The Place for Therapists to Grow: Recent Episodes
Monica Mouer
Welcome to the CFT Institute: The Place for Therapists to Grow! I’m Monica Mouer. I’m a psychotherapist and the director of the Center for Transformation Institute. Here at CFT Institute, we partner with therapists for the enhancement of their personal and professional growth. Connecting HERE is the first step on your path to ultimate growth personally and professionally as we take this journey together.
In this episode, Angie Richey, Monica Mouer and Alyssa Voglewede engage in a deep conversation w about the Life Model and its transformative impact on therapy and education. They explore the importance of attunement, the role of trauma in personal development, and how the Life Model provides a framework for healing and connection. Angie shares her journey as a therapist and educator, emphasizing the need for understanding human development and the power of Immanuel encounters in therapy.The discussion highlights the significance of integrating the Life Model into professional practice to foster personal growth and community healing.
In this conversation, Jesse Gill and Monica Mouer explore the integration of attachment theory with Christian faith, discussing its implications for marriage therapy, pastoral care, and personal flourishing. They emphasize the importance of secure attachments and the role of community in supporting mental health and emotional well-being. The discussion also highlights the work of Dr. Jim Wilder and Life Model Works, providing insights into how these concepts can be applied in therapeutic settings.
In this conversation, Gracy Bondy and Monica Mouer explore the intersection of therapy, art, and community healing through the lens of the Life Model. Gracy shares her journey from the mission field to becoming an art therapist, highlighting the transformative power of the Life Model principles in her personal and professional life. They discuss the importance of community, relational skills, and the Immanuel approach in fostering healing and transformation.
In this conversation, Michele Hardy and Monica Mouer, explore the principles of the Joy Center, a therapeutic practice rooted in the Life Model. They discuss the importance of personal healing in professional practice, the concept of attunement in therapy, and the significance of following one's heart in the journey of emotional wellness. The dialogue emphasizes the integration of personal experiences into therapeutic approaches and offers advice for aspiring therapists seeking to grow in their practice.
In this podcast episode, Alyssa Voglewede and Monica Mouer dive into how Life Model-informed therapy uniquely addresses key challenges in mental health care.This conversation sheds light on how a brain-based, relational approach can help both therapists and clients navigate trauma, maturity development, and emotional healing in a deeply integrated and transformative way.
In this podcast episode, Alyssa Voglewede and Monica Mouer discuss the importance of recognizing and addressing minority mental health issues, particularly focusing on the signs of mistreatment and abuse that clients may experience. They explore the role of therapists in identifying these issues, the impact of codependency, and the significance of validation in therapy. The conversation emphasizes the need for therapists to be aware of systemic harm and to help clients navigate their identities and realities in a supportive environment.
In this conversation (we) delve into the complexities of minority mental health, exploring themes of acceptance, rejection, and the importance of empathy in therapy. We share some personal stories and insights on how societal discrimination impacts mental health, emphasizing the need for a supportive community and the power of unconditional love. We discuss the role of therapists in validating experiences of mistreatment and fostering a sense of belonging, while also addressing the challenges of confronting discrimination and gaslighting. The conversation highlights the significance of building connections and understanding in creating a more inclusive society. We hope you enjoy.
In this conversation, trauma therapists Monica Mouer and Alyssa Voglewede discuss the significance of PTSD Awareness Month, exploring the complexities of PTSD, its impact on veterans and first responders, and the broader implications for various professions. They delve into the effects of PTSD on relationships, the importance of understanding and addressing the condition, and the various treatment modalities available. The conversation emphasizes hope and the potential for recovery, encouraging those affected by PTSD to seek help and support.
In this conversation, trauma therapists Monica Mouer and Alyssa Voglewede discuss the complexities of PTSD, the various types of trauma, and the critical role therapists play in supporting individuals through their healing journeys. They emphasize the importance of self-care for therapists and the need for connection and community in the therapeutic process.
In this conversation, we (Monica Mouer and Alyssa Voglewede) discuss the significance of PTSD Awareness Month, exploring the complexities of PTSD, its impact on veterans and first responders, and the broader implications for various professions. We delve into the effects of PTSD on relationships, the importance of understanding and addressing the condition, and the various treatment modalities available.
🎧LISTEN NOW! In this newest episode, we explore how planting seeds of joy can cultivate deep, lasting healing through the lens of the Life Model—featuring our newest colleague at the Center for Family Transformation, Alex Popa.This conversation is a powerful reminder that joy isn't a byproduct of healing—it’s the starting point. Whether you’re a clinician, caregiver, or simply someone on a healing journey, Alex brings a fresh and compassionate voice to what it means to grow from trauma toward transformation.ALEX & LMITAlex joined the Center for Family Transformation with a deeply rooted passion for counseling and a long-standing connection to the Life Model. In fact, his introduction to the model came during his college years—when none other than Dr. Karen Struble (featured in our last episode) served as one of his professors and mentors.Alex’s experience is both broad and personal. After graduating with a double major in Psychology and Human Services from Montreat College, he and his wife spent over a decade at Wears Valley Ranch—a Christ-centered home and school for children from crisis situations. From live-in mentoring to leading the New Life Counseling Center, Alex’s heart for helping children, families, and individuals walk through trauma into hope has been evident every step of the way.At CFT, Alex provides care for children, teens, adults, couples, and families facing a variety of challenges—from anxiety and attachment to family conflict and spiritual growth. His integrative, holistic approach draws from several therapeutic models, always centered on each person’s unique story and intrinsic value.Through this episode, you’ll hear how Alex applies the Life Model in real-life counseling work—and how joy, even in the smallest moments, can spark remarkable transformation.-------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey HERE ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/the-life... FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformati...We look forward to growing with you!
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In this powerful episode, we sit down with Dr. Karen Struble, a clinical psychologist whose work with children, families, and the Life Model spans decades. With dual degrees in psychology and theology from Fuller Seminary and five years of training under Dr. Jim Wilder at Shepherd’s House Counseling Center, Dr. Struble brings a rare depth of insight to the intersection of emotional healing, relational health, and spiritual formation.
She’s not only been part of the Life Model since its inception—working alongside Dr. Wilder before Life Model Works was even founded—but has also witnessed firsthand how its principles radically transform both children and adults.
Karen has also served as a scholarly consultant to our team in the creation of LMIT, offering invaluable guidance in reviewing our Life Model Informed Therapy curriculum on behalf of Life Model Works. Whether you’re a clinician, a parent, or someone interested in relational neuroscience and healing, Karen’s wisdom and warmth will leave you inspired and informed.
This week’s episode is special—my friend and colleague Sharon DeVries joins me, someone I’ve known since 2006 when she and her husband served in youth ministry at our church. Years later, she pursued a second career in therapy, and I knew she’d be an incredible asset to our team.
In this conversation, Sharon shares how we can heal the brain after trauma, activate the joy center, and reconnect with who we truly are through the Life Model. It’s honest, hopeful, and packed with insight.
You won’t want to miss this conversation! Watch or listen to the new episode—out now!
🎧LISTEN NOW! If you were given a blueprint for healing, would you use it?In this episode, we sit down with Rebecca and Chris, co-founders of Hesed Discipleship Network, to explore the transformative power of emotional health, healing from trauma, and building spiritually grounded, emotionally mature communities. Together, they offer powerful insights on inner healing, deliverance, and the importance of relational wholeness in living a free and fulfilled life.Having known Rebecca through her previous work with Life Model Works, and connecting with Chris through our shared passion for integrating scripture and brain science in therapy, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the meaningful conversations we've had. Our mutual love for the Life Model has sparked rich dialogue, and beyond that, we've found common ground in many areas—including our connection through Home Church, which embraces the belief that no matter where you’ve been or what you’ve done, it can be a place to believe, reach, build, connect, and expect.Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey HERE ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/the-life... FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformati...We look forward to growing with you!
Unpacking the Deep Connection Between Neuroscience and Scripture with Kyle Ferlic
I’m thrilled for you to watch this must-see episode featuring my longtime colleague, Kyle Ferlic! Kyle and I are private practice colleagues at the Center for Family Transformation in Davidson, NC, and he has been a part of the CFT Institute since its inception. He’s witnessed the power of LMIT firsthand—both in his own life and in the lives of his clients.
Through his journey, he has seen the profound connection between brain science and biblical wisdom come to life, transforming the way healing and personal growth unfold. You won’t want to miss this conversation!
🎧LISTEN NOW! What If There’s a Better Way to Lead and Coach?In our latest podcast, expert executive coach Kim Specker shares how the Life Model has transformed her personal and professional journey—helping leaders align their perspective with God’s vision for true joy.KIM SPECKER & LMITKim Specker is the founder/CEO of Rare Transformation. Rare Transformation helps women leaders overwhelmed in work and life to transform their lives and teams through certified, resiliency-focused coaching. Check out Rare Transformation at https://raretransformation.com/Kim’s heart and desire is to help female leaders optimize their inner strength so they can lead without fear. Kim wants the women she coaches to flourish as leaders of their organizations and positively influence the lives and culture of those they lead.Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey HERE ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/the-life... FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformati...We look forward to growing with you!#lifemodelinformed#podcast#therapist#coach#coaching#executivecoaching#professionalcoaching#leadershipcoaching#christianity#christiantherapists#christiancounseling
🎧LISTEN NOW! Check out this episode for an insightful conversation with expert educators and ministry leaders, Joel and Joca Prudhomme, as they share how the Life Model has transformed their personal and professional journeys towards living out God's love. Joca López Prudhomme is a seasoned Christian counselor, speaker, and ministry leader with over two decades of experience. Holding a B.A. in Psychology, she has been in private practice in Mexico since 2001, offering faith-based counseling that integrates spiritual and emotional transformation.Beyond her counseling work, Joca has served as a translator and coordinator of mission trips across Mexico and Central America and was the director of RBC Ministries (Our Daily Bread) in Mexico. She is currently a conference speaker for Desarrollo de Liderazgo Para México A.C. (Leadership Development for Mexico), equipping leaders to grow in their faith and calling.A dedicated member of Life Model Works, Joca and her husband Joel Prudhomme have been actively teaching and translating its materials in Spanish—Joca since 2000 and Joel since 2007. In 2021, she participated in the Leader’s Collective, a year-long personal and professional growth program led by Jim Wilder, Ray Woolridge, and Michael Sullivant. She further expanded her expertise in 2023 by becoming a certified Prayer Minister through the School of Ministry at Deeper Walk International.Together, Joca and Joel founded "Transformational Community" (Comunidad Transformadora), an online ministry dedicated to equipping the Body of Christ in deepening their connection with Jesus and strengthening relationships. They also serve in their local church’s School of Christian Formation. Called by God to serve in Mexico, they have resided there with their three young children since 2013.Visit their Transformational Community: / joelyjoca.prdhomme.5 Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey HERE ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/the-life... FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformati...We look forward to growing with you!
🎧LISTEN NOW! Darrell Brazell on Restoring Client’s Sexual Integrity with the Life ModelI first met Darrell in 2018 at a Certified Sex Addiction Training in Pennsylvania—just after hearing him and Dr. Wilder discuss sex addiction and the Life Model on a podcast. Imagine my surprise when I saw him there! I shared that I was also a Life Model therapist, and we quickly connected.In this episode, we reflect on our six-year journey and dive into Darrell’s expertise in the Life Model, particularly in helping men overcome sexual compulsion. Passionate about treating sex addiction, we tackle bold perspectives on the justification of compromised sexual integrity in church leadership—this is a conversation you won’t want to miss!Darrell is the pastor of New Hope Fellowship and Director of New Hope Recovery Ministries. In full-time ministry since 1989, he has led men’s recovery groups since 2001 and works extensively with couples, helping both men and their often-overlooked wives navigate healing. His ministry is deeply rooted in his own walk with the Father and years of guiding others through recovery.Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey HERE ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/the-life-model-informed-therapy/💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
🎧LISTEN NOW! Thank you to Life Model Works for hosting a transformational discussion on how we are helping therapists everywhere reignite their passion for counseling to improve their professional and personal lives. Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey HERE ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/the-life-model-informed-therapy/💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
Is Your Joy Tank Running Low?
As therapists, it’s easy to pour into others while forgetting to refill our own joy. That’s where the Life Model comes in—it’s designed to help you grow your capacity, stay energized, and prevent burnout so you can continue making a difference.
In this week’s podcast, I dive into how the colder months can take a toll on our energy, increasing the risk of burnout and emotional fatigue. Our team understands how challenging this can be, and we’re here to help you prevent it.
Also, exciting news! Our Basic Training Package is officially LIVE! 🎉Get access to the Introduction, Module 1, and Module 2 now—at a discounted rate. Already completed Module 1? No worries—you can grab Module 2 at a lower price!
Don’t wait—get started today and give yourself the tools you need to thrive! https://www.cftinstitute.com/all-resources/the-life-model-informed-therapy/
In this episode of Therapists Growing Therapists, Monica sits down with Jen and Chris Coursey from THRIVEtoday to discuss their incredible journeys with the Life Model. Both Jen and Chris encountered the Life Model at pivotal moments in their personal lives, and learning its concepts has transformed them both personally and professionally.
They now dedicate their work to teaching the 19 Brain Relational Skills, which are essential for healthy brain development and relational growth.Tune in to hear their powerful stories and how they’re spreading hope and transformation through their work with THRIVEtoday!
🎧LISTEN NOW! Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey HERE ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/the-life-model-informed-therapy/💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
In this week’s episode of Therapists Growing Therapists, Monica sits down with Amy Glaser, a highly respected leader in the Life Model community and author of several Life Model books. Amy shares her insights on the transformative power of the Life Model and how its principles can guide therapists toward personal and professional growth. Don’t miss this deep dive into healing, transformation, and ministry with one of the foremost voices in the Life Model world!
🎧LISTEN NOW! Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey at our website ➡️ www.cftinstitute.com 💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
In this week’s episode of Therapists Growing Therapists, Monica is joined by heart healers Cathy Little and Melinda Wilson. Together, they dive into the transformative power of brain science-backed tools to accelerate personal breakthroughs. Hear their inspiring journeys and discover how they equip others to walk in their true design and heal hearts with practical, life-changing skills. Whether you're a therapist or on your own healing journey, this episode is filled with insights to empower your work and life.
🎧LISTEN NOW! Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey at our website ➡️ www.cftinstitute.com
💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/
Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
The Joy-Anxiety Connection: Exploring Right-Brain Psychotherapy with LMIT 🧠
🚨 Big news! 🚨 We’re launching a new research study led by Monica & Wil Mouer, focusing on right-brain psychotherapy and its effectiveness in increasing joy while reducing anxiety! 🌱💡
In this episode of The Place Therapists Grow, Monica and her husband Wil Mouer dive into an exciting new research project they're leading with CFT Institute. They're studying the impact of a right-brain-focused psychotherapy approach on increasing joy and decreasing anxiety in adults. This six-session study uses "standard protocol" from Life Model Informed Therapy (LMIT), taught in CFT’s recently launched Module 1 curriculum. Learn how LMIT may be the key to transforming therapy outcomes by boosting joy and reducing anxiety.
Interested in joining the study or exploring LMIT as a therapeutic approach? Tune in and find out how you can get involved!
🚀 Module 1 Has Officially Launched! Ready to Transform Your Practice?
ACCESS MODULE 1 HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/the-life-model-informed-therapy/
The day is finally here! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Module 1 of the Life Model Informed Therapy curriculum is now LIVE and ready for you to dive in!
This is your opportunity to:
⭐️ Earn 7.5 NBCC approved CE credit hours with content crafted to enhance both your professional skills and personal growth.
🔎 Explore real-life stories and expert insights that showcase the power of the Life Model in action.
🔓 Access exclusive resources that help you implement the Life Model seamlessly into your practice.
Get started today and be among the first to discover the life-changing impact this module can have—for you and your clients!
🎥 WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/zC78p0zEV_8
This curriculum is packed with insights and tools to help you integrate the Life Model into your practice. Watch now to discover how this module can transform your therapeutic approach and enhance your client outcomes.
🗓️ Ready to dive in? Don’t miss the opportunity to be among the first to experience Module 1!
👉 Click the link to learn more and sign up for early access!
https://cftinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/CFTInstituteDon't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey at our website ➡️ www.cftinstitute.com 💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
Exciting news for therapists! 🎉 In this episode of "Therapists Growing Therapists," we reveal how you can gain early access to the highly-anticipated Module 1 of Life Model Informed Therapy.
🌟Elevate your practice and be among the first to explore this transformative curriculum! Join our exclusive early access list and prepare to take your skills to the next level. We’ll share all the details on what’s coming soon and how you can get a sneak peek into this game-changing course!
Don’t miss your chance to be ahead of the curve. Tune in now and get ready for an incredible journey of growth!
🎧LISTEN NOW! Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey at our website ➡️ www.cftinstitute.com 💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
In this special episode, Monica announces some exciting news – Module One of our Life Model Informed Therapy curriculum is officially ready to launch on September 9th, 2024! 🎉 Get all the details on this NBCC-approved, 7.75 CE credit course designed to transform your practice and elevate your skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to dive deeper into the Life Model and become an LMIT!
🎧LISTEN NOW! To hear more and prepare for launch day!Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey at our website ➡️ www.cftinstitute.com 💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
How to Become an LMIT & Start Using These Skills Now!
Ready to elevate your practice and make a deeper impact? In this episode, we break down the steps to becoming a Life Model Informed Therapist (LMIT) and how you can start applying these transformative skills right away. Learn how to integrate the Life Model’s powerful tools into your sessions, foster deeper connections, and guide your clients toward healing and growth. Whether you're just getting started or looking to enhance your current approach, this episode is your roadmap to becoming an LMIT and changing lives today!
🎧LISTEN NOW! to kickstart your journey!Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives. 📍 Start YOUR journey at our website ➡️ www.cftinstitute.com 💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/familytransformation.com/join-the-communityWe look forward to growing with you!
In this week's episode of Therapists Growing Therapists, Monica sits down with Wayne and Marilyn Gray, a dynamic couple dedicated to marriage restoration and spiritual healing.
With affiliations to John Eldridge’s Wild at Heart ministry and ongoing training in deliverance and healing, the Grays have experienced profound miracles in their own marriage.
Now, they share their journey and insights through retreats, workshops, and online ministry, helping couples everywhere connect deeper with each other and with God.
Tune in to hear their incredible story and how they’re equipping others to bring transformation to their relationships and communities.
🎧LISTEN NOW!
Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives.
📍 Start YOUR journey at our website ➡️ www.cftinstitute.com
💫 FREE CE TRAINING + CREDITS ➡️ https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/
Join the NETWORK 📧 & be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, & professional trainings
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We look forward to growing with you!
Exciting News! 🎉 Our Life Model Informed Therapy Module One is on track for a Fall 2024 release! We have been working diligently over this past year, and are in the final stages of editing & we cannot wait to share this transformative resource with you!
What to Expect 👉🏼 High-quality content, rich with Life Model insights, spiritual components, and real-life stories from therapists worldwide.
🎧LISTEN NOW & let's dive into the details of Module One & what's COMING SOON!
Don't miss out on this journey to enhance your practice and impact lives.
In this week's episode of Therapists Growing Therapists, Monica sits down with Sungshim and John Loppnow, authors of Joyful Journey.
As Marriage & Family Therapists, they specialize in integrating spirituality and brain science to help individuals and couples heal and grow. They discuss their unique approach, which combines nervous system awareness, somatic intelligence, and parts work to foster strength, hope, and peace in relationships. Learn how they empower clients with skills that connect faith and mental health. Don't miss this insightful conversation!
For more information, visit their websites at Loppnow Relationship Center and Presence and Practice.
If you’ve been around here at The Place Therapists Grow for a while, you’ve heard of our NEW podcast series called
Therapists Growing Therapists
In this series, CFT Founder Monica Mouer has the privilege of sitting down each week with fellow Life Model Informed Therapists to explore their personal journeys and discoveries of how the concepts of Life Model Works have transformed both their personal and professional lives.
Whether you're a therapist, counselor, or mentalhealthprofessional, this series is designed just for you. Tune in and get inspired by the stories of growth and transformation from therapists around the world.
Ever wonder what’s SO SPECIAL about the Life Model for therapists? We all know it’s a valuable tool for personal healing and growth but what does it look like when we take the concepts of the Life Model and apply them in the room with our clients?
THAT’S THE SECRET SAUCE to the transformational work we do every day.
Want a taste of it yourself?
Learn how therapists all over the globe are finding to be so sweet about applying the Life Model in their personal lives but also in their practice!
In this week's episode of "Therapists Growing Therapists," Monica sits down with Josh Spurlock
Josh Spurlock is a seasoned mental health professional with a passion for integrating faith and mental health care. Josh, who is a licensed professional counselor, certified sex therapist, and ordained minister, shares his insights on how to elevate mental health professionalism within the body of Christ. Together, they discuss practical ways to equip local churches and Christian mental health professionals around the globe with higher levels of care, utilizing the Neuroscience Informed Christian Counseling® model developed by Josh's company, MyCounselor.Online and the Original Life Model Works DREAM.
Tune in for an enlightening conversation that bridges faith and mental health in transformative ways.🧠✨
NOW INTRODUCING The Life Model Info Graphic! This graphic is a tool we have developed for therapists that encapsulates our extensive study, experience, and knowledge of applying the Life Model concepts as a therapeutic modality. After presenting our infographic and observing a surge of interest, we decided to make it accessible to anyone who wishes to use this valuable resource for personal growth and with clients in their practice. You can order a hard copy or download a digital template of the copyrighted document from our website by clicking the graphic below!
📍 GET YOUR INFOGRAPHIC HERE -> https://www.cftinstitute.com/infographic/
We have so many exciting things happening at the CFT Institute, and Monica Mouer is here to give you all the details on what’s next for the institute and how you can get involved!
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE CURRICULUM HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
Join us on this week's episode of Therapists Growing Therapists, where Monica speaks with Carin Dussé, the founder of Shattered Hearts Revived Counselling.
Connected by Chris Coursey from Thrive Today and the 19 Brain Skills, Monica and Carin share a deep, kindred connection to the transformative principles of the Life Model. In this heartfelt discussion, they explore their shared passion for the Life Model's unique approach to healing and personal growth, a method they believe in passionately yet observe as underrepresented in the therapy world.
Tune in as Carin shares her expert perspective on helping individuals achieve wholeness, drawing on her extensive training in person-centered therapy and her role as a certified Partner Trauma Mentor. This episode is a deep dive into the power of understanding and processing pain, staying relationally connected, and fostering organized attachment, all through the lens of the Life Model.
Tune in to this week's episode of Therapists Growing Therapists where we feature an in-depth conversation with Roger Ruth, LPC LADC. With an extensive 45-year career that spans a diverse range of services, Roger brings a wealth of experience and unique insights into his therapeutic approach. His professional journey includes significant contributions to at-risk youth, families, and communities, alongside focused work in adult service delivery. As the Director of Clinical Services at The Oasis Therapeutic Life Choices and his ongoing work with the John 3:16 Mission Homeless Recovery Program, Roger continues to impact lives through dedicated service and expertise. Join us as Roger shares his journey and the lessons he has learned across his varied roles, providing valuable perspectives for therapists everywhere.
Join us on this week’s episode of Therapists Growing Therapists, where we had the honor of sitting down with the distinguished Margaret Webb!
With her diverse background, Margaret has beautifully assisted in pioneering the Alive & Well Immanuel Encounter Training Program. Since 1995, she has been at the forefront of teaching church prayer ministers to facilitate deep connections with the presence of Jesus.
Dive into our discussion as Margaret shares insights from her curriculum based on Dr. Karl Lehman's Immanuel Approach and Dr. Jim Wilder's Life Model, which enhance capacities for Godly connection, relational joy, and emotional maturity.
Tune in to our latest episode of Therapists Growing Therapists, where we explore the nuanced field of betrayal trauma with expert Marsha Means. As the founder of A Circle of Joy Ministries and a seasoned specialist in sex addiction and betrayal, Marsha offers deep insights and effective healing strategies.
Join us for an enlightening discussion on overcoming the challenges posed by betrayal and fostering recovery and empowerment. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to understand and heal from the impacts of betrayal trauma.
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Join us this week for a heartwarming conversation of Therapists Growing Therapists, featuring Dan & Betty Lacine.
As Life Model informed therapists, Dan & Betty share their journey of personal and professional transformation, highlighting the profound impact of relational skills on strengthening marriages, community connections, and parenting. After recognizing the need to enhance their own relational skills while raising their children, Dan & Betty together with Thrive Today dedicate their time and resources to empower others in building strong, resilient families.
Betty Lacine, LPCC, & Owner of Hope Counseling Center, brings her expertise as RPT-supervisor, working with children from infants on up, and is rostered in Child Parent Psychotherapy- a modality to work with littles and their caregivers who have significant trauma.
Tune in as we explore their inspiring story of growth, connection, and the joy found in investing in relationships.
Tune in to our latest episode featuring Dawn Whitestone, Director of the Deeper Walk School of Ministry and Founding Partner at WhiteStone Professionals, as we explore the transformative power of the Life Model for personal and professional development. With her extensive background.
Dawn offers unique insights into integrating faith and purpose into every aspect of life. Join us as we delve into Dawn's inspiring journey, rooted in faith, resilience, and a deep commitment to helping others reach their full potential.
Join us for an enlightening conversation with Bobby Elder, founder of Shepherd's Refuge Counseling, as we delve into the intersection of therapy, coaching, and spiritual transformation using the concepts of the Life Model.
With over a decade of experience guiding individuals, couples, and families to thrive spiritually, relationally, and emotionally, Bobby shares invaluable insights from his extensive background.
Tune in as we explore how Bobby's experience with the Life Model has contributed to fostering holistic growth and healing, empowering his clients to navigate life's challenges with resilience and strength.
Join us for this week’s episode of "Therapists Growing Therapists" as we sit down with Sherrill and Bob Nielsen. Monica had the opportunity to cross paths with both Bob and Sherrill at her recent Thrive Training experience. Their shared passion for the Life Model at work ignited a powerful connection.
Sherrill is a Marriage and Family Therapist who works with trauma survivors and Bob is a professional coach with Conversion EQ and We Align. Their professional backgrounds and rich experiences cause the Nielsen’s to bring a wealth of expertise and wisdom to the table.
Tune in as we explore the Nielsen’s journey with the Life Model, diving into what drew them to this transformative space and how it continues to shape their lives and practices.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
This week at The Place Therapists Grow, we are sitting down with Monica Mouer, Licensed Psychotherapist & Director of CFT Institute, and our guest, Clare Thomson.
Clare was able to give us perspective and greater knowledge in how the Thrive Relational Brain Skills trainings and practices work hand in hand with the Life Model as a tool for cultivating connection & joy both personally as mental health professionals and in our professional practice.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
This week at The Place Therapists Grow, we are sitting down with Monica Mouer, Licensed Psychotherapist & Director of CFT Institute, and our guest, Alyssa Voglewede, Licensed Professional Counselor, as we dive into what makes the Life Model so powerful as a tool for both personal and professional growth. Stay tuned for more episodes of "Therapists Growing Therapists" as we sit down with other Life Model Informed therapists to hear about diverse experiences and connect through shared journeys of transformation through the richness of Life Model as a tool BOTH personally and professionally as Therapists. If you're a therapist seeking Continuing Education credits or growth personally and professionally 📍 YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE @ https://www.cftinstitute.com/Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
This week at The Place Therapists Grow, we are sitting down with Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified Psychotherapist & Director of CFT Institute, and our guest, Melanie Connell, a fellow Life Model Informed Licenced Professional Counselor.
Stay tuned for more episodes of "Therapists Growing Therapists" as we sit down with other Life Model Informed therapists to hear about diverse experiences and connect through shared journeys of transformation through the richness of Life Model as a tool BOTH personally and professionally as Therapists.
If you're a therapist seeking Continuing Education credits or growth personally and professionally 📍 YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE @ https://www.cftinstitute.com/
We are so excited to be kicking off a NEW series of The Place Therapists Grow podcast we are calling “Therapists Growing Therapists.” 🌱 A new series where Monica Mouer from CFT Institute will be spending time with other Life Model-informed therapists to cultivate connection through shared journeys of transformation using the Life Model.
Check out this message from Monica Mouer herself as she lets us in on what this transition is going to look like and how you can join in as be part of our “Therapists Growing Therapists” community.
Module One is OFFICIALLY in filming!! WOW! It's so crazy to think about the journey we have been on and how far we have come. We hope as therapist pursing growth you will continue on this journey with us and hopefully develop one of your own as taking journey's of growth is so crucial to what we do as mental health professionals! If you want a sneak peek at what our curriculum will be like check out our teaser curriculum! 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. We look forward to growing with you!
HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎊and Hello again, friends! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season with your family & loved ones and have taken a refreshing step into the new year.
We are back refreshed, ready and eager for what this year has to bring here at the CFT Institute. We wanted to start the new year off by reintroducing the CFT Institute by sitting down with Monica Mouer, the founder and director of CFT Institute and learning her life model story. Reflecting on what CFT is all about, what we have accomplished and where we are headed in 2024.
Pillar #1: Multi-Generational Community Concept #3
In this week's episode, Monica introduces the depth of the concept of Living in Immanuel Presence. When we are interacting with and enter, God's presence produces a Shalom environment for ourselves and those around us.
A valuble practice for us to practice as therapists to bring into our practice and our space, but also to guide our clients in learning as well. Tune in for the breakdown and the tools necessary to lean in, listen, be present, and maintain Shalom.
Listen in to the introduction to the MAIN pillars of the Life Model.
Episode HERE → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wWuZMgoa1s
These 3 fundamental pillars form the bedrock of this revolutionary approach that we will be breaking down and discussing on our podcast:
🌟 Multi-generational Community
🙏🏼 Immanuel Lifestyle/Healing
🧠 19 Brain Skills
Pillar #1: Multi-Generational Community Concept #2
In this week's episode Monica lays down the RULES of how we should respond to Weakness. How to guide our clients in learning this concept and applying it in our own lives and practice as therapists.
Listen in to the introduction to the MAIN pillars of the Life Model.
Episode HERE → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wWuZMgoa1s
These 3 fundamental pillars form the bedrock of this revolutionary approach that we will be breaking down anddiscussing on our podcast:
🌟 Multi-generational Community
🙏🏼 Immanuel Lifestyle/Healing
🧠 19 Brain Skills
A few months back, we talked about the MAIN pillars of the Life Model. 3 fundamental pillars that form the bedrock of this revolutionary approach: 🌟 Multi-generational Community🙏🏼 Immanuel Lifestyle/Healing🧠 19 Brain Skills
Episode HERE >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wWuZMgoa1s
This month we want to take time to dive deep into Pillar #1: Multi-Generational Community and the different concepts practiced within this one pillar.
LISTEN IN to this week's episode to learn what it looks like when the weak and the strong work TOGETHER rather than against one another in community and the culture it builds.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Monica & the CFT Family
The Holidays can be a cheerful and joyous time for some, but we know that for others, they may not be the most exciting time. We want you to know we see you. We also want to share some tips we could ALL use to make this holiday season different for everyone! Creating connection, belonging, and bringing not only tidings of good joy but TRUE JOY to those we love most!
Tune in to THIS episode to learn how to do Holidays the Life Model Way!
I have pursued the amazing opportunity to go through Thrive Training! I am still reflecting on my time a few weeks back when I completed my third and final stage of training and am so excited about the growth I experienced!
Not only did this experience provide next-level and experiential relational brain skills training, I was able to meet and commune with LOTS of AMAZING people: Marlene Allen (Life Model Works Director), Chris M. Coursey and Jen Coursey (Thrive Today Directors), Dr. Jim Wilder (Head Neurotheologian for Life Model Works), some new HARDCORE therapist friends and a lot of incredible people who are doing the brave work of relational brain TRANSFORMATION!
- Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified
In this week's episode, we're laying the foundation for an upcoming deep dive into the transformative world of the Life Model. Join us as we introduce 3 fundamental pillars that form the bedrock of this revolutionary approach:
🌟 Multi-generational Community
🙏🏼 Immanuel Lifestyle/Healing
🧠 19 Brain Skills
Get ready to explore the interconnected brilliance of these pillars, each illuminating a unique facet of personal and communal growth.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
In our transformative journey through the 5 to Thrive series, we arrive at the pinnacle of personal growth - Step 5: "Coming to a Place of Knowing Your Own Heart." 🌿 Join us in this profound episode where we delve into the essence of thriving: discovering your true identity, your most authentic self, and what it means to live from the heart Jesus gave you. 💛
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
In order to mature healthily, there are requirements of the environment in which you are growing, just like a plant or a garden. If we do not create a nurturing and healthy environment, we will not produce an abundance of growth with healthy maturation.
What does this healthy environment look like?
Join Monica & Alex for an insightful discussion on how these supportive environments foster personal growth and empower us to navigate life's challenges with resilience and authenticity.
Taking this step will lead us to the fifth and final step of 5 to THRIVE with our clients as we support them in finding their people, where they are genuinely enjoyed and loved and can be the catalyst for a healthier, more fulfilling journey toward maturity and ultimately JOY.
Want to continue diving deep into expanding your knowledge to help your clients?
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
Our Mission in Action - Reaching Therapists with a Shared Passion
In this week's episode, meet Alex, our new and absolutely remarkable intern who discovered the transformative power of the Life Model which lead her here to CFT Institute. 🌟 Join us as we dive into Alex's inspiring journey, from seeking profound personal growth to becoming an integral part of our CFT family.
Alex's story is a testament to the Life Model's effectiveness in real lives. Her quest for practices rooted in the Life Model led her to our doors. In this episode, we explore the impact of Life Model principles on Alex's personal and professional life, highlighting the authentic transformation that occurs when these concepts are applied with dedication and purpose.
Our Mission in ACTION!
Why is it important for us to recover? Recovery is essential for various reasons, and its significance can apply to different aspects of life: physical health, addiction, relationships, resilience, mental well-being, personal growth, and overall quality of life. If, as humans, we desire to live a life in which we are thriving, we must first be willing and put ourselves in a place where we can recover.
This week, join Monica as she outlines step 3 of the 5 to Thrive and why finding a place to recover is important in your journey to thriving.
Let’s be honest: learning to do BOTH Receive and give is AWKWARD!
We hate to break it to you, but as awkward as it is, it’s essential that we discover a place where we can FIRST receive and SECOND give. This step in the 5 to thrive is crucial and impactful for personal growth, emotional well-being, and the creation of fulfilling, healthy, and enduring relationships. Enriching life and the lives of those around us, contributing to a more compassionate and connected world.
BUT WHY receive FIRST and give second?
Why do we have to get uncomfortable to find this kind of belonging?
HOW can I help my clients come to hear and act on this essential life practice?
AACC Recap 🌟 The #CFTInstitute & @Center for Family Transformation team spent the last four days hosting a booth at the AACC conference.
We had the amazing opportunity to meet some fantastic people! Our team had the privilege of debuting our NEW infographic in a poster presentation on Friday which gives an overarching view of the Life Model in a simple and effective way.
This event was incredible for our team at CFT Institute. Bonding and working together to get the message of the Life Model‘s self-propagating #joy movement out to more people! We love teaching this model to therapists who can embrace the concepts and influence their world strategically and dynamically!
We are feeling so grateful after this week - sharing our passion with others.
As humans, our most splendid desire is to know and be known.
We ALL have this craving inside of us, to be known and to love and to be loved, and to feel confident that those who know and love us will be there for us through joy and trouble.
How do we do this? How do we enter a re-discovery of what it looks like and feels like to truly BELONG? What are the benefits of belonging?
Ever wonder what it REALLY means and looks like to “live your best life”? As cliche as this catchphrase may be, as therapists, it truly is our desire to help our clients to live their best life and to be their best selves. In order to support them and guide them to this place, we have to identify and understand what it takes for ALL individuals to THRIVE!
We’ve been talking & walking through the concept of maturity growth. What it really means and looks like to be “mature.” Identifying where our gaps in maturity may be and the essential steps we must take in order to grow & fill those gaps.
But where do we go from here?
We skipped over a few ESSENTIAL steps in how to guide our clients in reaching maturity. So let’s take a step back and look at
5 essential steps for guiding our clients to THRIVING!
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training.
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It's essential that we have a firm foundational understanding of the different stages we ALL are required to go through in the maturity growth process. The Life Model offers a beautiful outline of what these stages look like and the difference between successful & unsuccessful maturity growth. In this episode, we will walk through 👇🏼How do we communicate with our clients ways in which these stages have been or can be altered in the process of maturity growth? How can we help our clients to heal in a way where they are able to attain successful maturity growth?At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
Our growth does not have to be stunted because of the lack of growth in others' lives. Personal growth is our own journey we walk in and maturity growth is the same.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE CE Credential Training HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/ We look forward to growing with you!
“As a whole, our American culture does poorly in the area of maturation, and sadly enough, the majority of our population probably operates at the infant or child level of maturity."
From Life Model Works - Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You
If this is true, how do we as therapists guide our clients in successfully filling those maturity gaps in order to live a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join us in this week’s episode as we unpack the importance of detecting Pseudo Maturity in order to identify maturity gaps so that we can do our part in helping fill them in & build them up!
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training.
💫FREE CE Credential Training HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/ We look forward to growing with you!
Happy Monday & END OF JULY! This week we are kicking off a 4 week series on Maturity: The Path to Reaching One's God-Given Potential. In this first episode Monica will be walking through tools the life model gives us as humans to gain greater understanding of ...
🌟What maturity is
🌟Learning the 4 different stages of maturity
🌟Remaining tenderness to weakness
So that as therapists, we can use these concepts and tools to support our clients in finding healing & reaching their God-given potential!
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training.
💫FREE CE Credential Training HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/ We look forward to growing with you!
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WE HAVE HUGE NEWS TO CELEBRATE!!! 🎉
Here at CFT Institue, we have been excited about some BIG NEWS 📣 that has been so hard to conceal! TODAY Monica Mouer, founder of CFT Institute, wanted to personally share with you this news that our team at the CFT Institute has been working towards that we are bringing YOU to take your practice to the NEXT LEVEL! 📈
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Attachment pain is so very painful and all of us have clients coming in with that pain, it’s our responsibility as therapists to learn and understand the different styles of attachment so that we are able to identify from our therapeutic relationship with our client, what attachment style our client may be represented in their other intimate relationships.
In order to do this, we must first model secure attachment with our client.
Our series on addiction recovery this past week covered the topic of helping our clients learn to discover, experience, and create a belonging-based community where they can experience the 5 to Thrive.
There is so much loneliness in this world. Belonging is Painful, but NECESSARY. So many people feel a sense of disconnect, no place to land, a lack of belonging. How can we, as mental health professionals help those across from us in our chair feel true belonging and pursue a community of belonging for themselves, and ourselves as well?
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training.
💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/ We look forward to growing with you!
What is maturity? How does maturity contribute to recovery from addiction?
In this episode, Monica will delve into the crucial aspect of maturity and its significant contribution to addiction recovery. We explore how developing emotional, psychological, behavioral maturity, and spiritual lenses of maturity can positively impact an individual's journey toward overcoming addiction.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training.
💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/ We look forward to growing with you!
How do we find TRUE JOY in the midst of Pseudo Joy filling our tanks?
It starts with understanding how to reverse our learnings by adjusting our brain’s neural pathways (a.k.a., neuroplasticity). To do so, we must surround ourselves with healthy people and seek a safe space to practice new skills, leading us to form new habits and ultimately form secure relationships. We start with understanding the concept of joy-identity, which is founded on secure attachment.
In this week's episode of The Place Therapists Grow, we will discuss shifting primary attachments from BEEPS to people and how these components contribute to building a joyful identity, filling in maturity gaps, healing from past trauma, and creating a belonging-based community. No matter our age, pursuing these processes can help us transform in order to live our most joyful life.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training.
💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/ We look forward to growing with you!
What does it mean to be "Well"?
The Life Model’s approach to recovering from addiction or compulsivity begins by detailing overall wellness. How do we as therapists approach overall wellness with our clients who struggle with addiction and compulsivity? We have to conceptualize addiction as the result of chasing life’s pseudo-joys and guide our clients to understand 🧠 and identify 🔎 their BEEPS - the root cause of their addictive nature.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for growth that lead to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/ We look forward to growing with you!
What is trauma? How is it related to mental health and addiction recovery?
In this week's episode Monica Mouer MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified, and founder of the CFT Institute, will be walking through the relationship between Trauma, BEEPS, and Wholeness and different tools and methods she has discovered in her research and time implementing The Life Model in her practice that have not only brought results of healing for her clients but also her self.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/
We look forward to growing with you!
Did you know that the Joy Center of the brain, no matter how underdeveloped, has the ability to continue to grow throughout our life?
There are different things we can put into practice in our lives and encourage our clients that will stimulate the growth of our undeveloped Joy Centers. TUNE into this week's content to learn more about the different tools we have learned through studying The Life Model Works methods & skills and implemented in our work with our clients and in our own lives as therapists that are producing Healthy growth of Joy Centers!
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training.
💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/
We look forward to growing with you!
What do we do in the face of developmental trauma and underdeveloped JOY?
As therapists, we have developmental trauma of our own that we FIRST have to identify and discover healing in. Once we have experienced healing for ourselves, we then have a greater ability to perceive that same healing in our clients as well.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
As humans, our brains want to connect with others. That's why as Therapists, we need to understand how our relational circuits work in order for us to help ourselves and our clients to keep our RC switch "ON"
So what are relational circuits? How can you learn to manage your own circuits in order to guide others in managing their own? Join Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified founder of the CFT Institute as she walks & talks us through what RCs are, how they work, and the 5 things that happen when our Relational Circuits are off & how we can ensure we have our RCs turned on. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍 Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/We look forward to growing with you!
Therapists, helping our clients discover and cultivate TRUE Joy starts with us. We set the pace!
How do we do this?🤷🏻♀️
In this week's content at the CFT Institute - The Place Therapists Grow (https://linktr.ee/cftinstitute), we are breaking down a few tools derived from the Life Model Works concepts that will teach you to cultivate TRUE JOY in your life so that you can BEST help your clients to do the same in theirs.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com 📍
Subscribe to our weekly email 📧 to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training.
💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/
We look forward to growing with you!
CFT team members, Monica & Kyle had a wonderful time last weekend speaking at the IITAP International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals 2023 Symposium! Kyle & Monica were able to have the #opportunity to share in a presentation and at our own #CFTInstitute booth about how our team at CFT Institute has partnered with Life Model Works to cultivate an emerging, holistic approach for Trauma/Addiction Recovery and an effective #modality for sex addiction clients and #professionals.
In this episode, Monica gives us a sneak peek into what they spoke about in their session and how Kyle and Monica, like other team members here at CFT Institute, are applying the concepts and methods of the Life Model in their practice in ways that are impactful for their clients as well as their own personal development.
Having a securely attached relationship with God can heal our brains from trauma and give us a sense of clarity about who we are and how we want to live our lives.
A large percentage of humans live insecure lives. Whether it's a lack of security in our identity, our living situation, our family, friend groups, or romantic relationships. There are many areas of our lives that should produce security for us that fail to do so. That is why the concept of Neurotheology as outlined in the Life Model is so important for us to learn, especially as therapists.
It begins with developing a mutual mindset with God, our creator, the one who holds us all close. Securing an attachment to Him where we are thinking WITH Him, and actively becoming one of God's people. Fully experiencing his love and the secure attachment we are all often deprived of in this world.
So how do we do this? Where do we start? Listen in with Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified, and founder of CFT Institute as she unpacks Neurotheology and the Life Model concept of how to grow spiritually in a way that helps us to heal.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes and it all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com & subscribe to our weekly email to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. We look forward to growing with you!
Why do we need joy? JOY is a relational state of mind! Our goal for emotional wholeness is to build joy that is powerful enough so that other feelings connect to it and find a resting place.JOY is the foundation of relationships. Cultivated by belonging, a unified state of mind where our brains release dopamine = JOY which satiates our soulJOY is the starting point. Where we begin to see what we have lacked and what we need currently to fully heal. JOY is the state we are meant to live in.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes and it all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com & subscribe to our weekly email to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, podcast episodes, concepts, and training. We look forward to growing with you!
75% of the population is living from an infant or child level of maturity. Our society is failing to provide what is necessary to create a thriving population of elders, if this continues we will continue to create communities of infants. As therapists, we are called to value people, all people, based on nothing other than their existence. We have to be committed to our own journey to get to where we need to be to love others well. If we do not do the work to fill our gaps, we do not have what we need to attain elder-level maturity.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes and it all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. That’s why we encourage our fellow therapists like YOU to take the time to fully immerse yourself in the content, putting to practice the resources and tools we share that have brought transformation in our lives and that we have witnessed do the same for others.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com or subscribe to our weekly email to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, concepts, and training. We look forward to growing with you!
There are 5 key contributors to how we as humans thrive in life and experience wholeness. How do we access this?
As humans, trauma is inevitable in life and this "Process of Wholeness" is beneficial to every individual because of that. Therapists are not exempt. In this first episode of our series "Life Model for Personal Growth", Monica Mouer (MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified) walks through what's called "The 5 to Thrive" concepts from Thrive Today Brain Skills and how these 5 steps are essential in becoming whole again.
At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes and it all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. That’s why we encourage our fellow therapists like YOU to take the time to fully immerse yourself in the content, putting to practice the resources and tools we share that have brought transformation in our lives and that we have witnessed do the same for others.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com or subscribe to our weekly email to be the first to receive updates on our new tools, concepts, and training. We look forward to growing with you!
We believe the Life Model is truly transformative 💫 We want you to hear REAL stories from those who have experienced the impact of the Life Model.Sit down by the bookcase with Monica & meet Rebecca, the CFT Team Operations Manager and Monica's long-time friend! Rebecca and Monica share the bond the Life Model has formed between them and their families. As well as the personal transformation they have experienced and how they have seen each other transform in their friendship.
As therapists, the shootings that have been going on in our culture for the last 20+ years are quite overwhelming! There is a responsibility we have as therapists to be the front lines for mental health. We want to have a psychological pulse on the culture, not only to understand what is happening but to get more clarity on how we might be able to prevent these things from continuing to happen. The shooting this week in Nashville is another devastating blow. It is a symptom of the heartsickness of our culture. Even our responses can be seen as a sign of our sickness. We go into enemy mode with eachother about the causes.
We have all experienced clients that are stuck in their pain and trauma despite our efforts to help them with our toolbox of therapeutic modalities. Is there something we are missing or is there more that we can do?
Grab your favorite spot and take a seat again with Monica & Amery as they continue to discuss the power of the Life Model and how it has brought belonging and transformation to even our most difficult clients.
At the CFT Institute, 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com or subscribe to our weekly email to be updated with new tools, concepts, and training. We look forward to growing with you!
What makes the Life Model so unique and so powerful? In this episode, take a seat by the bookcase with Amery & Monica as we break down the basics of the Life Model and how it is transformative both in our personal lives and our work as therapists.
At the CFT Institute, 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com. We look forward to growing with you!
Attachment to God is our most vital attachment and greatest need as humans! How do we create a deep attachment to God?
Take a seat with Monica and Rebecca as they break down the concept of the Immanuel Lifestyle and discuss how this practice has the power to meet our greatest attachment need.
At the CFT Institute, 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com. We look forward to growing with you!
How are you responding?
Take a seat with Monica and Rebecca from CFT Institute for this week's episode as we learn to understand key response styles in both individual and community dynamics. Breaking down the 3 types of responses, outlined in the Life Model, and the challenges each can bring. Together as therapists, we can learn to grow into our role of the Gentle Protector for our communities and our clients.
At the CFT Institute, 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com. We look forward to growing with you!
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GOOD NEWS! It is possible to experience a truly loving and connected relationship with your most valuable partner in life! In his week’s episode with Monica Mouer, licensed therapist, supervisor, and Director of CFT Institute, we are discussing how to be intentional to build the marriage you want to have!
At the CFT Institute, 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com and subscribe to our weekly newsletter “The Place for Therapists to Grow” to take a deeper dive and acquire applicable life skills based on our episode content. Be in the KNOW for upcoming curriculum, seminars, and resources offered by CFT Institute by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn!
We look forward to growing with you!
In his week’s episode with Monica Mouer, licensed therapist, supervisor, and Director of CFT Institute, we are talking about parenting from a fresh perspective, using methods that produce strong bonds of connection, communication, and fun for your family unit.
At the CFT Institute, 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com and subscribe to our weekly newsletter “The Place for Therapists to Grow” to take a deeper dive and acquire applicable life skills based on our episode content. Be in the KNOW for upcoming curriculum, seminars, and resources offered by CFT Institute by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn!
We look forward to growing with you!
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Take a seat with Monica & Rebecca by the bookcase for this week's episode as we discuss the importance of relational connection and creating strong belonging in our lives. Together let's learn how to maneuver through complicated issues in relationships and what it looks like to form healthy, life-giving bonds with those close to you.
Join us next Monday to take about different ways we can create Belonging and Connection in our Families.
At the CFT Institute, 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices.
Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com and subscribe to our weekly newsletter “The Place for Therapists to Grow” to take a deeper dive and acquire applicable life skills based on our episode content. Be in the KNOW for upcoming curriculum, seminars, and resources offered by CFT Institute by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn!
We look forward to growing with you!
therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #selfcare #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodeltherapist #relationships #bonds
What does it truly mean to be YOU?
Take a seat with Monica & Rebecca for this week's episode as we discuss personal identity & how to discover who you really are in your deepest core self! Join us next Monday for more on the topic of how your personal identity plays into your sense of belonging with others.
At the CFT Institute, 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we practice, model, and teach these practices. Start YOUR journey at our website at www.cftinstitute.com or listen in on our podcast “The Place for Therapists to Grow” on both Spotify and Apple Podcast platforms.
Be in the KNOW for upcoming curriculum, seminars, and resources offered by CFT Institute by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn!
We look forward to growing with you!
therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #selfcare #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodeltherapist #belonging #identity
Busy, busy, busy!!! We are all so busy. Its a common part of the conversations in our culture to speak of how busy we are, how busy we've been and how we need to slow down! As therapists, busyness is such a big part of our life and figuring out how to pace ourselves is essential. 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode details the busyness issue for us as therapists, why it happens and what we need to do about it. I mean, really, there is no way around being busy, but the way we pace ourselves is crucial to our health. Client needs, personal lives and just the fact that we are limited human beings creates a need for us as therapist to figure out how to juggle it all and stay healthy as we lead ourselves and our clients into mind, body and spiritual healing and wholeness! Listen in to learn more about my personal thought in regard to how to do this and do it well! Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon! #therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #selfcare #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodetherapist #stress
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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode details the an understanding of how to know and live from your true identity. Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.
You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!
therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #selfcare #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodetherapist #growth #growthmindset #christian #christianity #christiantherapist #selfacceptance #selflove
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 not simple...at all, but so important because life isn't getting any easier. 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.
This episode details the an understanding of how to live in appreciation. The world is a scary place, and as therapists, we are faced with some of the worst stories day in and day out. And we can't just fake appreciation. We have to go where we need to go, to process our own pain and disillusionment so we can come out the other side with a positive perspective that is based on wisdom and maturity. Let's go!
Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!
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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 not simple...at all, but so important because life isn't getting any easier. 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode details the an understanding of how to live in appreciation. The world is a scary place, and as therapists, we are faced with some of the worst stories day in and day out. And we can't just fake appreciation. We have to go where we need to go, to process our own pain and disillusionment so we can come out the other side with a positive perspective that is based on wisdom and maturity. Let's go! Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon! #therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #selfcare #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodetherapist #growth #growthmindset #christian #christianity #christiantherapist
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 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode details the ideas of giving gifts of appreciation, belonging, and identity.
This is not in "place" of regular gift giving, but rather a way to approach giving the gifts you already have in a way that is life giving and energizing to your relationships! Its about giving gifts the Life Model way!
Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon! #therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodetherapist #giving #appreciation #belonging #connection #giftoftime
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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 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode discussed the fact that distress amplifies. As therapists, we experience so much negativity. We are handling tough situations and the problems can overwhelm us! We have to learn to diffuse the issues so we can overcome distress and live in joy. Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon! #therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #selfcare #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodetherapist #stress
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 not simple...at all, but so important because life isn't getting any easier.
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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode details the an understanding of how to live in appreciation.
The world is a scary place, and as therapists, we are faced with some of the worst stories day in and day out. And we can't just fake appreciation. We have to go where we need to go, to process our own pain and disillusionment so we can come out the other side with a positive perspective that is based on wisdom and maturity. Let's go!
Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!
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 quickly leave us feeling depleted and lacking in joy and peace.
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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.
This episode details the true definition of joy, the challenges we face in terms of living in joy, how to fight for joy as well as filling up our joy tanks so we will have the reserves in times of depletion. Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!
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 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.
This episode discusses something that therapists don't want to admit as a vulnerability. What if you are a therapist who is helping others overcome depression, but you find yourself getting stuck in depressive thoughts and feelings. Listen in to this episode to find out you are not alone and to discover what you can do about it!
Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!
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 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode breaks down the three things that characterize a motivated therapist.
Listen in to check on yourself. Are you hungry enough to become better than just good enough? Are you hungry enough to find a joyful and peace filled life for yourself? Are you hungry enough to become a professional that sees your clients truly change? The world need hungry therapists! The world needs YOU!
Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!
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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode discusses Dr Wilder's Life Model (neurotheology) and Dr Dan Siegel Interpersonal Neurobiology. Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.
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 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode involves the way that I interpret THE RISE & FALL OF MARS HILL through the lens of the Life Model.
The subject of narcissism in leadership is the main topic in the podcast and the Life Model has a LOT to say about that (especially in the book, Pandora Problem by Dr. Jim Wilder). Its important to note that its not the narcissist themselves that is the main problem, but the people around the problem. What this means is that all of us need to get more skilled at being loving and confronting issues at the same times. Listen in to learn more! Also, you can check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.
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 and Dr Wilder of Life Model Works is that one is more technical in nature and the other is more relational. 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 amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them. This episode discusses Dr Wilder's Life Model (neurotheology) and Dr Leafs (Neurocycle Institute) as both are skills based training programs for rewiring your brain. Both of these programs involve the latest neuroscience research and combining it with our connection to God. For me personally, I have found my home with the Life Model. I find that the depths of insight and strategy for self growth, relational growth and spiritual growth are unprecedented. There is a sense that the Life Model is the gift that keeps on giving. The information continues to unpack itself as it is learned and practiced. The pay off of the Life Model practice is amazing as joy, peace and love is increased more and more over time. Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.
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 Model has three main components: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development. In this short conversation, I discuss the 19 Brain Skills that are near extinction in our culture. Because of generational abuse, wars/violence and natural disasters, the human race has lost the skills needed to have joyful and satisfying relationships. Listen in to this clarifying conversation to find out more about how you can grow the skills you need to have better connections in your life!
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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. The Life Model has three main components: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development. In this short conversation, I discuss maturity, gaps in maturity, and how to fill in those gaps. Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. #maturity #maturitymodel #maturitydevelopment #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #lifemodel
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: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development. In this short conversation, I outline a basic understanding on what the term Immanuel Lifestyle means and what we can do to position ourselves to live this way. Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.
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 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! Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling. #humancompassion #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #lifemodel
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 resource therapists with skills for personal growth that lead to professional outcomes. Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.
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 licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation Institute. We exist to resource therapists to enhance personal growth and become their professional best. At the CFT Institute, we are partnering with Life Model Works to bring the Life Model to therapists everywhere! Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast Helping Therapists Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow Monica Mouer Counseling on LinkdIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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 about. My name is Monica Mouer. I am a licensed therapist and supervisor and I’m also the director of the Center for Transformation Institute. The CFT Institute is made up of a group of therapists who have discovered a model that has helped us personally in ways that we can directly apply to our work with clients. The CFT Institute has partnered together with Life Model Works to bring a neurotheology curriculum call the Life Model to therapists in a way that can be both personally and professionally applied. We believe the Life Model is the solution to your frustrations because it teaches the knowledge and skill to live out your personal healing while becoming your professional best. Our team has not only learned and applied the Life Model ourselves, but we are working diligently to offer you the best resources to learn and apply the Life Model in your life personally and professionally. If you would like to learn more, you can check out our website at cftinstitute.com or Join us on our podcast Helping Therapists Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instagram and Facebook as Monica Mouer Counseling. We can’t wait to unite with you on your journey toward personal and professional growth!
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 focuses on some tips and skills for overcoming your internal response as a therapist to clients who respond in angry ways. Visit our website at www.cftinstitute.com. Join us on our podcast Helping Therapists Grow on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as Monica Mouer Counseling for fun videos.
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 really bad days and the things I've learned to do to survive!
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 health counselor, come along with us for the journey! Its going to be amazing!
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 capacity to help our clients at the highest level possible. Join us in this first episode as we embark on this journey together!
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 the exciting plans that the CFT institute has for therapists everywhere! Don't miss this one! Leave a comment below!
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 the CFT institute has for therapists everywhere! Don't miss this one! Leave a comment below!
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 the director of the Center for Transformation. We exist to help therapists enhance their personal and professional growth. Please comment below with your thoughts or further questions you have that we can discuss below or that I can incorporate into a future episode.
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 understanding of how to grow strong relationships, how to confront with kindness and overcoming fear of the approval of others. There is a strong focus on explaining how to make your enemies your friends and heal from conflict.
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 spouses in terms of empathic and deep connection. This video discusses my own marriage as well as some of the helpful tips I've learned to grow the spousal relationship!
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. This episode is full of fun anecdotes and clear concepts in regard to how to blend gentle care and strong confrontation in the therapy setting.
Shame and insecurity is debilitating for therapists. Its nearly impossible to manage these feelings when they come up and help our clients at the same time. My name is Monica Mouer. I am a licensed therapist and the founder of the Center for Transformation. We exist to partner with therapists to enhance their personal and professional growth. This episode focuses on the the reasons for shame and insecurity in our lives as therapists and what to do about. Leave some comments below so we can start a dialogue!
Why do psychology and faith have to be in conflict? I say that they don't need to. The idea is to balance into a humble sense of awe and wonder with both topics. Watch this video to learn more of my story and find out how conceptualization of neurotheology when it is understand and practice can bring new understanding to both of this topics. This video begins the discussion of the Life Model, a neurotheology approach to our understanding of life. Watch the video to the end to hear more about this!
Shame and insecurity is debilitating for therapists. Its nearly impossible to manage these feelings when they come up and help our clients at the same time. My name is Monica Mouer. I am a licensed therapist and the founder of the Center for Transformation. We exist to partner with therapists to enhance their personal and professional growth. This episode focuses on the the reasons for shame and insecurity in our lives as therapists and what to do about. Leave some comments below so we can start a dialogue!
Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. Science is the observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena.If we’ve been on the earth this long and this is all we can do, there has to be something so much bigger than we know or can fully understand. The human brain is the most incredible thing in the universe. It always ceases to amaze me that we are willingly to damage it through mistreatment (but that's another topic...lol. So how do the two (science and spirituality) flow together? I think that brain science teaches us our felt need for something outside ourselves to attach to and how the connection with that presence can calm us, guide us and inspire us. What this video to learn more! Subscribe today!
The first time I heard another therapist talk about imposter syndrome, I was so intrigued. I felt so validated because I could relate to the feelings of insecurity and self doubt. I’ve found myself over the years thinking about this concept and how the fear of inadequacy can hinder us as therapists. I’m Monica Mouer, the founder and director of the CFT institute. At the Center for Transformation Institute, we exist to partner with therapists to enhance personal and professional growth. So let’s discuss imposter syndrome as it relates to us as professionals. If you feel like an imposter, I can’t stay present and attune to the client so it’s vital that you learn how to overcome this deeply rooted insecurity so we can be effective with your clients.
Did you know that over half of mental health professionals experience burnout? People are often leaving our field because of burnout! If this continues to happen, we will have less quality professional helping with the overwhelming burden of caring for the declining mental health of our world. Burnout prevention is the solution, but what is the best way to approach this? There is a lot more to burnout prevention than just self care and boundaries. This episode is full of insights that are crucial to preventing overwhelm from setting in and stealing your joy in the counseling profession. You will learn more about healthy ways to have compassion and empathy without depleting yourself as well as how to processing difficult situations that inevitably come our way as mental health providers. Lastly, there is information in this video that will give you strategy to last for the long haul and not only tolerate but be invigorated and passionate as a helper of those who are hurting. Please comment below with questions, additional insights or ideas for upcoming episodes.
Hello, I’m Monica. Welcome! I’m a psychotherapist and the director of the Center for Transformation Institute. At the CFT Institute, we partner with therapists for the enhancement of their personal and professional growth. Maybe your journey as a therapist began like mine…I spent many years hungry for deeper healing in my own growth. As a mental health counselor, I sat daily with clients and craved the same depth of healing they wanted. When it came to my relationships and emotions, I was not satisfied with the level of freedom I was experiencing. I tried many approaches including personal counseling and a stronger faith journey and while these were helpful at some level, there was still something missing! I craved more – there were places of pain in my heart that were not healing. I was disillusioned with the lack of consistent peace and joy in my life. This journey ultimately led me to a unique and profound approach to healing called the Life Model. The Life Model is a Comprehensive Approach to Psychotherapy through the Science of Neurology and Mystery of Spirituality. I am so thrilled to tell you that learning about and growing in the application of the Life Model has made all of the difference for me . I have more peace and joy in my life and my relationships are stronger and healthier than ever. My clients are experiencing the benefits of this as well as they are gaining deeper levels of wholeness in their own lives as a result of mine! Now, I want to help you discover your path to emotional wholeness so that you can start living out a more peaceful and joyful existence and help your clients at the next level! These episodes are dedicated to aiding helping professionals in reaching their fullest potential so they can live in true joy and peace and offer that to others! If you want to take your emotional and spiritual health to the next level and you want stronger relationships in your life, please subscribe. The first step on your path to ultimate growth personally and professionally is to connect here with me as we take this journey together. I look forward to seeing you again on the next episode!
The Robb Elementary School shooting in Texas on May 23, 2022 presents a very complicated scenario to us as American citizens. We are faced with the overwhelming understanding that as a society we are failing to protect some of our most precious and vulnerable members. And why is this happening? My name is Monica Mouer, and I am licensed therapist. I am also the president and founder of the Center for Transformation. We exist to help individuals create connection in this lonely and disconnected world. I know we are all extremely sad about what is happening and that we are at a loss in regard to what to do. In this video, you will experience my own pondering about this dilemma and some thoughts about how we can process and grow together through the devastation. #robbelementary #texasschoolshooting #uvalde
What is the definition of gaslighting? What does it mean to be gaslit? Is there a difference between being gaslit and being manipulated? Do people who gaslight know what they are doing? How can you be sure that you are being gaslit and what can be done to stop the gaslighting? These questions and more Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where the abuser convinces their victim that they are being truthful and genuine when they are actually being deceptive. This experience causes the victim to feel like there is something wrong with them and that they are the problem! My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a professional mental health counselor. I'm also the founder of The Center for Transformation. Our center exists to help people create connection in a lonely and disconnected world. Gaslighting is definitely a problem when it is present in a relationship as it prevents true connection. This episode will help you understand your situation and will give you ideas about how to get on the other side of it.
Narcissism is an all too common personality trait. The problem is that lack of self awareness is part of the disorder so those who suffer from this condition don't even realize its happening (but everyone around them does!). My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed professional counselor and the founder/president of the Center for Transformation. We exist to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world. In this episode, you will learn about narcissistic traits, the difference between a person having full-blown narcissistic personality disorder and being somewhere on the spectrum of narcissism, as well as ways to deal with this pattern of behavior that is good for everyone involved! Please subscribe and leave your comments below!
Tracy White fell in love and ran away with a prisoner. She destroyed her life...she gave up everything...and then took her own life. What would lead a person to do this? My name is Monica Mouer, and I'm a professional counselor and the founder/director of The Center for Transformation. Our organization exist to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world. Tracy White's story has lessons in it for all of us. In this episode you will learn about the effects of trauma on behavior as well as gaining understanding about trauma bonding and trauma reenactment. Please leave a comment below with questions and insights! I look forward to the continued conversation.
The real miracle of the family Madrigal is the love and deep connection they share. The real gift is that they have eachother, yet they get distracted from this gift as they focus on the less important gifts. In fact, they identify themselves and are valued because of their less important gift. My name is Monica Mouer, and I'm a professional counselor and the founder/director of The Center for Transformation. Our organization exist to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world. In this video, I break down the 10 most powerful lessons about family connection in this super fun and relatable movie!
Amber Heard is diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist specializing in the treatment of borderline personality disorder, trauma and sex/love addiction . I am also the founder of the Center for Family Transformation. We exist to help you create connection in a lonely and disconnected world. Borderline personality disorder often involves the development of an addiction. In Amber’s case, it appears she is acting out an addiction to love & relationships. This video detailed the relationship between BPD and love addiction.
Abuela’s husband dies saving her, the three children and the community from criminals on horse back. The sorry doesn’t come out until the end of the movie which is a powerful resemblance. Trauma doesn’t resolve itself-unprocessed trauma stays present in our minds. My name is Monica Mouer. I am a licensed professional counselor and the founder of the Center for Transformation. We exist to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world. This episode discusses the topic of how unprocessed trauma causes us to see things through a skewed lens harming ourselves and others. When trauma is resolved, things are seen more clearly and relationships are strengthened Time is wasted and years are lost. In Encanto, Bruno in the closet room for years disconnected from the family. He was beloved brother, son and uncle and years of relationship were lost because of judgment blame and misunderstanding. Make comments below! Subscribe to access our next episodes!
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There is often a role spouses/significant others play in Borderline Personality Disorder relationships. People with PBD are often intelligent. They find creative ways to manipulate situations, but their neurological functioning does not allow them to act with wisdom. This causes them to appear crazy and out of control. Therefore, we discredit everything they say and do which is not always the way to go because there is oftentimes a foundation for how they are acting. Their significant other may be ignoring or mistreating them in some way There is always a cycle. The BPD individual is looking for a lot of attention and intensity. When that is not provided, the BPD individual will get angry. It is hard to know if there is true neglect by the spouse but there may be. It is important to consider what attracted the spouse to the relationship? The emotional intensity that attracted them in the beginning eventually will be the painful death of the relationship unless one or both of them is mature enough to do something about the the cycle before its too late!
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In this video, the recent Dave Chappelle attack is discussed as well as the Chris Rock/Will Smith attack. Both of these issues have to do with bold moves of violence in a public setting. My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and the founder of the Center for Transformation. The violence in our culture is at an all time high...from these recent attacks on comedians to the exploitation of all celebrities as well as the the long term travesty of school shooting violence. This video presents the depth of the issues and ideas for what we can all do to own the problem and move toward a solution together.
What happens behind closed doors? Think of the last argument you had with a friend/partner/parent. Think of how you were acting/what you said. How would you feel if others saw you acting that way or saying those things? Most of us have argument cycles with specific people in our lives. These cycles break down our ability to feel joy. In fact, our argument cycle cause us to see ourselves and others see us through the lens of false identity rather than our true identity. My name is Monica Mouer. I am a licensed therapist and the founder the Center for Transformation. I want to help you create connection in a lonely and disconnected world. In this episode, you will learn what joy is as well as what it looks like to be relational consistently and how easy it can be to become an enemy even with those you love the most. You will learn the three things that help you keep your relational brain on vs the things that turn that part of your brain off. Comment below on how you relate or any other subjects you would like me discuss in further episodes.
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Do you have trouble keeping your cool in the midst of conflict?
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In this video we talk about FOMO & how we can over come that "Alone Again!" feeling with some simple tools that lead to true connection.
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A Therapist’s Perspective on Amber Heard’s Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis
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I'm Monica Mouer & THIS is extreme makeover Relationship edition!
In this episode we talk through how to assess the fulfillment factor in your relationships.
This episode offers three simple concepts to keep in mind when evaluating the quality of your connections. I'm Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and founder of The Center for Transformation Institute. At the CFT Institute our mission is to help you create connection in a lonely and disconnected world. Since relationships are the most important thing about our lives, it is vital that we all learn how to do relationships well! There is so much to learn. Listen to this episode to get an inside understanding on how to grow your relationships stronger and more satisfying that you ever imagined possible.
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This isn't just about romantic love. It is about love and connection in all types of relationships.
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Welcome to CFT Institute's You Can Get the Love You Want episode. I'm Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist as well as the founder of the Center for Transformation Institute. This episode focuses on the three types of identity: individual, coupleships and group/family connections. We all want to be connected, and I want to help you find and create connection in a lonely and disconnected world! Be sure to add any questions below in the comments section, and I will answer in an upcoming episode.
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We actually need to talk about Bruno!
In this episode, I discuss the role of denial and blame in families and other relationship groups. My name is Monica Mouer, and I'm a licensed therapist. I want to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world where we all live. Facing denial and blame in your own life is necessary so that you can have the best relationships possibly now!
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Relationships are complicated.
We are all looking for a way to simplify so we can enjoy the people we are related to or the friends we have in our life. I am a licensed therapists and want to offer you some simple steps to simplify the relationships in your life. These steps are so easy! Anyone can understand the concepts and put them into practice. Today is the day to get started on a journey to more peaceful and fulfilling relationships!
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Loneliness is very painful. It is something most of us feel from time to time, but when loneliness becomes chronic it is hard to overcome. I'm Monica Mouer, founder of the Center for Transformation, and I want to help you overcoming loneliness so that you can have a more satisfying and peaceful life. These simple step will lead you to a more fulfilling and connected life. Creating connection in a lonely and disconnected world is not impossible! Your journey starts now!
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3 Simple Steps to Creating Relationships that Last :
Strong relationships stand the test of time. When your relationships are strong, there is no conflict that will destroy the bond of love and loyalty. I'm Monica Mouer, founder of the Center for Transformation Institute. The mission at the CFT institute is to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world. In this video, I present three concepts that will give you the understanding and the skills to develop stronger relationships. Relational struggle is real! Working through the struggles and strengthening your relationships take time and intentionality. This video gives you the first steps to get moving in the right direction.
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Welcome to Center for Transformation (CFT) Institute's You Tube Channel. My name is Monica Mouer. I am a mental health counselor in North Carolina with a passion for helping myself, my clients and my community form healthy and connected relationships in this very disconnected and lonely world where we all live. My goal is to spread the message of belonging far and wide because relationship is the most valuable and powerful aspect of each of our lives. We are all craving connection and so many of us don't know what to do to fix the messes we've made with our relationships or how to created the connections we want so badly. I want to help you jump into a new way of thinking about relationships that will empower you to overcome bad habits and step into new skills that will bring next level satisfaction and peace to the relationships you value most. Join me on this exciting journey! I can't wait to get started.
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