The Place Therapists Grow

Christmas is so commercialized! If we are not careful, the gifts become about what we are giving, how expensive it is and the stress of and pressure of all of that.  As therapists, we can raise the standard for why and how we do gift giving!  Let start a revolution of giving gifts in a way that increases a sense of connection, community and growth!   My name is Monica Mouer, and I a...

Being a therapist can be very distressing!  There are so many problems coming our way at once.  We have to learn how to navigate distress so that it doesn't amplify to the point that it takes over our lives!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skill...

There are three words to describe the sense of learning to live in positivity about circumstances: grateful, thankful and appreciative.  To me, these words mean exactly the same thing.  They are three ways to say I am learning to see the good in even the most difficult situations.  Living in appreciation is a skill that mature people have learned through trial and error.  It is...

What does it mean to be joyful?  Being joyful isn't just being happy.  Being joyful is about enjoying relationship with God and others and allowing these connections to fill us up rather than finding pseudo joys to fill us.  As therapists, there are many things coming at us trying to deplete our joy.  We have competing focuses and oftentimes overwhelming circumstances that quic...

Depression is no joke!  As therapists, we are just as susceptible to this experience of prolonged sadness as anyone else.  Depression is an inability to return to joy from sadness.  Sadness is an experience of loss.  When we have lost something or someone in our life and cannot return to a joyful state, we have the potential to get stuck in depression.   My name is Monica...

A Hungry Therapist has an appetite for growth.   The opposite of hungry is complacency.  When we lack motivation from growth as therapists, we stay stagnant and this not only impacts us, it impacts our clients.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with sk...

My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and a...

Have you listened to the podcast, THE RISE & FALL OF MARS HILL yet?   This podcast is written and  produced by Christianity Today and is amazing!  I have thoroughly enjoyed every episode.  In this episode, I discuss my experience with listening to this podcast series and how I interpret it as a mental health therapist.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed ther...

As a veteran mental health therapist, I have tracked with the resources offered by both Dr Caroline Leaf and Dr Jim Wilder.  Both of these amazing professionals offer Christian therapists information about how to connect our relationship with God with our understanding of our neurological wiring as humans.  In my opinion, the basic breakdown between Dr Leaf of the Neurocycle Institute an...

My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  We do this through teaching the Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development)!  This episode is all about brain relational skills.  The Life...

My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  We do this through teaching the Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development)!  This episode is all about maturity growth and development.  ...

My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  This episode is all about learning to live in God's presence.  The Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development) has three main components: Imman...

When you are a helper, you want to help!  The world is desperate for the right people to get the right skills so that people can get the help they need!  This episode starts with a story of my journey to becoming a helper and continues with the ultimate understanding of how to help others identify and heal their pain and live out their best lives!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am...

What is neurotheology?  Is that even a word?  Well, listen to this episode to find out.  Neurotheology is a new term and a new field of study!  There is so much to learn!  Come on in!  Let's start the conversation!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to res...

The Life Model is a neurotheology curriculum that has changed my life!  I LOVE the Life Model.  I believe the Life Model is the most helpful resources that we as therapists can have to help understanding the relationship we have with ourselves, others and God. This episode discusses my Life Model journey and why this model is so important to me. My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licens...

I first became a therapist because I was a high school English teacher and discovered the overwhelming need the teens had for emotional help. I saw a need and wanted to fill it. Now, almost 20 years later, there is still such a need. I am constantly trying to find ways to be better myself so I can help my clients. If are watching this and you are a therapist, you know exactly what I’m talking abou...

You are doing your best trying to help others. You went into this field to offer care and support. So when clients get upset, it can be disabling and disempowering. My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation. We exist to unite with therapists enhance their personal and professional growth. This podcast episode focu...

As therapists, sometimes we have really bad days! My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists to enhance their personal and professional growth.  Our job is hard!  Sometimes we have bad days...really bad days.  Join me on this episode as we discuss one of my re...

Monica, Kyle and Sherri make up the executive team of the CFT Institute.  Join these three as they discuss the history of their relationship and the progression of the CFT Institute Dream.  The CFT Institute exists to ignite with therapists for personal and professional growth.  We have a lot of ideas abut how to do this!  This is just the beginning.  If you are a mental h...

These three therapists are coming together to help you!  We know that being a mental health counselor can be such a lonely and overwhelming job.  This is why we have created the CFT Institute.  We exist to unite with therapist to enhance their personal and professional growth.  We have noticed how much each of us has craved personal healing and growth so that we can expand our...

In this episode, Monica Mouer, CFT Institute Director introduces and interviews Sherri Robbins.  Sherri is a professional therapist and an integral member of the CFT Institute Executive Team.  Monica and Sherri reminisce about their first meeting and discuss the progression of their friendship and professional relationship.  The episode also includes some initial conversation about...

In this episode, Monica Mouer, CFT Institute Director introduces and interviews Kyle Ferlic. Kyle is a professional therapist and an integral member of the CFT Institute Executive Team. Monica and Kyle reminisce about their first meeting and discuss the progression of their friendship and professional relationship. The episode also includes some initial conversation about the exciting plans that t...

Join me on this episode as I discuss one of the most difficult aspects of our job as therapists. As helping professionals, we value and honor our client's confidentiality. However, at times we are legally and/or ethically bound to breach that trust. This is something most therapists dread and try to avoid! My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and therapist supervisor as well as t...

Listen in as Director and Founder of CFT Institute does a small group training on the challenges with relationships and how to work through those challenges to create strong and lasting belonging.  CFT stands for the Center for Transformation, and we exist to help therapists enhance their personal and professional growth.  This episode breaks down some definitions that are helpful in the...

Hi! My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to help therapists enhance their personal and professional growth.  In this episode, I discuss the ins and outs of a therapist's marriage.  I always say that it must be so hard to be married to a therapist.  As therapists, we expect so much from our spo...