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Archives for March 2016

Posted on March 10, 2016

Fairness <,>, or = Self Worth

I believe we have an innate sense of fairness, even from a young age. Little Johnny says, “Tommy hit me and he didn’t get in trouble, that’s not fair mommy”. As adults that innate sense of fairness doesn’t simply go away Just think of all the time at work when you got passed over for a promotion and someone less deserving got it. Or when you are at the grocery store behind someone with a cart overloaded with groceries and several coupons even though you are clearly in the express: “15 items or less” lane. During these times there is a voice screaming in our heads, “THIS IS NOT FAIR!” However, if confronted almost all adults will concede that life is not fair, we realize the concept in our heads but it does not translate to our hearts. Even as adults, we still deep down believe that life and the situations in our lives should be fair. This sense of fairness continues and in our hearts; (my mental picture of it is similar to the scales of justice) it must be balanced. With that idea in mind, if I believe on one side of the scales that I’m worthless and I don’t deserve anything, that I am lacking somehow, or I am broken and don’t deserve good things; then I’m going to balance that by treating myself and allowing myself to be treated in a way that correlates with that. Conversely, if I believe that I am deserving of love and am valuable I will treat myself and insist others treat me accordingly. We become very protective when someone treats our loved ones badly. If you don’t believe me just insult a man’s wife in front of him or mistreat a child in front of their mother. They won’t stand for it. They will demand you treat their loved ones with respect and they may even get a bit hostile in their demands for this respect. Why don’t we (this is the plural You here) deserve the same consideration? How do we begin to treat ourselves better? I mean listen to the voice inside your head, what does it say? “I am not good enough”, “I deserve to suffer”, “I am worthless”, “My opinion doesn’t matter”. How do we make others treat us better? First we have to truly believe that we really do deserve better or it will never happen. What do you think? Are you as a human being any less deserving than any other human being? If you would like help working through feelings of doubt or just dealing with a challenging life situation, give us a call at Transitions.

Christine Jeffries, M.S., LPC

Transitions Counseling offers flexible scheduling hours to meet most client needs and budget.
Contact us today at 817-680-9218

Filed Under: Change, Help, Relationships

Posted on March 2, 2016

Parenting a Child with Special Needs…

Having a child with special needs can be very overwhelming and life can be uncertain. When my son was first diagnosed with Autism, I was so lost and confused as to what will happen to him. As a parent, we all envision our children growing up, going to college, getting married and having children but when you have a child with special needs, your dreams for them are changed. I can remember feeling like a failure of doing something wrong while I was pregnant to cause his autism. Every birthday, I would get depressed because all of the data and stats stated that early treatment is the best outcome of curing or reversing autism.

The past few years, I have been really praying and walking in faith with GOD. I now understand that GOD made my son this way and choose me to be his mother. I remember praying to GOD to heal my son of autism because this is what I wanted. I now pray to GOD to make him the best person he’s sees fit. I know that GOD is in control and as long as I have faith that GOD will allow my son to be the best he can, autism or not, he will be fine in this world. I am here as his mother to allow GOD to use me to help him navigate the life he has and help mold him to be as independent as GOD sees fit. In January my son celebrated his 14th birthday. Instead of being depressed about how far behind he is of “typical” children, I looked at how far he has come and gave all the GLORY TO GOD for blessing me with an awesome child.

If you are caring for a special needs child or just need help dealing with the circumstance that is presented before you, please give us a call at Transitions Counseling so we can assist you in changing your life.

Dione Simmons, MA, LPC

Transitions Counseling offers flexible scheduling hours to meet most client needs and budget.
Contact us today at 817-680-9218

Filed Under: Change, Children, Parenting

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