Author: Stacy Notaras Murphy
I just saw this interesting Newsweek article on unmarried couples coming to counseling. I found myself having a hard time thinking of how many of the couples I’ve seen over the years were neither married nor living together – it’s just not something that I can recall very easily. It’s interesting, because you’d think that […]
READ ARTICLEWhat happens when your new lifestyle as a parent feels like you signed up to be a servant? Read my latest “Murphy’s Love” advice column in the Georgetowner. Click here for full story.
READ ARTICLE“I’m depressed.” You may have heard that from a friend or co-worker. You may have even said it yourself, after having a rough day or feeling down about something. But clinical depression is more than a bad mood or disappointment about how things are going in your life. While it is considered a very common […]
READ ARTICLECounseling Today just published an article I wrote about making appropriate referrals. Many of us in the counseling field have put much of our energy into getting our names out there, so that other professionals will refer clients to us. But it also takes some effort to decide where we send our own clients and […]
READ ARTICLEI just came across a book titled, “Cheat 2 Save Your Marriage: True Stories of Spouses Cheating To Save Their Marriage.” As a couples counselor, it’s kind of hard not to comment. The basic premise of the book by Michael D. Moore, is that if he hadn’t held a nine-month affair with another woman, he […]
READ ARTICLEOne of Tony Brunswick’s clients was wrestling with the “higher power” component of his substance abuse recovery program. The client struggled with his concept of God and organized faith traditions, making his 12-Step-style recovery more difficult. Brunswick, an American Counseling Association member who is a counselor at the So Others Might Eat Jordan House program […]
READ ARTICLEI’m going to let you in on a little secret – Imago therapists don’t always practice what we preach. Contrary to some of my couples’ expectations, I don’t do the Imago dialogue over dinner each night with my husband. In fact, we don’t always do it when we have a disagreement. Sometimes, I just – […]
READ ARTICLEWith so many of my clients talking about their Lenten disciplines this year, I recently found myself thinking about what I might give up or add to my routine to honor the season. This mental conversation sounded sort of familiar, then I remembered the piece I wrote for PC&CC’s January Soul Matters newsletter on New […]
READ ARTICLEMy most recent Counseling Today article was published last month. It takes a look at ways counselors can incorporate play therapy techniques – games, art projects, sandtray exercises – into their work with adult clients. I don’t work with children or adolescents, so I never really considered learning or adding play therapy approaches to my […]
READ ARTICLEDespite the festive decorations and cheery holiday events on the calendar, this time of year may be the most difficult for those of us who have lost a loved one. Whether a person’s grief is new or long-standing, it is very common to re-experience that loss at such “anniversary moments.” For some, the recognition that […]
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