Counseling Blog

Welcome to our blog written by our clinicians here at Sunset Counseling Services, LLC located in Tooele County, Utah. It is intended to be used as a resource for help for individuals, couples, and families. Our clinicians write about the topics they are passionate about. We hope you find something that will help you or those you want to help.

My Husband Is a Porn Addict – Is It Me?

By Michael Sitton

Alone and Isolated. Hurt and Betrayed. Lost. These are often feelings wives of a porn addict experience when they find their husband has been using pornography. You are not alone. A trigger is what begins the process of addiction (see the diagram below, created by Juan Blea, MS, LDAC, CEP). Anxiety follows, and a compulsive…

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Keeping the Rubber Band of Emotions from Snapping Back at You

By Heidi Vernon

Maybe you don’t know someone who has died from COVID-19. Maybe you do. Maybe you’ve lost your job or, like all of us, lost the option to visit with friends and loved ones face-to-face. Even the loss of the option to hug has mental and emotional ripple effects. Any one of these scenarios includes loss.…

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Panic does not have to control you

By Heidi Vernon

All of a sudden, seemingly out of nowhere, you’re finding it difficult to breathe — like an elephant is sitting on your chest or like your throat is closing off. But you’re not allergic to anything that you just ate. Sweaty palms. Trembling. Nausea sets in. Your heart seems to be beating out of your…

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Will I Ever Stop Crying?

By Heidi Vernon

Grief becomes of clinical significance if it is still ailing you six months after the loss has taken place. One aspect of grief that is helpful to conceptualize, when grief seems like it’ll never go away, is a concept referred to as a grief pang. Pangs of grief are those episodes of crying or overwhelming…

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Grief: It’s Not What You May Think

By Heidi Vernon

Whenever most people think about grief, they think of what happens when a loved one passes away. Yes, that is the most commonly recognized form of grief. What is not so common is that grief naturally accompanies any type of loss. Although there are more, here are ten of the not-so-common situations when grief is a natural…

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There Is Only One Special You

By Evan Kenison

“You must realize, it’s impossible to replace you.” (Man’s Search for Meaning, Victor E. Frankl) Suicidal feelings and thoughts need to be taken very seriously.  They are warning signs that you are really in trouble and that you need help.  Too often, we feel ashamed that we are thinking or feeling this way, but this…

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Anger: The Basics

By Heidi Vernon

“Anger is a no-no.” “Anger is bad.” “If you get angry, it means you’re not a nice person.” “Anger always gets me in trouble.” Any of these lines sound familiar? Well, let’s put it this way, no emotion is “bad”, but all emotions fall on a spectrum of positive or negative. Anger is usually found…

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Welcome

By admin

Welcome to our site! We are in the process of building our blog page and will have many interesting articles to share in the coming months. Please stay tuned to this page for information to come. And if you have any questions about our business or want to reach out to us, we would love…

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