At the Crossroads
Four Corners Counseling & Well-Being Blog
Serving Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland suburbs including Bethesda, Chevy Chase,
Kensington, Rockville, Silver Spring, and Takoma Park.
Clinician Spotlight - Allison Davis
Four Corners Counseling & Well-Being has skilled, experienced, and compassionate therapists, and we want to share some of what makes them special!
Traditional masculinity is a part of us
Traditional masculinity is a part of me—not all of me. It’s not the deepest expression of who I really am—it’s not my true self. Like other boys, I got the message when I was young that people wanted me to always be in control, fully aware of where I was going, a “man with a plan.”
Burnout - How to recognize it and how IFS can help
This pandemic has been exhausting and challenging, to say the least. But there are ways to find some ease amid shifting public health measures, social isolation, and the daily outpouring of bad news. Jeremy Mohler explains ways in which he learned to relate to oneself during these difficult times.
Clinician Spotlight - Rina Phillips
Four Corners Counseling & Well-Being has skilled, experienced, and compassionate therapists, and we want to share some of what makes them special!
Clinician Spotlight - Anne lipp
Four Corners Counseling & Well-Being has skilled, experienced, and compassionate therapists, and we want to share some of what makes them special!
Case Study: How to work with Emotional Blocks using Internal Family Systems
The first step in doing IFS parts work is to move from being in the head and listening to thoughts to being in the body and noticing sensations. We start by simply following the breath. Right now as you read this, you can try it. Simply notice your in-breath and the out-breath, as you shift your attention from the outside space to the inside space (your body sensations) for just one minute. I’ll wait for you :)
Case Study: how The Polyvagal Theory and IFS work in individual therapy
Polyvagal Theory of the autonomic nervous system which says that our body is always scanning for safety and threat below conscious awareness. This sense is called “neuroception.” This theory also says that we “co-regulate” with our environment, including people around us, and that our mood can be impacted by others’ moods, for better or for worse.
Sometimes the feelings just take over
So, in early February I got stuck in the ice. Really stuck. It was dark. It was cold. I was tired. I did not handle it well. It would be appropriate to say that I became “unfit for human consumption.” Luckily, only one person on the planet witnessed it. Unluckily, it was my partner.