9 Tips to Prepare for a Healthy Marriage
So you’ve picked a phenomenal person to tie the knot with. You want a healthy marriage. You want your union to last. You want to honor...
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Trauma
I attended an EMDR training over the last month and have been blown away by the effectiveness of the trauma-focused psychotherapy I've...
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We're All Immature: Ideas for Personal Goals
Can we be graceful with our immaturity? All of us... in different ways. If we could wrap our heads around the fact that being a human...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Dec 5, 2022
Face It
Some of the most strong willed people I know operate their lives as if nothing is certain unless you test it out first. They are...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Sep 26, 2022
Insurance Mess
One of the ugliest things I've learned in fifteen years in the counseling business is that I cannot trust insurance companies to do the...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Sep 19, 2022
Meds or No?
Many clients who come to see me are curious about whether or not they should "get on something" to manage the symptoms they're...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Aug 29, 2022
Grape Bubble Gum
It was a chill night with good food and fun people. Then suddenly someone was yelling. There were obscure accusations. Wild threatening....
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Aug 1, 2022
Marriage Knots
It's funny to me that we colloquially refer to marriage as "tying the knot" because often that's exactly what I feel like I'm trying to...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Nov 15, 2021
Friends with Clients
Sometimes my clients turn out to be people I really like. I think things like, "Man, it would be fun to go out for a beer with you..." or...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Jul 18, 2021
Professional - Fully Human?
What does it mean to be professional? Google says, professional (adj). - engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Jul 11, 2021
Bad Weeks
Some weeks I trudge through a desert, but don't make any headway. My kids are still not acting like responsible adults. My husband and I...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Jun 28, 2021
The Empowered Victim
When the victim sits on my couch feeling like something has happened that they couldn't control, they're right. And yet, if that's all we...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Mar 17, 2021
Existential Dread
Having been a counselor for almost fourteen years, I've seen quite a diversity of problems run across my couch. Most smell at least a...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Jan 24, 2021
The Client You Don't Like
Being professional means being polite enough in your bedside manner to keep customers undistracted from whatever it is you're selling...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Dec 15, 2020
Hard Decision Support
Some people think that going to counseling is getting advice from a wise sage who will tell you how to make your decisions and which...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Dec 4, 2020
Coaching at Life
Sometimes men ask me about life coaching. (I"m serious—only men have asked me about this.) Sometimes they want that instead of counseling. I
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Nov 22, 2020
Shrink
If you wanted some help with your heart, your mind, or your relationships, what kinds of professional help can you get? Here are some...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Nov 10, 2020
Certify My Pup
Some of you come in my office wanting me to guarantee that your pet is a legitimately therapeutic way for you to manage your heart, mind,...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Nov 4, 2020
Late Fee
When you set a counseling appointment with me, you are reserving my time. Reserving the appointment costs $75. This is what it costs me...
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Brandi K Harris, MS, LPC & LMFT
- Nov 3, 2020
Good Counselors...
…let their clients know what they are doing, so you get a chance to consent. …listen more than they talk. …do their personal work, so...
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