addiction Treatment: The Spirit – Part 3
Continued from “Part 2” and as published in Kalamazoo’s Moxie Magazine, November 2021 edition. Components of Healthy Eating No matter what food you are putting in your mouth, there are...
The Missing Link in Disordered Eating and Food Addiction Treatment: The Spirit – Part 2
Continued from “Part 1” and as published in Kalamazoo’s Moxie Magazine, October 2021 edition. Bioindividuality Let us say it again together: You are unique. There is no one like you....
The Missing Link in Disordered Eating and Food Addiction Treatment: The Spirit – Part 1
Humans are different from other animals because we do not “feed.” We eat. So, we have an inherently unique relationship with food compared to all other life forms. And, when...