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Cheryl Gowin, Counselor and Dennis Gowin, Director of Discovery Counseling Center. Contact us with your feedback, comments, issues or questions at 434-808-2426 or dgowin@discoverycounseling.org.
What is my life’s goal? Am I going in the right direction? Do I need to change? Have you asked yourself these questions? If so, you’re struggling…
What traditions remind you of Christmas? Is it a living nativity scene? The setting with sheep, maybe a donkey, and people dressed as Mary, Joseph, and…
It’s Christmas time. Are you thinking about what to give your significant other? How about an improved relationship? Would you like to know what research shows are…
Do you find yourself in this list of words: distracted, preoccupied, diverted, inattentive, vague, absorbed, distant, absent, absentminded, faraway, confused, puzzled, agitated, flustered, ruffled, disconcerted, discomposed, nonplussed,…
It’s been almost a year since we first heard the phrase COVID 19. We’ve added many new words to our daily vocabulary; PPE, N95 masks, in-person instruction,…
It is Thanksgiving, time to show gratitude. Ok, we can hear you say, “Gratitude, me? Not in 2020, when we are facing another lockdown.” Thanksgiving is an…
Recognize this phrase … over the river and through the woods to Grandfather’s house we go? This is the first line of Lydia Maria Child’s 1844 poem…
Do you think the harmful habit you need to change is like trying to move an elephant out of the room? Are you saying, “I know…
We acknowledge the pain of loss from the death of a parent, spouse, child, or the destruction of a home. These are tangible, recognized losses. Regretfully, life…
Are you ready to start a new chapter in your life? Are you prepared to move on from painful long-ago memories? Or, do you feel like quicksand…
Cheryl Gowin, Counselor and Dennis Gowin, Director of Discovery Counseling Center. Contact us with your feedback, comments, issues or questions at 434-808-2426 or dgowin@discoverycounseling.org.
Life’s Strategic Plan
What is my life’s goal? Am I going in the right direction? Do I need to change? Have you asked yourself these questions? If so, you’re struggling…
A Different Christmas – Maybe
What traditions remind you of Christmas? Is it a living nativity scene? The setting with sheep, maybe a donkey, and people dressed as Mary, Joseph, and…
The Ultimate Christmas Gift
It’s Christmas time. Are you thinking about what to give your significant other? How about an improved relationship? Would you like to know what research shows are…
No Patience, No Focus
Do you find yourself in this list of words: distracted, preoccupied, diverted, inattentive, vague, absorbed, distant, absent, absentminded, faraway, confused, puzzled, agitated, flustered, ruffled, disconcerted, discomposed, nonplussed,…
Powerlessness and Fear or Hope and Gratitude
It’s been almost a year since we first heard the phrase COVID 19. We’ve added many new words to our daily vocabulary; PPE, N95 masks, in-person instruction,…
Gratitude … Really?
It is Thanksgiving, time to show gratitude. Ok, we can hear you say, “Gratitude, me? Not in 2020, when we are facing another lockdown.” Thanksgiving is an…
Over the River or Jump in the River
Recognize this phrase … over the river and through the woods to Grandfather’s house we go? This is the first line of Lydia Maria Child’s 1844 poem…
Moving the Elephant Out of the Room
Do you think the harmful habit you need to change is like trying to move an elephant out of the room? Are you saying, “I know…
Disenfranchised Grief
We acknowledge the pain of loss from the death of a parent, spouse, child, or the destruction of a home. These are tangible, recognized losses. Regretfully, life…
Looking Forward
Are you ready to start a new chapter in your life? Are you prepared to move on from painful long-ago memories? Or, do you feel like quicksand…
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