The Lifeworks Group, Inc.

By: Christine Hammond LMHC “Is that what this is!” William exclaimed upon learning from a therapist that his wife had Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He came into the first therapy session with a written note from his wife to the therapist outlining all of his issues and the areas she wanted treatment for him. When the therapist redirected the conversation towards asking questions about his wife, he said she was perfect with a slight temper issue. Several sessions later, William regained his confidence and was able to more clearly see what happened in him in the marriage. When he first met her, there was something about magical that just drew him in. It seemed like an irresistible pull towards someone who so perfectly matched all of his needs and wants. However, the fairy tale engagement and marriage came to an abrupt halt the day he walked down the aisle. She blamed William for the change and he believed her. He was so desperate to return back to the fairy

By: Christine Hammond LMHC Jennifer thought that once she got into a field she enjoyed, her upward mobility would be guaranteed. It wasn’t. Frustrated by the competition in her office, she wondered if all the hard schooling was worth the effort. Things were not working out as she planned and her dreams of owning her own firm someday were quickly crashing. Worse yet, her first review at work wasn’t good. Her boss said Jennifer lacked a solid work ethic which was holding her back from achieving. While she was capable of the work, she wasn’t giving it her all and the quality of her showed it. Jennifer’s first response was to be defensive and then blame her boss for unreasonable expectations. But after she had some time to consider the points, Jennifer knew she had to change. The problem was Jennifer didn’t know what to change. So she sought out counseling to improve at work. Here is what she learned. 1.        Show up early. An old English proverb says, “The ea

By: Christine Hammond LMHC As soon as Tracey could get away, she ran. It took nearly all night to find the right moment when her date had finally fallen asleep enough to remove his arm off her body. She silently grabbed her clothes from around the room, putting on enough items to leave the apartment. Carefully, she opened the door and took off running in the opposite direction without a thought of where she was headed. After she got far enough away, she called a friend to pick her up and reluctantly phoned the police. Hours later, she went home with her friend. Once inside the familiar walls, she shrank into a ball on the floor, crying uncontrollably. The date which began well, ended in disaster, leaving Tracey shaken, broken, fearful, ashamed, disgusted, and traumatized. Her friend tried to comfort Tracey with a hug but she quickly withdrew and locked herself up in the bathroom. When she came out, her friend was patiently waiting and offered her support.