by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 29, 2007 | counseling, memories, symbols
Some counseling theories are based on exploring “early recollections” of clients in an attempt to relate them to current attitudes, values, fears, feelings, or behaviors. When asked about earliest memories in a recent class on counseling theories, I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 26, 2007 | serenity
O God and Heavenly Father,Grant to us the serenity of mind to accept that which cannot be changed; the courage to change that which can be changed, and the wisdom to know the one from the other, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Reinhold NiebuhrAlthough the prayer...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 25, 2007 | counseling
Watching someone close to me struggling with a manic episode has brought back vivid memories of the days early in my own psychosis in 1997. After a week of incredibly high emotionality in which I seemed to be having all kinds of insights and understandings, I suddenly...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 24, 2007 | acceptance, counseling, serenity
The more I study various psychology theories and therapies, the more I am inclined toward William Glasser’s Reality Therapy/Choice Theory and Albert Ellis’ Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), also known simply as Cognitive Behavior Theory (CBT). I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 21, 2007 | desiring God, Hearing God's voice, listening, mysticism
“Mysticism (from the Greek μυστικός (mystikos) “an initiate” , μυστήρια (mysteria) meaning “initiation” is the pursuit of achieving communion identity with, or conscious awareness of, ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 21, 2007 | counseling, songs
It seems to be an early morning of hymns….”We’ve a story to tell to the nations, That shall turn their hearts to the right,A story of truth and mercy, A story of peace and light, A story of peace and light.For the darkness shall trun to dawning, And...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 21, 2007 | counseling, Isaiah 9:6, Prayer, songs
The title of this post is from an old hymn on the Christian life, Blessed Assurance, by Fanny Crosby (1820-1913).Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine!Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of his spirit, washed in his blood.This is my...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 8, 2007 | Career, counseling
In the course of my counseling orientation class, I came across this “Voice from the Field” quote in the textbook- Introduction to Counseling (6th edition) (Kottler, Shepard 2008) page 21….”I do different things on different days. On some days...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 8, 2007 | Career, counseling, Prayer of St. Francis
First, a bit of history…..The Peace Prayer of St. Francis is a famous prayer which first appeared around the year 1915 A.D., and which embodies the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi’s simplicity and poverty. According to Father Kajetan Esser, OFM, the author...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 8, 2007 | counseling, Teaching
In the process of getting to know a new class or group, a teacher often has to be somewhat transparent and reveal things about herself in order to allow the group to get to know her well enough to feel comfortable and open themselves. I have done that a bit as...
