Helpful and practical articles about your relationship with your God, self, spouse, children, and community. Posts focus on marriage, parenting, counseling, growth, sex and sexuality, intimacy, church, spirituality, theology, and therapy in light of a biblical framework and current psychological research.
Struggling with addiction or supporting someone who is? This guide highlights trusted counseling services, peer support groups, and crisis resources available throughout Central Mississippi—including Jackson, Ridgeland, and Madison. Whether you're beginning recovery or looking for next steps, help is closer than you think.
Read MoreFeeling constantly tired, unmotivated, or emotionally drained? You might be facing emotional burnout. In this post, we explore 10 common signs of burnout and offer practical steps to begin your healing process with support, clarity, and compassion.
Read MoreWhen you've experienced trauma—especially in early relationships—it can quietly shape the way you connect with others. You may find yourself stuck in patterns of conflict, distance, or fear, even when you deeply long for closeness. In this post, we explore how trauma impacts relationships and how trauma-informed counseling can help you heal, grow, and experience connection in a new way.
Read MoreWhy can’t I just talk with a friend? Why do I need a counselor? In this article, Reid Patterson explores the differences between talking with a friend and talking with a therapist.
Read MoreIn honor of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, this post explores four essential — yet often overlooked — elements that help men come fully alive: Play, Risk, Comradery, and Rest. Drawing from years of experience as a counselor and participant in men’s work, I’ve seen how these areas are often missing in men’s lives, leaving a gap that counseling alone can’t fill. This piece invites men to reclaim these vital parts of themselves for deeper emotional health and wholeness.
Read MoreDr. Henry’s research on the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and pornography exposure and use was recently published in the peer-reviewed Counseling Journal of Sexology and Sexual Wellness. Read on for a brief synopsis and link to further resources.
Read MoreReturning home from college can be challenging. This article lays out 5 steps to help you get the most out of going home for breaks.
Read MoreChronic stress impairs, debilitates, and injures us. So what can we do about it? In this article you will find practical areas to address in your life that will allow you to make changes to your external and internal environment, so that you can better manage the impact of chronice stress.
Read MoreAre you focused on problem solving, or problem understanding? The first leads to a quick out, but almost always back to the problem. Understanding takes time, work, guidance, and perseverance, but can lead to real change. This article focuses on the difference.
Read MoreHow is your emotional spending and saving? Do you barely have margins or are you emotionally bankrupt? Read on to think through how you can budget out your emotional energy.
Read MoreWhat are the necessary elements for recovery from addiction?
First, you need to know what causes vulnerability to addiction.
This short article will point out the three necessary aspects of recovering from addiction.
What makes an addict? Is it genetics or bad decisions or something else? There are three things that research shows creates a vulnerability to addiction.
Read MoreApocalyptic. No, not the kind with Nic Cage at the end of the world. But the kind that reveals the true nature of things. What’s this pandemic revealed about us? About you? About our needs and fears? This short article looks at four characteristics that have been exposed during the pandemic, and how to remedy them.
Read MoreDo you trust your gut, or do you intellectualize away your intuition? Here’s a short guide to help you develop authenticity and learn to trust your intuition.
Read MoreHow can you tell if you are living with a sense of entitlement? Here’s a short guide to help you reflect on common attitudes and behaviors of an entitled person, as well as a few ideas to help get you out of it.
Read MoreWhat are some signs that you might need to find a new counselor? In this article, Branden discusses 6 signs that your counselor might not be a good fit: boundaries, unqualified, one size fits all, their life is out of control, avoidance, and unbalanced feedback.
Read MoreCan you trust your emotions? To start, what do you believe emotions even are? And what does it mean to trust them?
In this short article, Branden Henry explains simply the role of emotions in your life, what they are and what they aren’t, and why he thinks you can trust them.
Fair warning, this reflection is not about achievements and failures, goals and resolutions. This reflection is about finding out where you have been, where you are, and where you want to go.
Read MoreRed River Counseling offers resources, therapy and opportunities to help you enhance your relationships and wholeheartedly engage your life.
We offer individual, couples, family and group therapy for children, teens, and adults. We have specialty training to work with addiction recovery, trauma healing and relationships.
