Vantage Point Counseling Services Blog

This page is dedicated to discussing current events and topics of interest relating to psychotherapy, counseling, and other advice and help for issues relating to anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationships, and sexual issues. Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments. This page will be updated often, so please check back frequently. Click on the title to be directed to the article you are interested in reading about below.

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What is Consensual Non-Monogamy?

What is Consensual Non-Monogamy? Consensual non-monogamy is sometimes abbreviated as CNM, creating a linguistic parity between this lifestyle and other non-traditional sexual practices like BDSM. People involved in CNM tend to feel very strongly about community values. Words like “openness,”  “inclusivity,”  and “authenticity” are frequently used by members to describe

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Men and Therapy: Get Past the Stigma and Feel Better!

Men and Therapy: Get Past the Stigma and Feel Better! Men benefit from therapy just as much as anyone else, but are generally very apprehensive about actually going to see a therapist. Only 2 out of 100 men seek outpatient help for depression, for example; the other 8 are more

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What is Post Induction Therapy and How Can It Help?

What is Post Induction Therapy and How Can It Help? Post Induction Therapy is a type of trauma therapy that was created to help people with developmental traumas that comes from abuse and neglect. This style of therapy was developed by Pia Mellody, a leading proponent of issues relating to

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What Is and Isn’t Healthy Masturbation?

What Is and Isn’t Healthy Masturbation? “You’ll go blind!” That, and a whole slew of other reasons were given during the nineteenth century to discourage men from masturbating. Most were quite moralizing, and some commonly cited problems included decreased virility and fertility. Was there any truth to those beliefs? There’s no

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