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Redmond Christian Counseling

A Christian Perspective on Solid and Healthy Relationships

Everyone struggles with relationships at one time or another. But do you struggle to form any kind of relationship at all? Do your friendships leave you feeling empty inside? You might think that relationships should be easy, but the reality is that they require a lot of work. If you are frustrated with your relationships, you should know that you don’t have to struggle alone. Christian counseling for relationships can help you develop the strong, healthy connections you desire.

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Christian Counselor Redmond

Dec
2024
30

Why We Procrastinate

Christian Counselor Redmond

Sometimes you glimpse at your messages or the mail inbox on your phone or laptop and wish you could run away. The sheer number of tasks that need doing, some simple and some quite complex, can become overwhelming and discouraging. The thought of knuckling down to get started on work of whatever sort can feel daunting, and it can lead to the tactic of delaying starting that work. When we delay or put off doing something that we ought to be doing, that’s called ‘procrastination’. This article will explore why we often procrastinate even when it works against us and propose some of the ways we can get out of...

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Josh Nielsen

Dec
2024
26

4 Ways to Help Your Spouse Deal with Emotional Abandonment

Josh Nielsen

Emotional abandonment can be a difficult issue to resolve. Emotional abandonment comes from many different sources. People who feel abandoned due to childhood trauma or a lack of emotional availability from parents or loved ones can experience trauma from a specific event in their life. Whatever the case may be, the person experiencing this needs to resolve it so they can participate in healthy relationships in the future. This is especially true for spouses. It can be difficult to live with someone who has made themselves emotionally unavailable to you simply because they don’t know how to express their emotions having not had role models in their lives who expressed...

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Having had the opportunity to observe Mali Hawkins MS, LMFTA, caring for people in many different situations, it’s easy to state that she is exceptionally gifted to listen, stay present, encourage and wisely counsel others.

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Everyone is a little tangled up. One of the worst things is that we sometimes can’t see how we’re tangled up, so we struggle to make sense of our own stories.  Chris has helped to clarify things for me.  By observing where issues were linked and noting how stories were related, Chris helped me to see how connected things are.

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I often quote the things you said in our sessions, both to (my spouse) and to myself as we go along. It was a wonderful season of counseling, and the balance of my life will be better for having spent the time with you.

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Chris has been and continues to be helpful in getting my life back together after an unwanted divorce of a 23 year marriage. I would recommend him to anyone of ny faith, but especially a Christian.

With a sister and a mother who both work as therapists, and a father who works as a pastor, I am an unusual case for any therapist to take on. Many would assume I have the support I need to work through any trial life brings my way.

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