Dan Bernard, LPC Marriage and Individual Counselor

03/31/2020

I offer secure tele-health counseling sessions for Oregon residents on a HIPAA approved platform.
Many insurance companies are now covering this service.
Please contact me with any questions, or to schedule an appointment.
resolutioncounseling.com

12/15/2017

A must read if you or someone you love might be codependent.

In her pioneering Facing Codependence, Pia Mellody traced the origins of codependence back to childhood and a wide range of emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and s*xual abuses. Now in this innovative new workbook, she presents a step-by-step journal-keeping method for moving toward re...

12/13/2017

Differentiation in Relationships

The Individuality and Togetherness Forces The theory postulates two opposing basic life forces. One is a built- in life growth force toward individuality and the differentiation of a separate “self,” and the other an equally intense emotional closeness.
Murray Bowen, 1973

Gilbert, Roberta M.. Extraordinary Relationships (p. 12). Leading Systems Press LLC. Kindle Edition.

11/29/2017

Betrayal is traumatic. The path to recovery begins with disclosure guided by the offended.

11/26/2017

When trust is broken, part of the remedy is transparency. The wounded party needs to have all the info they request and it needs to be given willingly.

11/17/2017

It's important to check the assumptions that we make about those close to us.

03/30/2017

What comes to mind when you see a couple wearing matching parkas?

10/20/2016

https://www.rainn.org/statistics/children-and-teens

Child s*xual abuse is a widespread problem. One in nine girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 experience s*xual abuse or assault at the hands of an adult.

10/20/2016

https://www.rainn.org/articles/s*xual-assault-men-and-boys

Men and boys who have been s*xually assaulted or abused may also face some additional challenges because of social attitudes and stereotypes about men and masculinity.

10/20/2016

https://www.rainn.org/index.php

Through programs to support survivors, educate the public about s*xual violence, and improve public policy, RAINN is helping people like Lucy.

10/20/2016

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/10/18/1583966/-Convicted-40-year-old-admits-he-repeatedly-r**ed-12-year-old-girl-Judge-gives-60-days?detail=email&link_id=1&can_id=00a0ef818f88247f3438c92f6d6a9dcd&source=email-man-gets-60-days-for-repeatedly-ra**ng-young-girljudges-reason-is-staggering&email_referrer=man-gets-60-days-for-repeatedly-ra**ng-young-girljudges-reason-is-staggering&email_subject=man-gets-60-days-for-repeatedly-ra**ng-young-girl-judges-reason-is-staggering

This one is hard to read and write. And like many, I’m taken with disbelief. A 40-year-old Glasgow, Montana man named Martin Blake was charged with three counts of r**e and in**st, admitted it, was convicted for one r**e, pleaded out of a 100...