The Greater Houston Behavioral Health Affordable Care Act Initiative

Check out these TWO EVENTS in October taking place in Houston.

Register by completing the registration form (click here)  or by contacting ymendoza@mhahouston.org

We encourage you to bring staff who will be affected by these changes.

Thanks to the generosity of our funders, Houston Endowment Inc., The Meadows Foundation and United Way of Greater Houston Community Response Fund, these events are offered at no cost.

We want to acknowledge The Montrose Center for their gracious provision of meeting space.

6 Small Changes = Big Difference in Your Life

Have you heard about the new studies in neuroscience showing the importance of integrating TLCs?  “Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes” enhance therapeutic results, promote wellness, decrease stress, and facilitate the development of new neural connections, which increases brain health. Here are the 6 small changes that make a big difference:

1. Exercise

2. Nutrition

3. Social relationships

4. Cognitive challenge

5. Sleep

6. Meditation

Continue to read more about making these changes here = http://goo.gl/0RZZKW

“Can we save this marriage?”

I truly enjoy working with couples.  The most common question?  “Can this marriage be saved?"  John Gottman says: "What makes love last is cherishing your partner and feeling lucky that you have this person in your life.  That act of cherishing is something that some couples build." With up to 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce, this new research delineates the factors that make love last = http://ow.ly/o4wr2

Going Into Private Practice Full Time

Here is a short update on my professional life:  It has been a little over a week for me in full time private practice at Martin Counseling.  It was not an easy decision to leave my part time job with DePelchin, but I think that it will be the right career move for me in the long run.  Most importantly, this change will definitely allow me to spend more time with my family.  I continue to struggle to find a good work-life balance.  Can you identify with that?

Networking is very important for any business development.  And so is the case for mental health providers. Here is your next chance to do so in the West Houston/Katy area:

Katy Mental Health networking luncheon- SEPT. 6, 2013

RSVP by filling out this simple form. 

I wanted to share with you some good articles that I consider worth reading:

• The Little Kid Inside the Adult Borderline/Narcissist = http://ow.ly/nLzIQ
• 10 Tips For Raising Resilient Kids = http://ow.ly/nCv6Z
• Free Yourself by Being Direct = http://ow.ly/nxVan
• 6 Exercises to Alleviate Depression = http://ow.ly/nxUu2
• How Chronic People Pleasing Ruins your Health = http://ow.ly/nxXXV

Find the new jobs listed at Houston LPC JOBS here.

Looking for an LPC Supervisor?  Find yours here.

Katy Mental Health networking luncheon- SEPT. 6, 2013

Our guest speaker this month is Ruby Renz.  Shame is the feeling and conviction of never being good enough.  Brené Brown, PhD, is a research professor at UH Graduate School of Social Work who has spent more than a decade researching shame.  She has developed a psychoeducational group curriculum, Connections, to help persons become aware of, and decrease, their levels of shame.  Ruby Renz, LPC is a Certified Connections Facilitator candidate.  Ruby will give an overview of Brené's curriculum and lead us in an exercise that will help us become more aware of our shame--and our strengths.

Friday, September 6, 2013. 11:30am until 1:00pm.

The Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union

25525 Katy Mills Parkway

Katy, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (phone number to the location).

Kris Kerlin, LPC-S and David Bueno Martin, LPC-S are co-hosting the next Katy Mental Health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas. Please bring your own lunch. There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs). To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by filling out this simple form.  For any questions, please contact Kris Kerlin at 713-471-9977 or e-mail David Bueno Martin: David@HoustonLPC.com.

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