Journeying Through Cancer

Receiving a cancer diagnosis often brings forth a lot of information and questions, and it is normal to feel overwhelmed. As you process through your own journey, or walk alongside a loved one who has been diagnosed with cancer, I hope that you may consider some of...

How Gratitude Influences Our “Happy” Neurochemicals

During this season of Thanksgiving, it is often a time to reflect upon all that we have to be thankful for.  Despite the many challenges that many of us have faced in 2017, reflecting upon the areas of our life that have been fruitful, positive and...

The Mental and Emotional Benefits of Service

I recently had the opportunity to participate in CPC’s annual “Serve Day”. This is a time set aside by the church for stepping out into the community, and putting God’s love into action through volunteering and acts of service. The experience...

Walking Alongside the Grieving

C.S. Lewis once stated,  “I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process”. In the midst of expressing grief I believe it is often best understood as a process. C.S. Lewis later...

What is Christian Counseling?

With a name like Community Presbyterian Counseling Center, we often get questions from clients about how faith plays a role, or doesn’t, in our professional counseling center. You may have even wondered the same. Here are a few answers to common questions: What...