Amy Enkling

April 10, 2018

Couples Counseling, Depression, Codependency, LIfe Transitions, Substance Abuse/Addiction, The Relationship With YOU, Anxiety and Stress, Anger Management

Can couples counseling be harmful?

Amy Enkling

April 10, 2018

Couples Counseling, Depression, Codependency, LIfe Transitions, Substance Abuse/Addiction, The Relationship With YOU, Anxiety and Stress, Anger Management

I was recently asked the above question. I answered with my best knowledge, but decided it was worth more research, as it certainly is an important question. Could getting couples counseling, “rock the boat“, possibly making a situation worse?

Amy Enkling

April 4, 2018

Career and Work, Anxiety and Stress, Anger Management, Depression, The Relationship With YOU, Consulting

The consulting counselor— How can we all be happy?

Amy Enkling

April 4, 2018

Career and Work, Anxiety and Stress, Anger Management, Depression, The Relationship With YOU, Consulting

The consulting counselor— How can we all be happy?

“There’s too many cooks in the kitchen.” “Too many cooks spoil the broth.” “There’s always, ‘one’.” Oftentimes, whether in the workplace, or our personal lives, we will run into people that we may clash with—

Amy Enkling

March 22, 2018

Anger Management, Anxiety and Stress, Career and Work, Couples Counseling, Depression, LIfe Transitions, Substance Abuse/Addiction, The Relationship With YOU

Anger – – A counselor’s inspirational

Amy Enkling

March 22, 2018

Anger Management, Anxiety and Stress, Career and Work, Couples Counseling, Depression, LIfe Transitions, Substance Abuse/Addiction, The Relationship With YOU

Anger – – it shows itself in many ways. It can originate in families. It can be a part of domestic violence. It can affect not only you, but those around you at work, or in your everyday life. But, what’s behind anger?

Amy Enkling

March 15, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Career and Work, Anger Management, Depression, The Relationship With YOU

A Counselor’s Review on Toxic People—Don’t let them in!

Amy Enkling

March 15, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Career and Work, Anger Management, Depression, The Relationship With YOU

A Counselor’s Review on Toxic People—Don’t let them in!

We’ve deleted and blocked people on social media. We’ve had arguments within our families. We’ve lost friends, and we appear more divided than ever. It seems like everywhere we turn, there is something that is less than positive.

Amy Enkling

March 8, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Anger Management, Career and Work, Depression, Entrepreneur Counseling, LIfe Transitions, The Relationship With YOU

A Counselor’s Review on Loneliness—What can you do?

Amy Enkling

March 8, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Anger Management, Career and Work, Depression, Entrepreneur Counseling, LIfe Transitions, The Relationship With YOU

A Counselor’s Review on Loneliness—What can you do?

When my monthly magazine subscription of Psychology Today came in the mail, the main title stood out to me more than others—The Loneliness Cure—How to Make Connections That Count, by Jennifer Latson. I have seen my clients go through divorces, grieve losses,

Amy Enkling

March 1, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Couples Counseling, LIfe Transitions, The Relationship With YOU

Relationships—Counselor’s inspirational on being vulnerable

Amy Enkling

March 1, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Couples Counseling, LIfe Transitions, The Relationship With YOU

Relationships—Counselor’s inspirational on being vulnerable

“What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.” --Brene Brown

Allowing yourself to be open and vulnerable for the greater good is not always easy.

Amy Enkling

February 14, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Codependency, Couples Counseling, Depression, LIfe Transitions, The Relationship With YOU

Counselor’s inspirational – – Boundaries for your benefit

Amy Enkling

February 14, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Codependency, Couples Counseling, Depression, LIfe Transitions, The Relationship With YOU

Counselor’s inspirational – – Boundaries for your benefit

Boundaries – – sometimes they are harder to set than others, or even to make at all. However, if a person is stressing you out, making you feel crappy about yourself, or

Amy Enkling

February 7, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Anger Management, Career and Work, Depression, The Relationship With YOU

The mind/body connection –Why counseling is as important as seeing your doctor

Amy Enkling

February 7, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Anger Management, Career and Work, Depression, The Relationship With YOU

The mind/body connection –Why counseling is as important as seeing your doctor

When you are sick, you go to the doctor, possibly take a medication, and hopefully do your best to follow your doctor‘s orders. It’s the same with your mental health. When you are sad, anxious, or feeling like a change is needed, it is

Amy Enkling

January 30, 2018

Career and Work, Anxiety and Stress, The Relationship With YOU, Entrepreneur Counseling

Burn out—Counselors need counseling too.

Amy Enkling

January 30, 2018

Career and Work, Anxiety and Stress, The Relationship With YOU, Entrepreneur Counseling

Burn out—Counselors need counseling too.

“ Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”--Confucius

Each week, I listen to what people say—with my clients, and in my everyday life. I listen to myself too. We tend to do that as therapists! This week, a theme kept coming up

Amy Enkling

January 16, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Career and Work, Codependency, LIfe Transitions, The Relationship With YOU

FEAR— How to overcome the anxiety of it all

Amy Enkling

January 16, 2018

Anxiety and Stress, Career and Work, Codependency, LIfe Transitions, The Relationship With YOU

FEAR— How to overcome the anxiety of it all

“Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.” --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Are there changes you’d like to make, but your nerves are getting the best of you? Are you having difficulty adjusting after the end of a relationship? Are you not happy in