END OF LIFE ISSUES

End of Life Issues

Psychotherapy is a process through which client(s) and therapist create a safe place in which to speak, in some cases, the unspeakable. In other cases, client(s) and therapist work to bring about wholeness in their lives. 

Communication Counseling with Family — Houston, TX — Adjust Your Sails Psychotherapy

Communication Issues

In many cases, any relationship in our lives is dependent on good communication (couples, families, employer-employees, friends, etc.) Let’s work on good communication skills and tools. One thing about communication is there are different types. You can communicate through talking, screaming, body language, and more, but if you are not communicating in an effective way, people will not be able to “hear” you. It is essential to remember what you learn in our sessions so that you can communicate clearly with the people who are most important in your life. 

Communication Counseling with Family — Houston, TX — Adjust Your Sails Psychotherapy

Current Work

  • 2004 thru 2016  Social Work Psychotherapist with Supportive and Palliative Care Team at The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
  • Facilitate patient/family's palliative care needs
  • Mentoring of Medical Colleagues
  • Private Psychotherapy Practice in the Greater Houston Area specializing in:
  • Supervision
  • Bereavement Support Group
  • Business Therapy
  • Anger Resolution Therapy
  • Family Reconciliation Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Individual and Family Relationship Therapy
  • Communication Issues
  • Family Reconciliation

Highlights

  • TSBSWE Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners - Certified in Supervision
  • Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  • Family & Business Mediation
  • Leadership in Healthcare Social Work
  • Provided Transition/Loss & Grief therapy with patient/families in the Intensive Care Units (5 units)
  • Facilitate communication between families and physicians
  • Provided therapeutic support to families on End of Life decisions, emotional issues, family reconciliation issues and to help families to process difficult news
  • Acted as part of the leadership team to carry out ICU national initiatives
  • Speaker with Memorial Hermann Speakers Bureau - giving talks in the community on topics relevant to retired persons and workplace populations
  • Honored to be participnt in a two year course on Sperituality in the Workplace, givin by the nationally renown, Spiritual Leadership Institute
  • Provided monthly staff training - Stress Reduction, How to Help Families with Special Needs, Families can Survive Suicide, Depression - the Triggers and Signs, Crisis Intervention (Identify and Manage), Customer Service Awareness/Applications (role plays, interactives, etc)
  • Created/facilitated Care Talks - professional staff brought in to discuss areas of specialization to reduce family stress and to heighten customer satisfaction
  • Member of national initiative: Transition ICU (TICU) - to bring technological advances and to enhanse quality improvement
  • Sat on Pastorial Care Counsel - to orient, monitor progress of and set policies for Clinical Pastorial Education students
  • Council Member on the Mind/Body/Cardiac wellness Council, Bio Ethics Committee and Non-Resource Patients Committee
  • Futility point person for the hospital

Advocacy

  1. How to speak with family about your wishes.
  2. How To Be Your Own Best Healthcare Advocate.

Thank you...


Marilyn,

My gratitude goes out to my Spiritual Source,  my Famliy, my Precious Clients and the Comuunities we try to serve. I appreciate your help and support and your words of wisdom.


With best regards,

E

Just a note...


Dear Marilyn,

Just a note to thank you for all you have done for our family. We have truely experianced God's comfort thru your love & support. Your work is a mission in progress. I want you to know your "light" truely does shine.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works. (Matthew 5:16)

You will always be close in our hearts - God bless you Marilyn

Love to you always,

L, T, D & J

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