Educational Articles

Listed below are some articles on assorted topics that you may find helpful.

• Anger Management

  • Anger & Trauma
  • Anger & Self Talk
  • Moving from Anger to Forgiveness
  • Helping Young Children Cope with Anger

• Anxiety

  • Anxiety

• Alcoholism

  • Alcohol Use Disorder
  • Alcohol & Violence
  • Children of Alcoholics
  • Children of Alcoholics 2
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Paths of Entry into Alcoholics Anonymous

• Communication

  • Expressing Your Feelings in Relationships

• Coping with an Alcoholic or Addict

  • Detachment with Love

• Counseling

  • Answers to Common Questions about Counseling

• Depression

  • Childhood Depression Awareness
  • Depression and Disability
  • Depression FAQ’s
  • Depression in Children & Adolescents

• Self-destructive Behavior

  • Self Harm
  • Self Mutilation
  • Suicide

• Drug Abuse

  • How to Drug Test Your Teen
  • Club Drugs
  • Commonly Abused Drugs
  • Inhalant Abuse
  • Addiction Research
  • Marijuana

• Divorce

  • Divorce & Anger
  • High Conflict Divorce

• Eating Disorders

  • Anorexia
  • Bulimia
  • Comfort Food
  • Eating Disorders
  • Body Image

• Fitness

  • Fitness Fundamentals

• Grief and Loss

  • Children and Grief
  • The Role of Grief in Addiction Recovery

• Learning Disorders

  • ADHD
  • ADHD Fact Sheet
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder
  • Gifted Children with ADHD
  • Learning Disorders
  • Reading Disorder

• Miscellany

  • Dating Violence
  • Self Care
  • Thrift

• Parenting/Child Care

  • Child Rearing Stress
  • Fostering Resilience in Children
  • Helping Your Child Learn Responsible Behavior
  • Parenting Style and its Correlates
  • Parenting the Adopted Child
  • Positive Discipline
  • Your Child and Medication
  • Step Child Visitation

• Conflict Resolution

  • Conflict Resolution
  • Problem Solving Skills

• Psychological Disorders/Mental Health

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder FAQ’s
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Conduct Disorders
  • Child and Adolescent Bi-Polar Disorder
  • Hyperactivity
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Peer Relationships and ADHD
  • Mental Health Issues

• Self Esteem

  • Building Self Esteem

• Sexual Abuse/Sexual Disorders

  • Sexual Addiction Defined
  • Sexual Addiction FaQ's
  • How Do I Know if I Am a Sexual Addict?
  • Sex Addiction vs. Sexual Offending
  • Understanding Addictive Cybersex
  • Understanding Compulsive Masturbation
  • Autoerotic Asphyxiation
  • Characteristics of Sexual Assault
  • Child Sexual Abuse
  • Myths and Facts about Sexual Abuse (PDF)
  • What is Sexual Dependence/Addiction?
  • Teenagers as Victims of Pornography
  • Peer-to-Peer Applications and Pornography
  • Sexual Assault Q & A
  • Love Addiction Part I: The Problem
  • Love Addiction Part II: Recovery
  • Sexual Disorders
  • How to recognize the signs of sexual addiction
  • Treatment of the Sexual Addict
  • Treating the Family of the Sexual Addict
  • How Does a Sexual Addict Define Sobriety?
  • Guidelines for Disclosing Sexual Addiction
  • Disclosure of Extramarital Sexual Activities
  • Disclosure of Compulsive Sexual Behavior
  • Couple Recovery From Sexual Addiction
  • Consequences of Sex Addiction and Compulsivity
  • Effects of cybersex addiction on the family
  • Healing the Shame-based self in Sexual Recovery

• Social Development

  • Social Competence in Children

• Trauma/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • Effects of Traumatic Experiences
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Fact Sheet