Seeking therapy is hard. I get it. No one wants to admit he or she needs help, but once you realize that help is needed, you then have to get past the ‘what will the neighbors think’ thing. But at the end of the day we all need help, and the neighbors have enough troubles…

Tragically, mass shootings have become all too common, and our nation struggles to make sense of the senseless. One common assessment from both sides is blaming “mental illness” as the culprit, but after working 30 years in the mental health field I’m here to tell you “it just ain’t so.” If you want to pull…

Pete Thompson Christian Counseling introduces “Restore” a quarterly magazine featuring family friendly articles that focus on the restoration power of God in every situation. Please celebrate with us by reading the magazine and sending us your feedback. My you be blessed by the articles and receive the restorative power of the Holy Spirit in your…

          The Bible is literally filled with many people who left the comfort of home and went elsewhere: Adam and Eve left Eden, Abram left Harran, his homeland, Noah had to leave home and climb aboard a boat, and the Hebrews (although not comfortable, but still familiar) left Egypt. Regardless of the…

I think it’s deep enough into January for me to admit that I’m not going to make those well intentioned resolutions stick. And if I want to get philosophical I might admit to my lack of commitment, or my lack of energy, or my lack of discipline, or…well my lack. At the end of my…

We have a family pet. Our dog, Sophie brings a great deal of joy to our home as well as protection. She goes on regular runs with my wife down to the canal and enjoys walks to the park. One day when my wife was on one of those walks a neighbor boy couldn’t help…