Valley to Summit Counseling

12/04/2021

I post this to help understand that we need to clearly identify our reasons for doing something, AKA our "Why"

07/14/2021

Quick thought exercise: list any verses you can on the topic of self-respect. I’m going to post some thoughts on this tomorrow. It came up in a talk I recently had with a friend battling the unpleasant side of pride.

05/06/2020

Continuing the conversation about Jesus at home starts with a trusting relationship. During this season, relationships with our kids might seem strained & challenging.

If you're nodding your head in agreement, join us for a brief conversation with a professional counselor in the field of play therapy.

It's been a long couple of months at home, and all parents could use some encouragement to keep up the good work with our kiddos. What about some tips & tricks of the play therapy trade? Heather will share just that!

Do you want to see your child's behavior, self-esteem, and self-control improve? Join us on Monday, May 11th from 8-9pm via Zoom.

RSVP to heather@wiseccc.org, and you will receive the Zoom invitation.

05/05/2020

Due to COVID-19 and this extended school break, Teen Life is offering free Virtual Support Groups for Middle School and High School students. Space in these groups will be limited, so please reserve your spot now! Starting May 5, 2020, Teen Life Virtual Support Groups will be covering a different to...

05/02/2020

How do you care for yourself body, mind, AND spirit?

Contact Us: https://www.wisehealthclinics.com/center-for-emotional-wellness/contact/ Our Employee Assistance Program: https://www.wisehealthsystem.com/servic...

05/01/2020

🚗 🥕 🚙 🍏 In attempt to help feed those in need who may be dealing with food insecurities due to the current crisis, Wise Health System, Healthy Wise County and the Tarrant Area Food Bank will be hosting a Drive Thru Food Pantry April 24, May 1 and May 8. Please share with your friends and family. We're in this together! 💙💚

04/27/2020

Due to COVID-19 and this extended school break, Teen Life is offering free Virtual Support Groups for Middle School and High School students! ⁠
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Starting May 5, 2020, Teen Life Virtual Support Groups will be covering a different topic each week including managing stress, personal resources and resilience. Led by trained and background-check facilitators, each group will pair approximately 6 students, in the same age range, together in order to provide a safe place to express themselves and a chance to benefit from the support of peers.⁠
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Students can register for one or multiple weeks. Each week is a separate group. After they register, their parent will be sent a Parent/Guardian Consent Form that will need to be signed and returned to receive the Zoom call link.⁠
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We hope that these groups can be a valuable resource for you and the students you serve!
Please tell teenagers or parents to register at teenlife.ngo/virtualgroups.
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If you have any questions or would like more information about these Virtual Groups, please reach out to our Program Director, Beth Nichols, at beth@teenlife.ngo.

04/25/2020

How are you doing?
How are your kids?
Ask simple questions...make a big difference.

04/24/2020

03/24/2020

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16TR-POAUOoRG8IWxuJBOfLLl736odlo8/view

I think this is one of the most important things you can be teaching your kids right now. I'm proud to share it!

03/24/2020

I'm here to help! I am interested in setting up counseling(just like most, I am restricted to video counseling currently) for anyone who needs help walking through this time in their lives. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults, with issues from anxiety, to anger, to life-coaching related issues such as motivation. I am a Christian and my counseling relies on Biblical principles, while being technically sound. Please call me at 817-894-1170 if I can help in any way!

11/20/2018

Jesus says, “Become a disciple.” In other words, sign on for lifelong learning. A learner is committed to becoming different. Do your opinions, feelings, choices and habits currently have the status of divine right? Is how you are a given, something you insist on? As soon as we’re willing to say “not necessarily,” we step off the death spiral and onto the learning curve. Jesus says, “Follow me.” To follow somebody else runs completely opposite to the self-will that characterizes what we do instinctively.

David Powlison
“Speaking the Truth in Love”

08/29/2018

Very good and important reading, particularly the references to the Word included:

https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/explore-the-bible/4-prayers-every-husband-needs-to-pray-over-his-wife.html

You’ll never love your wife more than when you pray for her. Let these four prayers guide you as you cry out to God for her each day.

07/02/2018

Use this opportunity to support United Way of Wise County!

06/25/2018

06/24/2018

You Are a Better Parent Than You Think You Are

I met with a mom and dad this week who were wondering if counseling would help their son. I asked them to tell me a little about their background, family layout, their son’s education and social history, and any struggles they have had as a family—normal information for an initial meeting with the parents of the kids I get to counsel. I wanted them to tell me their story. Then I asked about what they were seeing at home, and why they were interested in bringing him in for counseling. Their goals. What they listed was a list of burdens they saw in their son’s life and the things they were facing as a family.
Stepping out of the story for a moment, let me mention that the goal of a parent consult is not to try to win people over to the virtues of counseling. I believe that everyone could benefit from counseling, myself included. However, many parents come for initial consultation, many times with their kids, to answer one simple question. Reading between the lines, that question is “Have I done my job?” and a closely related cousin: “Is there anything I could do better?”
A colleague of mine went through a hard time and sat down with me recently to ask me what she could do to address her older, high school aged son. She listed the things she was doing and seeing, much like a parent consult. I became particularly enthusiastic when I thought of something that I thought could really help her parenting. As I ran the idea by my friend (details minimized to maintain confidence), she stopped. “I already do that.” Then it startled her as she realized she was not falling down on the job—it was a season of hers and her son’s life where he was struggling. She was equating the sudden change in her son’s life to something she was doing wrong or, even worse, had done wrong in the past. That is scary for us! Our instinct is to treat those two questions as a very simple equation:
Struggling kids=deficient parenting
However, is that always, or even usually true?
(To be continued…I would like to hear comments first!)