BIOGRAPHY James P. Krehbiel is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Nationally Certified Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist. His is in private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. James has worked in the field of education, counselor training, and therapy for more than thirty years. He has worked in schools in Illinois and Arizona and has taught graduate-level counselor education courses for Chapman University in California. In 1999, he received the Educator of the Year Award from the Sun Lakes Rotary for his contribution to the Chandler, Arizona School District. He is an active member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association and the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists. In his practice, James works with children, adolescents, adults, families and social skills groups. He employs a cognitive-behavioral treatment approach in dealing with anxiety, panic, depression, obsessive-compulsive patterns and eating disorders. His writings have included such topics as the parenting process, handling teens that are resistant to therapy, reflections on pop culture, identifying family systems problems, addressing features of human growth and development, and couples counseling issues. His is published in the Illinois Counseling Journal on the topic of "The Application of Cognitive Therapy to the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa". James is a contributing writer to the Independent Newspapers of Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Northeast Phoenix. He has more than twenty articles published on parenting, children, features of human growth and development, and pop culture. Some can be accessed at northscottsdale.biz. In the Arizona Health Magazine, his articles include "The Art of Parenting", and most recently, "Talk Therapy's Response to Pain Management". His articles in Nu Image Magazine include "Providing Behavioral Structure for Your Children" and "How to Manage Our Hard-Wired Youth". He is a contributing writer to familyresource.com, an online tool for families. Sample chapters of his book can be accessed at www.booklocker/book/2242.html.

• How to Respond to Tragedy
  01/01/2008 | Wellness
  This article explores the way in which we need to learn to communicate to those who are experienceing grief and loss. Read
  
• Is Jesus a Republican?
  07/12/2007 | Politics
  This article explores the journey of the author in confronting the voice of Jesus and His political persuasion. Read
  
• Cognitive-behavioral Therapy and Weight-loss
  01/12/2007 | Mental Health
  This article explores the impact of self-blame on the cycle of weight problems. Read
  
• Writing as an Act of Catharsis
  19/06/2007 | Non-Fiction
  This article explores writers who are self-serving in their disclosures and the harm that it inflicts on others. Read
  
• The Energy is in the Name
  02/06/2007 | Wellness
  This article focuses on how various names have meaning and represent the energy of the the person who holds the name. Read
  
• How to Promote Understanding and Set Limits With Kids
  02/06/2007 | Parenting
  This article explores ways in which parents can learn to communicate more effectively with their children and set appropriate boundaries. Read
  
• Eating Disorders: Treating Thwarted Anger
  02/06/2007 | Wellness
  This article explores the role that anger plays in perpetuating the cycle of eating disorders Read
  
• Is the Christian Right "right"?
  01/06/2007 | Religion
  Ths article explores how Jesus would take to the contemporary conservative brand of Christianity being perpetrated. Read
  
• Cognitive-behavioral Therapy's Answer to Panic Attacks
  18/03/2007 | Self Improvement
  The good new is that those who experience panic can be cured. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a treatment approach that is effective in eradicating panic. Read
  
• If the Earring Fits, Wear it
  15/03/2007 | Self Improvement
  Did you know that there are two bonifide mid-life crises? Most men don't seem to understand this fact! Read