Stress can have a direct impact on a child’s health just like an adult. So it’s important to recognize it early and teach coping skills to minimize their stress response. Along with eating balanced meals, getting the proper amount of sleep, and daily exercise here’s a few more strategies to help your child calm themselves in times of stress. 

Melanie Bowen is an awareness advocate for natural health and holistic therapies for cancer patients. You will often find her highlighting the great benefits of different nutritional, emotional, and physical treatments on those with illness in her efforts to increase attentiveness and responsiveness on like topics.

As a therapist I know how important it is to choose the right therapist for your needs. A good relationship with your therapist is crucial creating a foundation based on trust so you can explore your concerns in a safe environment. After all, a therapist is someone you will work closely with and they will help you rediscover yourself. It’s important to find a good fit so that you can be comfortable in bringing up anything you want to work on.

I’ve had lots of people ask me questions like: “How do I know I chose a therapist?” “How will I know that it is a good fit?” “I want someone direct but how do I ask for that?” “What do I ask to find out more about a therapist?”

These are all great questions. I look at selecting a therapist as if you were researching any other professional ( i.e. physician, massage therapist, babysitter etc..). Most of us we call or go online to find out more about that agency/person. Choosing a therapist is no different. It’s important to call and speak with the...

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Katia Meier MD Clear Sky Medical

Are you carrying around unwanted emotional baggage.

The true definition of the Emotional Freedom Technique

Abuse doesn’t always confine itself to the limits of physical force the tongue can transform into a dagger, slicing the ego, cutting holes into thought patterns and shredding self esteem.  You’re too fat, too skinny, not smart enough, can’t do anything right.  One thought spewed by the mouth without thinking can propel a person into a self destructing silo of low self esteem.  Self esteem and self confidence are terms often intertwined but are truly different in meaning.  The fact of the matter is a person can have high self confidence and low self esteem.  Self esteem is your personal perception of you as an individual.  Self confidence is your reliance in your abilities to accomplish tasks at hand.  Although you may find confidence in you abilities you may see the reflection in the mirror as disgusting.

Regaining a sense of who you are after it has been lost is a process, but it’s a process worth doing.  Some symptoms of low self esteem include but are not limited to the following: Preoccupation with other people’s opinions, a disregard of self, anxiety or various emotional agitations, absence of social skills choosing to avoid social situations. 

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Who is Creative Counseling Center?

Creative Counseling Center strives to motivate clients and staff to create a life of hope, harmony and happiness inside of the office as well as the community in which we serve. Creative Counseling Center provides counseling services to children 2 years+, teens and adults within the Denver metro area.  We believe in taking a creative approach in dealing with emotional trauma, depression and anxiety in addition to a variety of other psychological issues.  Some of our techniques include play therapy and emotional freedom techniques (EFT).

Tired of living a life of limited potential?  Sometimes negative thoughts limit not only your potential, but your destiny...become emotionally free!

“Change is like shedding one’s skin - it allows a more beautiful you to emerge”

As the leaves begin to fall, transformed from green to vibrant yellows, reds, and oranges, we are faced with the inevitability of change.  Change is the one constant in life, as expected as the leaves falling at the start of a new season.  If change is inevitable then why are we constantly avoiding it, at times unwilling to accept it, and often view it as negative?  Just like the emerging colors that define Autumn dance around us with breath taking beauty, change is a positive force in our lives that will allow a new beauty to emerge.