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Becky Pedersen

Sep
2025
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What is Mental Health Coaching? What to Expect

Becky Pedersen

People faced a stigma when it came to therapy and counseling in the past. Today, treatment and counseling are more widely accepted as a means to understand present behaviors based on past occurrences or recent trauma. Mental health coaching is becoming more popular as people are now searching for ways to be better in the present and secure a successful future. They may not need therapy, but a coach who can help guide them in personal and professional development. Mental health coaching is a powerful tool that empowers you to focus on the present and work toward future goals in every area of your life. What is mental health coaching?...

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Maggie McGrew

Sep
2025
11

5 Places to Get the Support You Need

Maggie McGrew

Every person needs support in life. Even the most independent, strong person needs support occasionally. This may be financial support when a job has been lost, emotional support during a health crisis, prayer support when families are struggling, or food and shelter if finances are in dire need. Sometimes, if people are struggling with an issue that they can’t resolve, they may need mental health support. Whatever the type of support, a person must have resources at their fingertips to access the resources they need when they need them. In the United States, we live in a highly individualized culture. During COVID-19, however, people learned to become even more independent...

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He helped me see me for who I am instead of through all the stuff I have hung onto all my life.

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Being totally new to counseling, I was a bit apprehensive. Let me tell you, from the moment I first spoke with Chris Chandler I was immediately put at ease and felt totally welcomed. My entire experience has been incredibly professional and discreet/confidential.

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Everyone is a little tangled up. One of the worst things is that we sometimes can’t see how we’re tangled up, so we struggle to make sense of our own stories.  Chris has helped to clarify things for me.  By observing where issues were linked and noting how stories were related, Chris helped me to see how connected things are.

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I often quote the things you said in our sessions, both to (my spouse) and to myself as we go along. It was a wonderful season of counseling, and the balance of my life will be better for having spent the time with you.

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Chris has been and continues to be helpful in getting my life back together after an unwanted divorce of a 23 year marriage. I would recommend him to anyone of ny faith, but especially a Christian.