Shannon Aldridge Recommends: Calm My Anxious Heart: A Woman’s Guide to Finding Contentment – Linda Dillow Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself – Melody Beattie The Courage to Be Yourself: A Woman’s Guide to Emotional Strength and Self Esteem – Sue Patton Thoele Bring Up Boys – James […]
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James Smithers Recommends: The Marriage Clinic – John Gottman Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman Mating in Captivity – Ester Perel Hold Me Tight – Dr. Sue Johnson Do One Thing Different – Bill O’Hanlon Divorce Busting –Michele Weiner-Davis Monkeyluv – Robert Sapolsky The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman The Courage […]
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“Thank you for being truly non-judgmental. I have loved your kindness and bluntness when I needed to hear it. You seem to understand my addiction better than I do and I continue to learn about myself from you assignments and resources all the time. I can’t believe how much I’ve learned through counseling. Both about […]
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“I wasn’t sure about counseling or what to expect when I began. I had two previous counselors and didn’t find them a good fit for what I needed. I was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable I felt with Jenny and how much I trusted her. She helped my entire family get through the process of […]
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“I began working with Shannon after a very low point in my life. For years I battled my addiction to drugs and alcohol, which led to me losing custody of my children. At first, I was angry. I didn’t want to change because I was so used to using drugs to help me cope with […]
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“After years of having problems in our marriage, my husband and I decided to go to counseling. I was a little worried at first, I thought my husband would go once and then tell me he didn’t need to go, but we went weekly and wished we had gone for years earlier.
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“I feel very fortunate to have met James when I did. My marriage was on the rocks and I was in a very unhealthy place. I was in an emotionally destructive relationship and needed support and guidance to move through my feelings and emotions, and eventually out of the marriage. James was there for me […]
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“When we first came to James our relationship was at a low point. We had tried two other counselors previously, but were disappointed and did not benefit from the experience. We were definitely struggling. When we decided to meet James, my husband was very skeptical. Making that first session with James was the best decision […]
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“After the birth of our son, my husband and I became disconnected. Our communication had become obsolete. We both thought we were fine in our marriage and to proud to say we needed counseling. We both did not want to admit that we had problems in our marriage and hoped the problems would just go […]
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