Look Up

Look Up

What an honor it is to know such souls of integrity, such warriors of valor. Are you weary and burdened, exhausted, and grieved?  I know.  In this long season, are you surprised by the effort it sometimes takes to avoid sinking into some level of despair?  In our work...
The Smile

The Smile

It is the smile with which we assure one another, “We are in this together.  You are not alone.  You are of value and worth.” I cried at the zoo. A couple weeks ago, I found myself riding the train through the St. Louis Zoo.  There were so many people waving and...
Broken Open

Broken Open

“Heart-shattered lives ready for love don’t for a moment escape God’s notice.” (Psalm 51:17, MSG) At the beginning of the pandemic, as I was preparing to leave my agency job of 11 years and open a new practice, Columbia Psychology Healing Center, the phrase “broke...
Seven Myths on Adults with Autism

Seven Myths on Adults with Autism

“I don’t work within the normal social pauses.” It began in graduate school, when a young college student came into our clinic frantic, desperate for help.  Next to his desperation, the first thing that struck me was his earnestness.  There was a genuineness, a raw...