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Jill Denton, licensed therapist, trained to provide you with personal, confidential counseling

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TALK IS CHEAP

In this article I’d like to take a look at my job - my right livelihood over the past 30 years - talk therapy. And I’d like to suggest that calling it “talk therapy” misrepresents and grossly undervalues what you and I (or we if you’re part of a couple) are doing in my office (or on the phone.) More

HAPPILY SINGLE

For most single people, finding a life partner is top of their list of priorities. Whether or
not they're actively dating, a great deal of time and energy goes into that important quest.
Susan, an attractive woman in her mid thirties who had been single for several years told
me, "I'm desperate to find someone I can love. There just don't seem to be any good men
around anymore!" More

SERVICE YOUR RELATIONSHIP

What do television and divorce have in common? They've both increased rapidly since
the 1950s. Is there a correlation? Maybe. Did you know that the average American
family has the television on for seven hours a day -- that's 49 hours a week, but the
average American couple spends less than on hour a week talking one-on-one to each
other? More

DISORDER MADE TO ORDER: FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION?

From time immemorial men have been grumbling about the regular mood changes that
many women experience. Most of these guys were grumbling, “she’s about to have her
period.” But they did not conclude that we go regularly insane. More

SURRENDER TO LOVE

Many of you who have worked with me know that A Course in Miracles (ACIM) and 12-
Step Recovery principles continue to play a huge role in my personal healing. Growing up
with an alcoholic father means that I’ve always been wary of alcohol and drugs, thus
avoiding “ingestive” addictions that involve swallowing a substance like whiskey or
cocaine. More

Please give me a call so we can talk about what’s going on for you and whether I’m the right therapist for you right now. 805-534-1101