Practicing the Art of Reflective Thinking to Increase Meaningful Connections

Practicing the Art of Reflective Thinking to Increase Meaningful Connections by Greg Burnham, LMFT, Clinical Director @ outBACK As a therapist I am often at a loss for thinking about the difference between a tool and an insight. Often, insights lead to spontaneous tools and practicing tools lead to insights. They tend to feed off […]
Diagnostics: The Importance of Isolating Variables to Seek Root Cause

Diagnostics: Importance of Isolating Variables to Seek Root Cause by McKay Deveraux, LCSW, Executive Director @ outBACK Have you ever seen the Tom Hanks movie, “Money Pit”? For me, I consider it a documentary of the earliest parts of my marriage. A few months after we were married, my wife and I purchased an older […]
A Nonjudgmental Approach To Building Resilience

When we think of resilience, we may have words like strength, determination, and will come to mind. In my last conversation with Parker Newton, MS, ACMHC, we dig into what resilience means as it relates to his students. Journey To The Present Parker described in one word (because there are so many things one could […]
BACK 2 Self ~BACK 2 Family BACK 2 Purpose

BACK 2 Self | BACK 2 Family | BACK 2 Purpose by McKay Deveraux, MSW, LCSW Rollo May was an American psychological theorist that articulated the need for humans to be in connection with three things: Self, Others and Environment. Disconnection within these areas can inhibit our ability to process our lived experiences in healthy […]