Welcome
By Bill DuVall | June 12, 2008
Trinity Family Counseling Services is a professional counseling agency located in Oakland, MD. We work in conjunction with Wellspring Family Medicine to provide comprehensive, Christ-centered care to individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
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Autism/Asperger’s Resource - WrongPlanet.net
By Bill DuVall | July 10, 2008
Wrong Planet - Asperger’s and Autism
Wrong Planet is the web community designed for individuals (and parents of those) with Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, and other PDDs. We provide a discussion forum, where members communicate with each other, an article section, with exclusive articles and how-to guides, a blogging feature, and a chatroom for real-time communication with other Aspies. Asperger’s Syndrome, a pervasive development disorder, is a form of autism. People with Asperger’s Syndrome usually have normal or above normal IQs. Asperger’s can be described as an inability to understand how to interact socially.
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Dealing Appropriately with Negative Self-Talk
By Bill DuVall | June 26, 2008
Earlier this week, I posted a links to two articles dealing with self-talk. The first article does a very good job helping people to identify negative self-talk and explaining links between thoughts, feelings, and actions as related to negative self-talk. The second article teaches some basics about transitioning to positive self-talk. Some of the pointers are accurate, but some may sound a little flawed, especially from a Christian perspective.
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Developing Positive Self-Talk
By Bill DuVall | June 23, 2008
Believing In Yourself: Developing Positive Self-Talk
Just as the previous post gives good info on combatting negative self talk, this page gives good information concerning development of positive self-talk.
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Combatting Negative Self-Talk
By Bill DuVall | June 23, 2008
Believing In Yourself: Tuning In To Negative Self-Talk
This page gives some good information about negative self-talk, how it works, and how to begin to combat it.
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Using Skype for Online Therapy
By Bill DuVall | June 18, 2008
With the proliferation of affordable High Speed Internet access, the possibility of face to face online therapy is becoming more and more of a reality. One means to this end is through using Skype.
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Setting up an Anonymous Blog
By Bill DuVall | June 12, 2008
Journaling is a tool used by many counselors to promote good mental health. In some instances, keeping a journal is helpful for tracking thoughts and/or behaviors. In other instances, journaling is helpful for the catharsis it provides via writing out things that simply need writing out. In our web savvy culture, blogging can accomplish the same purpose. As such, this post is aimed at helping interested persons setup an Anonymous Blog.
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Forms Section Updated
By Bill DuVall | February 19, 2008
The Forms Page of our website has been updated with necessary forms related to participation in counseling services. Please visit that page to print out paperwork to bring with you to your first appointment. Thanks!
To visit the Forms Page, Click Here.
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Now Accepting MD Medicaid
By Bill DuVall | February 7, 2008
Trinity Family Counseling Services now proudly accepts MD Medicaid for payment of counseling services. Prospective clients desiring to use Medicaid to pay for services must qualify for MAPS. To learn more, visit MAPS-MD.com.
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