Stressed?  Don’t Forget to Take Care of YOU

Stressed? Don’t Forget to Take Care of YOU

Self-Care in times of high stress is one of the most important (not selfish) things you can do for yourself as well as for those around you.  If you haven’t taken care of your inner self to feel grounded and calm, you won’t be of much value to your family, friends,...

Play Therapy at LFCS

Blog by Rose Schaedler, LFCS Therapist First, what is play therapy? According to the Association for Play Therapy, it is described as: “… a structured, theoretically based approach to therapy that builds on the normal communicative and learning processes of children...
Assertive Communication

Assertive Communication

Much counseling work centers on healthy interpersonal communication, because healthy communication is an integral part of attuning and attaching to another person.   This is true for all relationships, including parent/child, couples, work colleagues, and friendships....

Vince Seyer from the Cape Girardeau area was nominated by LFCS and selected by Heartland News KFVS12 as an ‘Everyday Hero.’  Vince donates his time and his singing abilities for senior citizens who participate in the Memory Loss Group offered by the...

Thoughts About Attachment Needs

“Fear of abandonment” is a phrase that is not uncommon and is likely to evoke in each of us an immediate and frightened response. Our human need to be dependably attached to another person is known to be “wired in” to each of us. The stability...