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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.

Your Reaction to a Mental Health Diagnosis

Your Reaction to a Mental Health Diagnosis

What do you think of when you hear the phrase “mental health” or “mental illness”?  Do you react differently if someone says he or she has been…

Solve Marriage Conflict

Solve Marriage Conflict

Is there conflict in your marriage?  Join the club.  There is conflict in all relationships.  The question should be, does the conflict damage or create a breakthrough…

Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health

Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health

You might be surprised at the volume of scientific research supporting the mental health benefits people of faith receive from their practice of religion and spirituality.  The…

Children and Emotional Health

Children and Emotional Health

We’re now coming to grips with some of the effects of the COVID lockdown.  We’re finding that many children are not emotionally in a good place.  Social…

Attempting to Understand Depression and Anxiety

Attempting to Understand Depression and Anxiety

In the book Turtles All the Way Down, you meet 16-year-old Aza Holmes, a high school student with OCD and anxiety.  While still grieving the loss of…

Work/Life Balance

Work/Life Balance

Do you need help finding the right work/life balance?  Does work take over your entire life?  Are your kids and spouse complaining you are never home?  The…

Is It Possible to Repair a Toxic Relationship?

Is It Possible to Repair a Toxic Relationship?

Have you heard the term “toxic relationship?”  Toxicity infects romantic friendships, work relationships, and even family relationships.  What is a toxic relationship?  A healthy relationship consists of…

Recognizing a Toxic Relationship

Recognizing a Toxic Relationship

Have you heard the term “toxic relationship”?  Toxicity influences romantic relationships, friendships, and even family relationships.  What is a toxic relationship? A healthy relationship is built on…

How Much Does it Weigh?

How Much Does it Weigh?

One day a professor strolled into a lecture hall where she taught a class to a group of counseling students.  She carried a small glass of water…

Relieving Old Hurts

Relieving Old Hurts

Have you ever sprained a muscle or broken a bone?  Sprained or torn ligaments can actually be worse than a broken bone.  Both heal over time.  However,…