Michael Logan

Bet you thought brain training exercises meant something like memorizing the NYC phone directory?

An online counseling degree? My, how the times have changed. Not even two years ago, my reading of the literature about online educational programs was that there were questions about accreditation and value.

Just this week, my wife Julie did some grief coping work on the 10th anniversary of her brother's death in a construction accident.

I could sure have used some dating coaching when I was a kid. I can remember how scary it was to want to call or go visit Gwen when I was a about 13, and how hard it was to muster up the nerve.

The first memory improvement techniques to examine is brain fitness.

Brain games for adults is a bit of misnomer, if by games you mean something to pass the time, because we adults can do much more with brain games these days than pass the time.

When I think of how I want clients to leave their first therapeutic counseling session with me, I want them to feel more hopeful and a bit of excitement.

Grief work is often an important aspect of counseling.

Does brain gym exercises bring a funny picture to mind, your brain at the gym doing some curls, sit-ups, perhaps jogging, or perhaps your brain has taken itself to the library to read some interesting material on...brains, or maybe your brain is saying that it needs to exercise some sleep?

Marriage coaching is a growing service. If you are like me, and I was late in my 40's when I met Julie, my wife, I still had a bit of starry-eyed naivete about marriage.