Kurt LaRose MSW, LCSW, LICSW

What these hands gave, and therefore still give, history and today's comparisons can attest.  His life, and by a photo choosing this could equally be about her life, is marked by some sacrifice, seen in the cracks and crevices of the arms and hands so worn by giving, so changed by time, so enhanc...

In statistics when an extreme outcome is realized, it is often lumped into an "outlier" category, so as not to inexplicably alter the norm. Curiously though, every person is quite unique. Not all outcomes can be standardized within a limited number of deviations. "Normal" is great - but so is the...

MORE THAN A PATIENT



Mental health day is an affirmative suggesting people can achieve "health." The illness based paradigm, as legitimate as it is may inadvertently overlook the indicators of health! To be mentally well is a thing; some people are there and know it. Some people need help in kn...

Today, you and I have a chance to make a difference! No matter how you view yourself, or how you view your life situation, there's somebody near you, somebody around you, somebody you know who you touch! It may be your laughter, it may be your cynicism, it may be your humor, it may even be your s...

"I'm sorry" may not be healthy?

Healthy couples seldom use the words "I'm sorry" to resolve their problems.  Part of the reason seems to be that doing wrong is known between healthy partners as never an intentional act. Believing an apology is owed creates division, in-equality, a one up / one ...

Guilt is not only emotion. In fact, to call guilt "a feeling" makes it impossible to change. You see, as a feeling guilt does not occur without an associated cognition. The thought that something could or should have happened differently is what activates guilt. And, thoughts can be changed. T...

Guilt is not only emotion. In fact, to call guilt "a feeling" makes it impossible to change. You see, as a feeling guilt does not occur without an associated cognition. The thought that something could or should have happened differently is what activates guilt. And, thoughts can be changed. The ...

PLUS POWER!

The plus sign may be seen as added stress, added difficulty, added bills and more oppression. The plus sign may also be seen as added effort, added change, added work and more diversity. The PLUS is constant yet the thinking is variable.

+ THINKING = POWER!

#hypnos...

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," it is said. This ONE belief might make it true. Someone, somwhere believes YOU are gorgeous. If you cannot believe it for you, then begin by believing those who hold your beauty as THEY see it. Why not? #beauty #therapy #whynot #counseling #mentalhealth