The Place Therapists Grow

There are three words to describe the sense of learning to live in positivity about circumstances: grateful, thankful and appreciative.  To me, these words mean exactly the same thing.   They are three ways to say I am learning to see the good in even the most difficult situations.  Living in appreciation is a skill that mature people have learned through trial and error.  It is not simple...at all, but so important because life isn't getting any easier.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.   This episode details the an understanding of how to live in appreciation.  The world is a scary place, and as therapists, we are faced with some of the worst stories day in and day out.  And we can't just fake appreciation.  We have to go where we need to go, to process our own pain and disillusionment so we can come out the other side with a positive perspective that is based on wisdom and maturity.  Let's go!     Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.  We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!   #therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #selfcare #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodetherapist #growth #growthmindset #christian #christianity #christiantherapist #grief #deathofaclient #sadness

HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎊and Hello again, friends! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season with your family & loved ones and have taken a refreshing step into the new year. We are back refreshed, ready and eager for what this year has to bring here at the CFT Institute. We wanted to start the new year off by reintroducing the CFT Institute by sitting down with Monica Mouer, the founder and director of CFT Institute and learning her life model story. Reflecting on what CFT is all about, what we have accomplished and where we are headed in 2024. 

Being a therapist can be very distressing!  There are so many problems coming our way at once.  We have to learn how to navigate distress so that it doesn't amplify to the point that it takes over our lives!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.  This episode discussed the fact that distress amplifies.  As therapists, we experience so much negativity.  We are handling tough situations and the problems can overwhelm us!  We have to learn to diffuse the issues so we can overcome distress and live in joy.    Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.  We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!  #therapist #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #selfcare #lifemodel #lifemodelworks #lifemodetherapist #stress

There are three words to describe the sense of learning to live in positivity about circumstances: grateful, thankful and appreciative.  To me, these words mean exactly the same thing.  They are three ways to say I am learning to see the good in even the most difficult situations.  Living in appreciation is a skill that mature people have learned through trial and error.  It is not simple...at all, but so important because life isn't getting any easier.   My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.  This episode details the an understanding of how to live in appreciation.   The world is a scary place, and as therapists, we are faced with some of the worst stories day in and day out.  And we can't just fake appreciation.  We have to go where we need to go, to process our own pain and disillusionment so we can come out the other side with a positive perspective that is based on wisdom and maturity.  Let's go!     Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.  We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!

What does it mean to be joyful?  Being joyful isn't just being happy.  Being joyful is about enjoying relationship with God and others and allowing these connections to fill us up rather than finding pseudo joys to fill us.  As therapists, there are many things coming at us trying to deplete our joy.  We have competing focuses and oftentimes overwhelming circumstances that quickly leave us feeling depleted and lacking in joy and peace.   My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.   This episode details the true definition of joy, the challenges we face in terms of living in joy, how to fight for joy as well as filling up our joy tanks so we will have the reserves in times of depletion.    Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.  We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!

Depression is no joke!  As therapists, we are just as susceptible to this experience of prolonged sadness as anyone else.  Depression is an inability to return to joy from sadness.  Sadness is an experience of loss.  When we have lost something or someone in our life and cannot return to a joyful state, we have the potential to get stuck in depression.   My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.   We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.   This episode discusses something that therapists don't want to admit as a vulnerability.  What if you are a therapist who is helping others overcome depression, but you find yourself getting stuck in depressive thoughts and feelings.  Listen in to this episode to find out you are not alone and to discover what you can do about it!   Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.  We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!

A Hungry Therapist has an appetite for growth.   The opposite of hungry is complacency.  When we lack motivation from growth as therapists, we stay stagnant and this not only impacts us, it impacts our clients.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.  This episode breaks down the three things that characterize a motivated therapist.   Listen in to check on yourself.  Are you hungry enough to become better than just good enough?  Are you hungry enough to find a joyful and peace filled life for yourself?  Are you hungry enough to become a professional that sees your clients truly change?  The world need hungry therapists!  The world needs YOU!   Don't forget to check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.  We look forward to connecting with you again very soon!

My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.  This episode discusses Dr Wilder's Life Model (neurotheology) and Dr Dan Siegel Interpersonal Neurobiology.   Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.

Have you listened to the podcast, THE RISE & FALL OF MARS HILL yet?   This podcast is written and  produced by Christianity Today and is amazing!  I have thoroughly enjoyed every episode.  In this episode, I discuss my experience with listening to this podcast series and how I interpret it as a mental health therapist.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.  This episode involves the way that I interpret  THE RISE & FALL OF MARS HILL through the lens of the Life Model.   The subject of narcissism in leadership is the main topic in the podcast and the Life Model has a LOT to say about that (especially in the book, Pandora Problem by Dr. Jim Wilder).  Its important to note that its not the narcissist themselves that is the main problem, but the people around the problem.  What this means is that all of us need to get more skilled at being loving and confronting issues at the same times.  Listen in to learn more!  Also, you can check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.

As a veteran mental health therapist, I have tracked with the resources offered by both Dr Caroline Leaf and Dr Jim Wilder.  Both of these amazing professionals offer Christian therapists information about how to connect our relationship with God with our understanding of our neurological wiring as humans.  In my opinion, the basic breakdown between Dr Leaf of the Neurocycle Institute and Dr Wilder of Life Model Works is that one is more technical in nature and the other is more relational.    My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.  This episode discusses Dr Wilder's Life Model (neurotheology) and Dr Leafs (Neurocycle Institute) as both are skills based training programs for rewiring your brain.  Both of these programs involve the latest neuroscience research and combining it with our connection to God.  For me personally, I have found my home with the Life Model.  I find that the depths of insight and strategy for self growth, relational growth and spiritual growth are unprecedented.  There is a sense that the Life Model is the gift that keeps on giving.  The information continues to unpack itself as it is learned and practiced.  The pay off of the Life Model practice is amazing as joy, peace and love is increased more and more over time.  Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.

My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  We do this through teaching the Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development)!  This episode is all about brain relational skills.  The Life Model has three main components: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development.  In this short conversation, I discuss the 19 Brain Skills that are near extinction in our culture.  Because of generational abuse, wars/violence and natural disasters, the human race has lost the skills needed to have joyful and satisfying relationships. Listen in to this clarifying conversation to find out more about how you can grow the skills you need to have better connections in your life!   Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.   #relationalbrainskills #19brainskills #tranformingfellowship #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #lifemodel

My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  We do this through teaching the Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development)!  This episode is all about maturity growth and development.  The Life Model has three main components: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development.  In this short conversation, I discuss maturity, gaps in maturity, and how to fill in those gaps.  Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.  #maturity #maturitymodel #maturitydevelopment #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #lifemodel

My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  This episode is all about learning to live in God's presence.  The Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development) has three main components: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development.  In this short conversation, I outline a basic understanding on what the term Immanuel Lifestyle means and what we can do to position ourselves to live this way.  Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.

When you are a helper, you want to help!  The world is desperate for the right people to get the right skills so that people can get the help they need!  This episode starts with a story of my journey to becoming a helper and continues with the ultimate understanding of how to help others identify and heal their pain and live out their best lives!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes!  Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.  #humancompassion #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcounselor #lifemodel

What is neurotheology?  Is that even a word?  Well, listen to this episode to find out.  Neurotheology is a new term and a new field of study!  There is so much to learn!  Come on in!  Let's start the conversation!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that lead to professional outcomes.  Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spotify.  You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as CFT Institute/Monica Mouer Counseling.

The Life Model is a neurotheology curriculum that has changed my life!  I LOVE the Life Model.  I believe the Life Model is the most helpful resources that we as therapists can have to help understanding the relationship we have with ourselves, others and God. This episode discusses my Life Model journey and why this model is so important to me. My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation Institute. We exist to resource therapists to enhance personal growth and become their professional best. At the CFT Institute, we are partnering with Life Model Works to bring the Life Model to therapists everywhere! Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast Helping Therapists Grow on both Spotify and Apple.  You are also welcome to follow Monica Mouer Counseling on LinkdIn, Instagram and Facebook. 

I first became a therapist because I was a high school English teacher and discovered the overwhelming need the teens had for emotional help. I saw a need and wanted to fill it. Now, almost 20 years later, there is still such a need. I am constantly trying to find ways to be better myself so I can help my clients. If are watching this and you are a therapist, you know exactly what I’m talking about. My name is Monica Mouer. I am a licensed therapist and supervisor and I’m also the director of the Center for Transformation Institute. The CFT Institute is made up of a group of therapists who have discovered a model that has helped us personally in ways that we can directly apply to our work with clients. The CFT Institute has partnered together with Life Model Works to bring a neurotheology curriculum call the Life Model to therapists in a way that can be both personally and professionally applied. We believe the Life Model is the solution to your frustrations because it teaches the knowledge and skill to live out your personal healing while becoming your professional best. Our team has not only learned and applied the Life Model ourselves, but we are working diligently to offer you the best resources to learn and apply the Life Model in your life personally and professionally. If you would like to learn more, you can check out our website at cftinstitute.com or Join us on our podcast Helping Therapists Grow on both Spotify and Apple. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instagram and Facebook as Monica Mouer Counseling. We can’t wait to unite with you on your journey toward personal and professional growth!

You are doing your best trying to help others. You went into this field to offer care and support. So when clients get upset, it can be disabling and disempowering. My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation. We exist to unite with therapists enhance their personal and professional growth. This podcast episode focuses on some tips and skills for overcoming your internal response as a therapist to clients who respond in angry ways. Visit our website at www.cftinstitute.com. Join us on our podcast Helping Therapists Grow on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. You are also welcome to follow us on LinkdIn, Instragram and Facebook as Monica Mouer Counseling for fun videos.

As therapists, sometimes we have really bad days! My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists to enhance their personal and professional growth.  Our job is hard!  Sometimes we have bad days...really bad days.  Join me on this episode as we discuss one of my really bad days and the things I've learned to do to survive!

Monica, Kyle and Sherri make up the executive team of the CFT Institute.  Join these three as they discuss the history of their relationship and the progression of the CFT Institute Dream.  The CFT Institute exists to ignite with therapists for personal and professional growth.  We have a lot of ideas abut how to do this!  This is just the beginning.  If you are a mental health counselor, come along with us for the journey!  Its going to be amazing!