... counseling in the philippines for those with homosexual issues and other sexual struggles ... (life coach, psychotherapist, psychiatrist))

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today, i had an informative and engaging lunch meeting with benjie cruz, the national director of living waters, philippines.
. in my clinical practice, i meet a lot of clients struggling with homosexual issues, sexual addiction, sexual abuse, and other sexual problems. most of my clients want privacy and anonymity so they opt for professional and confidential counseling.
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some clients however ask for spiritually-oriented help, so this is where living waters comes in. living waters is a christ-centered ministry which offers spiritual support and christian camaraderie for those burdened by sexual struggles.
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whether in the form of professional counseling or christian ministry, hope and help is available for those in search of sexual healing and wholeness.
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... emotional release therapy ... (philippines, life coach, counselor, psychotherapist, psychologist, psychiatrist)

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emotional release therapy (ERT) is a type of laying-on-of-hands therapy for letting go of one's painful emotions. ERT involves healing touch, visualization, and prayer. without having to disclose the problem, ERT is able to discharge emotional pain from one's system- gently, effectively, and fully.

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ERT was systematized in 1996 by dr. walter weston, a methodist minister and researcher who had practiced spiritual healing for over 40 years through healing touch and prayer.

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in 1996, he traveled to india teaching ERT to local indian healers. dr. weston writes, "before the workshop, the healers complained that they had very few healings and none were permanent. after the workshop, they excitedly phoned me to tell me that after doing ERT, everyone they worked with was healed and healed permanently."

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"it was then that i realized why some people were not healed. it was because if you are filled with emotional pain, somehow this blocks the effectiveness of all healing techniques. you must first remove emotional pain with ERT before any form of healing can heal effectively."

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i was certified by dr. walter weston as an ERT practitioner and teacher in 2007. since then, ERT has successfully helped numerous clients of mine to release their intense pent-up emotions such as anger, sadness, grief, fear, anxiety, and worry.

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... payong kapatid: a philippine counseling conference ... (life coach, psychotherapist, psychologist, psychiatrist)

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it was a crowd of 300 christian counselors from all over the philippines. most were listeners of the christian radio station dzas 702 (AM band). i thought that this was a good turn-out, which proved that christian counselors weren't complacent about their counseling knowledge and skills.

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my talk was on the "do's and don'ts" for counselors.

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for instance, one of my "do's" was: if you like the counselee too much, refer that counselee to another counselor, lest you fall into temptation.

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one of my don'ts was: avoid seeking counsel from counselors who don't get regular counseling for themselves.

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naturally, my talk spawned a lot of questions and much discussion. as you see in the pictures, everyone had fun though.

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this conference was the brainchild of pastor eric maliwat, dzas station manager, who certainly did a remarkable job.

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thanks too to my team who worked untiringly behind the scene.

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as a final "payong kapatid" to the audience, i concluded with the reminder that counseling can be a thankless and emotionally-draining job, and that one way to remain fully charged is to be constantly plugged into the source of all life- that "Big Guy Up There"- Our Great Counselor!

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