The Usefulness of Sand Tray Therapy
How do you put into words about the abuse that you experienced yourself? What would you say to someone that you had sexually abused? How would you tell someone else what you had done?? The young men who come to Oxbow Academy have to confront these questions. Sand tray therapy is one therapeutic technique that…
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3 Tips for Talking to Your Teen about Porn
The best time to talk to your teen about sex is before you think there is a problem. While you might not relish the thought of talking with your teen about sex, you can be sure that your teen is getting his information about sex from somewhere. Teens are curious about sex. They have questions.…
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What Are They Thinking? Distorted Thought Patterns of Sex Addicts
What Are They Thinking? Distorted Thought Patterns of Sex Addicts Distorted Thought Patterns Toxic core beliefs that are common among sex addicts makes forming healthy relationships a challenge. In addition to these beliefs, many addicts endure thought patterns that further distance them from reality. This pattern includes four distinct phases. Generally, these phases repeat in…
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Will I chose to be a victim, survivor, or thriver today?
Life often brings many situations that prove to be challenging. Often times people find themselves “stuck” in a difficult reality. We all come from different backgrounds, cultures, beliefs and life experiences; however, one thing that we all know is true, is that we all experience struggles in life. No one is immune. The teens with…
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Is Sexual Addiction Real?
It’s 3:00am. He not only has school in the morning but mid-term exams. He needs to do better this time. His grades have been suffering lately and his parents are frustrated. He and his parents have been fighting a lot and he even heard his mom talking to his grandma about it. His grandma was…
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Benefits of a high school diploma
Do you know the benefits of a high school diploma? It seems fairly obvious, yet there are a handful of students who struggle in school and would rather take the option of giving up or opting for a G.E.D. It is a discussion we often have with some of our students as we try to…
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