I know you think all counselors are perfect right? Well, truth be told, counselors keep secrets, too. These secrets will have you questioning why these people are even counseling. This book introduces readers to the world of counselors. It goes deep into the world of one counselor who has never had life easy. You will learn about her dark struggles, the kind of struggles most people will not reveal. "Secrets of a Crazy Mental Health Counselor" is a guide, self-help, motivational and purely inspirational book. It tells a story about life issues and how to overcome all of the traps that have been set up to make you fail. It was written for mental health counselors, workers, women, teenagers, entrepreneurs, and anybody struggling with life each day. This book gives readers: Inspiration and insight on accepting issues, then balancing them. Behavior techniques that help you change your mindset as a working professional. Life plans that are actionable steps to becoming successful in your career. Facing all adversity, while still being motivated and motivating others. Patrice Brown, a mental health director and counselor at Restoring Bodies and Minds, has been the owner for Seven years. She credits her extensive 15-year mental health background to helping her write this book. Patrice tells all about the life struggles she faced, the years she fought opposition without ever giving up or having regrets.

An average day in the life of a psychologist can be a frenetic one. A 9 a.m. appointment to help a woman manage a husband who won't take out the garbage quickly shifts to a session with a convicted rapist at 10 a.m. After talking with a child an hour later about his fears of school, the psychologist meets his therapist to deal with his own fears, followed by lunch with a socially-phobic colleague who's already had four martinis by 1 p.m. And it's only Monday. At turns hilarious and heartbreaking, thoughtful and irreverent, Crazy is the incredibly honest and insightful story of how one mental health professional deals with his own personal problems and those of the people he treats. Part exposé, part memoir, it reveals what therapists really think about their profession, their colleagues, their patients, and their own lives.

Established Mental Health Counselor and Anger Management Specialist Patrice Shavone Brown sharesdecades' worth of counseling wisdom into one compelling read."It's hard, yet life is what you make it. And it is full of twists and turns," says Patrice.Surviving in the Mental Health Jungle is both a love letter and a powerful guide to helping newly minted andaspiring mental health counselors carve their own path in the wilderness that is the mental health industry.After centuries of being swept under the rug, mental health has taken center stage in the modern world, whichis both a good and bad thing.Good, because the aches of the mind are now given equal importance as the aches of the body. Bad, becausemany are now profiting off of others' pain and struggles.Self-proclaimed life coaches and gurus now claim they hold the key to unlocking a sound mind and ridding itof all the consequences of trauma. And yet, you'll see them preaching dangerous nonsense to the vulnerable.This is where mental health experts come in. And they come in droves.Mental health counseling is becoming saturated by the minute. Unfortunately, not of counselors are createdequal.So, the question that now comes begging is this: How can truly passionate and talented mental healthcounselors like you stand out and deliver the right care to people who need it most?In her book, Patrice takes it step-by-step.From getting a counseling degree to building a strong foundation for your own private practice, Surviving inthe Mental Health Jungle serves as a much-needed guide for mental health advocates to make their mark andcreate a happier world.Filled with powerful insider tools, strategies, best practices, and real-life lessons, Patrice tackles:? The basics: From mental health counseling 101 to the educational requirements to get the degree,building productive client relationships, cultivating organizational skills, and 5 key concepts tosurviving the mental health industry, readers can make their first big steps and take a page out of anexpert's playbook

My Kid is Driving Me Crazy helps mothers thrive while living with a child with mental illness. Mental illness in a loved one sucks! Some days, all moms want to do is stay in bed, because facing reality seems insurmountable. Living with her son, who suffers from depression, anxiety, and oppositional defiance disorder (ODD), taught life coach Tamara Arnold how to become the successful woman she is today. Tamara spent years going to therapy, for herself and with her son, learning how to balance living with mental health with having a strong sense of self. My Kid is Driving Me Crazy helps other who are living with people with mental illness learn to separate themselves from the chaos, redefine who they are, and figure out what they want for their future.

Crazy is the story of how one mental health professional deals with his own personal problems and those of the people he treats. Part exposé and part memoir, it reveals what therapists really think about their profession, their colleagues, their patients, and their own lives.

With a foreword by Joycelyn Elders, M.D., No Secrets, No Lies is a powerful and daringly honest resource guide for families seeking to understand, prevent, and overcome childhood sexual abuse and its devastating impact on adult survivors. An estimated one in four women and one in six men is abused by age eighteen, most often by someone they know. Most of these sexual assaults are never disclosed, much less reported to the police. No Secrets, No Lies demystifies the cultural taboos and social dynamics that keep Black families silent and enable abuse to continue for generations. Among them: ?Fear of betraying family by turning offenders in to "the system" ?Distrust of institutions and authority figures, such as police officers ?Reluctance to seek counseling or therapy ?A legacy of enslavement and stereotypes about black sexuality Through compelling personal accounts from everyday people, Robin D. Stone, a sexual abuse survivor herself, illuminates the emotional, psychological and hidden consequences of remaining silent, and provides holistic, practical steps to move toward healing. No Secrets, No Lies candidly speaks to: survivors, telling them they are not at fault, not alone and how they can seek help; parents, guardians and caretakers, explaining how they can keep children safe and help survivors recover; and family, friends and other loved ones, showing ways to lend support.

A sheriff with a secret And a second chance at love When Sheriff West Garrett is called to the site of a grisly shooting, he finds the only woman he’s ever loved crying over the body and covered in blood. He never imagined this as their someday reunion! But Tina Ellet is the target of a crazed stalker and West is her only protection. When her infant daughter is abducted, West risks everything to save the child and prove to Tina their love is worth fighting for.