Counselor Dan Podcast

Counselor Dan and Mel Randolph dig in to the complicated waters of social anxiety, social discomfort, social isolation and the role modern technology has played in creating these societal ills. We discuss the risks and benefits of going against the grain and cultivating community-care in addition to your self-care.

Self-care and mindfulness is not Hollywood! Its no joke. Self-care is not a luxury; it is a necessity. Listen today's podcast to find out more about how you can live a more balanced lifestyle and how mindfulness assists your self-care efforts. #selfhelp #selfcare #selfcompassion 

In today's podcast we discussed the problems created when men and women are assertive. Men tend to be more aggressive, women tend to be more passive. Either extreme creates problems. So what's the answer? Assertiveness. #selfhelp #mentalhealth #mentalillness #existentialcrisis

Mel Randolph, LMHC extraordinaire joined me today to discuss the mental health system, its strengths and weaknesses, and how clients can navigate the system. We also discussed trauma, how technology is changing intimate relationships, and addiction. It was a wide ranging show with a lot of laughs and deep insights. #mentalhealth #resilience #trauma

Learn how your mental health and physical health are integrally connected. And how making positive changes in your diet can help ameliorate mental illness and improve mental health.

This is the finale of my 10 part anxiety series. I give 11 more ideas and strategies on how to effectively cope and manage your anxiety. #counselordan #anxiety #selfhelp #mentalhealth

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! This episode is the Tom Brady of episodes. This will be the GOAT of anxiety podcasts. So listen in for 10 helpful anxiety reducing ideas. #anxiety #selfhelp #counselordan #mentalhealth

Listen to episode 8 in my 10 part series on anxiety. Today I give 10 more ideas on how to combat, transform, and overcome anxiety. #anxiety #selfhelp #counselordan #psychology #depression #fightintheopen

10 more! Whaaaa?! That's right 10 more ideas and strategies that you can use to overcome anxiety. This is episode 7 in my anxiety series. #selfhelp #anxiety #counselordan #psychology #mentalhealth #counseling #growth

10, that's right 10 more ideas and strategies that you can use to overcome anxiety. This is episode 6 in my anxiety series. Here's a link for EFT Tapping that I mention in today's pod https://youtu.be/IWu3rSEddZI #selfhelp #counselordan #anxietysucks #mentalillness #mentalhealth #growth

Listen in to episode 5 where I give 10 more anxiety-busting suggestions and strategies.  #counselordan #mentalhealth #mentalillness #anxiety #anxietyreducers #growth

Parents often quash their child's natural desire to help and contribute around the house, and then complain when their child is a teenager that they never contribute. Listen in to Counselor Dan with special guest Doc David on how to foster and enhance your child's desire to contribute to the household. #family #parenting #teens #contributor Get more parenting tips from Counselor Dan and Doc David in their book When Parenting Backfires available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/When-Parenting-Backfires-Undermine-Effectiveness-ebook/dp/B01C37ZCQE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546468564&sr=8-1&keywords=When+parenting+backfires  Hear more from Doc David on his podcast Head Shrink Inc https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/head-shrink-inc Hear more from Counselor Dan on his podcast Counselor Dan podcast http://www.counselordan.com/podcast/ 

Part 4 of my anxiety series. Discover 10 more ideas on how to manage, cope, and thrive with your anxiety this Christmas season! #anxiety #anxietyreducers #mentalillness #mentalhealth #growth #selfhelp #counseling

Here are 10 more ideas and strategies to help you navigate through the hustle and bustle, tension and stress, and anxiety of the holiday season! #selfhelp #growth #stress #ideas #strategies #counseling #selfimprovement #counseling

Pt 2 in my anxiety series. I share 10 more anxiety reducing strategies and give an update on my latest book project! #anxiety #self-help #stress

Listen in to learn about 10 anxiety relieving life-hacks, strategies, and ideas.

With the deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, our nation enters into an open dialogue regarding suicide. Listen in to learn more about the evolving trend of suicide in our nation and how you can help yourself or a loved one who is dealing with suicidal ideation.

In this episode, I discuss a strategy you can use to increase your effectiveness when your child is acting out. Before you try intervening with your child, make sure you regulate your emotions first, then help them regulate. This will provide basis from which you can be successful in your interaction with your child.

People who find themselves to dissatisfied with the outcomes in their relationships often try to find solutions that lead to further frustration. This has to do with their thinking. In this podcast I discuss a manner of thinking, strategic thinking, that helps those in relationships create better outcomes.

Change needs to happen not only with the individual who has an addiction but everyone who surrounds that individual. The family plays a critical role in the addict's relapse or recovery.

Addiction is a pernicious in insidious disease of the will. It can overtake anyone's life. It is a disease that thrives in the shadows it must be brought to light in order to see change. The journey of recovery begins with honesty.

Sexual Addiction and Internet Pornography Addiction are topics little discussed in our culture, but absolutely need to be addressed. The personal and relational damage wrought by viewing internet pornography is becoming undeniable. Listen to learn more about sexual addiction and Internet pornography addiction and how you can find help.

I'm a licensed mental health counselor and I work with teens who are suicidal and families desperate to help them. Here's my expert opinion on the show. I give you the good, the bad and the ugly of "13 Reasons Why."

Maybe you're familiar with slow eating, slow reading or slow cooking, but are you familiar with slow parenting? There seems to be a push in our culture to return to the values of mindfulness and intentionality in what we do. I think there is wisdom behind this push and i think it's wisdom can also apply to parenting. Find out more about slow parenting on today's podcast.

In the field of psychology we often talk about attachment, but is there a place to talk about detachment? I see many people struggling with people pleasing and over-attachment in their relationships and the antidote to this problem may be a counterintuitive one. This podcast is about healthy emotional detachment.

We all struggle with being impulsive at times, but impulsivity comes with grave consequences. Your life will be dictated by consequences you can't predict and have no controle over. In this podcast, I provide you with three practical ways to take your life back and have impulse control.

There's a new podcast out called 'Missing Richard Simmons.' It's fantastic, I highly recommend listening to it, not only for it's entertainment value, but also for the way it illustrates compassion fatigue.

Families in crisis need help, but often are unaware of the services available to them in their community. Listen to this podcast to learn more about the services immediately available in Clark County.

Thought distortions are unreasonable beliefs and perceptions of yourself, others and the world. These distorted ways of thinking influence your behavior in negative ways. Learn how to challenge and change those to distorted ways of thinking.

Families often put blame for their family issues on one person with a hyper-focus on an event that happened in the past. These are barriers to change; they keep you stuck! Find out more on how to change and grow as a family.

If you try to make serious changes in your life, all at once, it will fail. Learn how to make incremental changes that will lead to lasting results using the snowball effect.

Your struggles are not your adversaries, they are your teachers. Your struggles expose weaknesses. Use that feedback and insight to propel your personal growth and change.

Boundaries are the gateway to healthy relationships. Yet, for many, boundaries are hard to establish and enforce. Listen this podcast for expert advice on how to establish and enforce boundaries.

Individual blame and negativity comes with many problems. When individuals act out that is the symptom of a relational, family systems problem. You need to readjust your perspective to family causes that lead to individual problems.

Parents can have the best of intentions when trying to motivate their kids. But not all motivational methods are created equal. There are methods that can backfire. Listen in on what not to do.

Doubt isn't altogether bad. Psychologists have distinguished two types of doubt: self-doubt and thought-doubt. Thought-doubt has many psychological benefits whereas self-doubt can be destructive.

How should a parent respond when older siblings want to parent younger siblings? Older siblings wanting to parent younger siblings is an altogether bad thing or can it be a good thing?

In this episode I explore the various strategies and techniques parents can employ to get better outcomes with their stubborn and willful children who wont accept their parents authority.

Counseling can fail for many reasons. However, there are things that clients can do to get the most out of their counseling experience. Listen to two reasons why counseling fails and what clients can do differently.

In the world of psychotherapy, a good counselor won't always agree with their client. In fact, it may be necessary for a good counselor to disagree with their client in order to help them best. But this fact just apply to the world of therapy. It applies in many other areas of life. It's self destructive to reject quality feedback that could help us because we want to protect our egos.

We need to respect revolution in this country. Parents can no longer demand respect from their kids when I don't model it. This podcast of discover what the problem is when respect is not in place in the parent child relationship and how parents can start modeling respect.

Let's be honest, men suck with feelings. It's a stereotype, but there's some truth to the stereotype that men avoid feelings and vulnerability. But avoiding feelings and vulnerability comes at a great cost. Listen to understand how feelings are a good thing.

Men are to be protectors and providers, but is that all they're supposed to do? Find out more on Counselor Dan's latest podcast episode! 

Staying connected to reality can be a struggle for some. Here are some suggestions for staying grounded and centered.

It's easy to fight in a way that unproductive and ruins relationships. In this podcast, I give practical tips on how to fight in a way that preserves relationship and furthers the conversation.

Your intent doesn't guarantee how the other person will receive your words. Get some free advice from two seasoned therapists.

Mental illness isn't a problem contained to behavior or relationships. Mental illness affects and is affected by your brain. Understand the relationship between your brain and mental illness, and how you can effectively address the impact of mental illness on your brain.

On today's episode, licensed counselors Dan and Alisha discuss the numerous mental health benefits of gratitude.

Have you ever tried to control another person? Controlling another person often leads to bad results. Learn new and effective ways on how to influence another person for your and their benefit.

I field a listener's question about her husband's cheating. What should she do? Can she save her marriage?

Reactivity carries some serious personal disadvantages that can harm your mental health, relationships or family. Learn the lessons of proactive people.