05 Nov Romeo & Juliet are Lying to You
This weeks blog post gives you a quick and powerful perspective on the importance of supporting your most precious relationships through community-building. Enjoy! ...
21 Oct 3 Things for Couples to try before Couples Counseling
I recently became a contributor for www.goodtherapy.org, a high-quality on-line mental health directory. Here is a link to my very first post with them! I hope it is of some use to you or someone you know....
30 Sep Debunking Therapy Myths
Posted at 09:58h
in Communication, Online Therapy, Parenting, Personal Development, Relationship Coaching
As a therapist, I wanted to give my perspective on some common myths I see perpetuated in pop culture about what therapy is like. While I am only speaking from my experience as a therapist, client, colleague, and group participant, I am confident that my...
17 Jan Anthony Marchant joins Portland Men’s Group
As 2014 arrives more fully and the calendar changes, so to does my work with Vital Collective. I look forward to many exciting offerings this year, including a rich and edgy mixed-gender group centered around feedback, relationship building, and compassionate communication skills. Right this moment, however,...
26 Aug How to Help the “Nice Guy” and the “Tough Guy”
If your experience of the male world is anything like mine has been, you might agree that many of us have polarized ourselves into two distinct categories: Tough Guys, and Nice Guys. Tough Guys tend to dominate others with force, fake confidence, size, and status....
05 Sep Why Men Need Other Men to Prosper
Posted at 09:59h
in Group Experiential, Men's Development, Personal Development, Relationship Coaching
I've been warned at least once a year since I started this work. "Men are the toughest clients to get through the door!" they told me. "Good luck with that," others snickered. Yeah, they warned me. Even fellow practitioners of men's work, whom I respect...
16 Aug So what’s the deal with Online Therapy?!
An Insider's Guide to Online Therapy As someone who has experience with online therapy - both as a client, and as a practitioner - I wanted to give you the inside scoop. The reality is that in our vast world of internet communication, telecommuting, and the...
09 Aug What Keeps us from Personal Development?!
Posted at 12:32h
in Personal Development
It is such an inherent part of our human nature to grow and transform, yet we resist it in so many ways. For many of us, hair color changes in infancy and in adulthood. We get wrinkles, lose and gain muscle and fat, get flat...
25 Jul Empowered Man Course in Portland this fall!
It's been an enriching summer so far over here at the VC. I've been enjoying connecting and reconnecting with clients-new and 0ld-each one a blessing. What's news is the Empowered Man Course, coming this fall to Portland, Oregon. This is an 8-session experiential created by myself...
09 Jul Energetic Footprint
Posted at 20:53h
in Personal Development
I just spent 10 days on the northern west coast, experiencing incredible nature and family time. Part of our trip was powered by the intention to honor a very dear family member who passed away in May and requested that her ashes be at home...
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