KATY MENTAL HEALTH - Friday, September 5, 2014

David Bueno Martin, LPC-S and Ruby Renz, LPC are co-hosting the next Katy Mental Health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas.  Please bring your own lunch. There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs). To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by filling out this simple form.  

This meeting is for professional counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists.  We also want to invite anyone interested in connecting resources with those who need them and making mental health a priority in our community in Katy and West Houston.

Here are some details about our topic this month.

Feel free to forward this info to other mental health professionals.

Friday, September 5, 2014. 11:30 AM UNTIL 1:00 PM.

THE BRAZOS VALLEY SCHOOLS CREDIT UNION

25525 KATY MILLS PARKWAY

KATY, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (PHONE NUMBER TO THE LOCATION)

For any questions, please contact David Bueno Martin at 713-364-8590 or e-mail: David@HoustonLPC.com.

Dallas - Fort Worth LPC Jobs

Dallas - Fort Worth LPC Jobs

I have been doing some research to help my LPC and LPC intern colleagues in their quest to find new career opportunities in the DFW area.

Here is what I found:

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.  Unlike the United Way in the Houston area, they don't seem to have a job board.  Here is a list of their service providers.  I would suggest getting in touch with EACH of them and inquire about open positions or new opportunities.

Here is the link to the same kind of list for the United Way of Tarrant County.

MetroCare jobs

Jobs at MHMR Tarrant County

The Parenting Center

The Women's Center - Job Openings

Catholic Charities of Dallas - Career Opportunities

Catholic Charities Fort Worth - Employment

Simply Hired

Indeed

Health Care jobs on Craig list

The following sites are not specific to the Dallas area, but you might be able to find some valuable leads: 

MHA CAREER CENTER

Texas Non-Profits website jobs listing

SocialService.com

IHireMentalHealth.com

Best to you in your search for your next career move,

David

NEW LOCATION, AFFORDABLE RATES!!

Martin Counseling is excited to announce that we have a second location!  We are offering appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1846 Snake River Rd. Suite B., Katy, TX 77449.  

We are committed to providing affordable services to meet the mental health needs in the Katy community.  Therefore, we are offering a special discount this summer for Counseling with Lauren of $50/session for new clients!

Lauren Jones, LPC Intern, is supervised by David Bueno Martin, LPC-S, and works with children, adolescents, and adults. For more info about Lauren, please visit our website at martincounseling.com/lauren 

Fully furnished LPC office space for rent

Fully furnished LPC office space for rent.  Space includes one fully equipped play therapy room, two comfortable office spaces and a waiting area.   Copier located in one of the office spaces.   Grant and Jones Road area.  Rent is $200/month for one day a week per month use, $375/month for 2-3 day a week use and $475/month for unlimited use per week.  Contact Kim @ 618-581-1160.

Katy Mental Health - FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014

Do you ever feel disconnected from others in your profession?   Here is your chance to do something about it this July.  Find other mental health folks. Form teams, solve problems. Hire. Be hired. Dream big. Make promises and keep them. Talk about Katy. Talk about helping others. Invite your friends. Reinvigorate yourself.  Invigorate someone else. Discover how small the world is. Remind yourself how big the world is. This meeting is for counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists.  We also want to invite anyone interested in connecting resources with those who need them and making mental health a priority in our community in Katy .

FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014. 11:30 AM UNTIL 1:00 PM.

THE BRAZOS VALLEY SCHOOLS CREDIT UNION

25525 KATY MILLS PARKWAY

KATY, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (PHONE NUMBER TO THE LOCATION)

David Bueno Martin, LPC-S and Ruby Renz, LPC are co-hosting the next Katy Mental Health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas.  There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs). To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by filling out this simple form.  

Dr. Guerrero will be talking about TMS.  Lunch is sponsored by his office this time.  (Yes, there is such a thing.  FREE lunch :)

For any questions, please contact David Bueno Martin at 713-364-8590 or e-mail: David@HoustonLPC.com. 

Weight management

This is a guest post by Stefanie C. Barthmare. She is a therapist in private practice and provides counseling services in Houston, TX.  Her specialties include compulsive eating & body image issues, weight loss, couples counseling & relationship problems, therapy for trauma, anxiety management & stress management, and counselor supervision.  If you want to guest post on this blog, get in touch with me: david@houstonlpc.com

Did you know that one small shift in perception can trigger changes impacting many areas of our lives? In fact, scientist are now convinced that if we focus on changing one long standing pattern, or "keystone habit," it may be possible to reprogram an entire network of other routines in our lives as well. In the book, "The Power of Habit," Charles Duhigg explores how our vast and myriad daily routines, which may feel like independent and well-thought out decisions, are actually just an infinite web of habits. These habits, over time, impact when we eat, what we eat, what we order at restaurants, how frequently we exercise and what we do in our relationships, among other things. In short, he suggests that our daily routines become the habits that impact our "health, productivity, financial security and happiness."

Why is this whole idea of understanding our habits so important? It's complicated. And I'm not sure there is one specific answer. What I know is that maintaining a significant weight loss, or making any other lifestyle improvements requires us to make enduring changes in our routines, ones that we still practice long after we stop "dieting." In fact, if we're going to maintain our weight, we need our habits to support us in all sorts of situations, like when stress strikes or when we are out of our comfort zone. Unfortunately, when most people want to lose weight they "diet," which doesn't usually mean overhauling old eating habits. A "diet" temporarily interrupts our habitual routine of eating high calorie foods (like ice cream or cookies) that, for example, we have almost imperceptibly paired with the experience of relaxing at night while watching the news. In fact, at a certain point, we even began anticipating, with increased intensity, the whole experience of putting on our pjs, sinking into the couch, turning on the news and eating some delicious snack (probably one that is not on our "diet"). Eventually, even the sight of ice cream triggers our deeply ingrained anticipatory reward. Ice cream or cookies mean relaxation. So, we go back to eating the high calorie food as soon as we are off the "diet" so we can relax, or feel comforted after a hard day of work. It happens almost every time.

Most assuredly, we can all relate to trying to make changes that seem both possible and sustainable at the onset, only to feel the undeniably powerful pull of old habits. Upon closer examination, most of our lives are filled with automatic decisions that we don't think about anymore. Conscious choice reroutes itself into habit, which is precisely what we want it to do. On one hand, it's a gift to not have to think about every little decision, on the other hand, it can be problematic to fall back on old habits that might have gotten us into trouble. In fact, relying on our brain's "cue/trigger-routine-reward" system when choosing dessert (or other activities) we ultimately become vulnerable to more unconscious drivers. So, as long as we have good habits, it is ok to be dependent on doing what we do without thinking. My challenge today is to consider this: what are we really looking for when we reach for the ice cream, the cookie or the extra glass of wine? 

Katy Mental Health - Friday, May 2, 2014

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014. 11:30 AM UNTIL 1:00 PM.

THE BRAZOS VALLEY SCHOOLS CREDIT UNION

25525 KATY MILLS PARKWAY

KATY, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (PHONE NUMBER TO THE LOCATION)

David Bueno Martin, LPC-S and Ruby Renz, LPC are co-hosting the next Katy Mental Health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas. Please bring your own lunch. There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs). To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by filling out this simple form.  For any questions, please contact David Bueno Martin at 713-364-8590 or e-mail: David@HoustonLPC.com. 

Helena Washington, Treatment Consultant at American Addiction Centers will speak about FitRx. FitRx is a lifestyle transformation treatment program that helps men and women recover from binge eating, emotional eating, night eating syndrome and compulsive overeating disorder. With professional support, therapy, education and motivation, they help individuals adopt physical, emotional and spiritual lifestyle patterns that, when put into practice, begin the process of complete transformation from the inside out.

Katy Mental Health - Friday, March 7, 2014

David Bueno Martin, LPC-S and Ruby Renz, LPC are co-hosting the next Katy Mental Health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas. Please bring your own lunch. There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs). To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by filling out this simple form.  For any questions, please contact David Bueno Martin at 713-364-8590 or e-mail: David@HoustonLPC.com. 

Daniel Reid Johnson MEd LPC will be presenting on "Making Second Families First."  His training, study, and life experience has enabled Dan to become an expert in step-family dynamics. The divorce statistics for second marriages, especially complex families where both bring biological children to the new marriage, have over 70% failure rate.  Dan’s passion is to see couples beat these odds by recognizing the uniqueness of the step-family system and then retraining to handle the expectations, conflict, and ambiguity inherent in these difficult, multi-layered families.

Friday, March 7, 2014. 11:30 AM UNTIL 1:00 PM.

THE BRAZOS VALLEY SCHOOLS CREDIT UNION

25525 KATY MILLS PARKWAY

KATY, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (PHONE NUMBER TO THE LOCATION).

Get Free CEUs in February at PaRC

Free Continuing Education Units at Memorial Hermann PaRC 

February 2014

Tuesday, February 4th - Houston

"HIV Update" Steve Halterman, MPH, LCDC

Where: Memorial Hermann PaRC - Main Campus

Wilford Room, 2nd Floor Alumni Center

3043 Gessner, Houston TX 77080  Driving Directions 

Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm

Cost: Free with $5 lunch available for purchase.

Credits: 1.5

RSVP: Write to this email with your attendance date(s). mhparcnewsletter@memorialhermann.org

Reminder: Bring your marketing literature to share with the group. 

Wednesday, February 5th - Katy

"Adapting Interventions When Working with the Latino Population" David Bueno Martin, MA, LPC-S

Where: Memorial Hermann PaRC - Katy IOP

MH Katy Hospital, Tiger Room A

23900 Katy Fwy, Katy TX 77493 Driving Directions 

Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm

Cost: Free. Bring your lunch, relax and enjoy the lecture.

Credits: 1.5

RSVP: Write to this email with your attendance date(s). mhparcnewsletter@memorialhermann.org

Reminder: Bring your marketing literature to share with the group.

Friday, February 21st - Sugar Land

"Mental Health Crisis Intervention" Manish Pandya, LCSW, MBA

Where: Memorial Hermann PaRC - Sugar Land IOP

1111 Highway 6, Ste 170 Sugar Land TX 77479  Driving Directions 

Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm

Cost: Free. Bring your lunch, relax and enjoy the lecture.

Credits: 1.5 hrs

RSVP: Write to this email with your attendance date(s). mhparcnewsletter@memorialhermann.org

Reminder: Bring your marketing literature to share with the group.

Katy Mental Health - Friday, January 10, 2014

David Bueno Martin, LPC-S and Ruby Renz, LPC are co-hosting the next Katy Mental Health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas. Please bring your own lunch. There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs). To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by filling out this simple form.  For any questions, please contact David Bueno Martin at 713-364-8590 or e-mail: David@HoustonLPC.com.

Dr. Debra Stokan from STOKAN JAGGERS & ASSOCIATES will be presenting "An Overview of Current Medications used in Treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorder".  They will also be providing snacks- finger sandwiches and a fruit and veggie tray!!

Friday, January 10, 2014. 11:30 am until 1:00 pm.

The Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union

25525 Katy Mills Parkway

Katy, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (phone number to the location).

Here is a quote from Seth Godin’s blog.  It reflects, in part, our intention with this meeting:

“Open, generous and connected

Isn't that what we seek from a co-worker, boss, friend or even a fellow conference attendee?

Open to new ideas, leaning forward, exploring the edges, impatient with the status quo... In a hurry to make something worth making.

Generous when given the opportunity (or restless to find the opportunity when not). Focused on giving people dignity, respect and the chance to speak up. Aware that the single most effective way to move forward is to help others move forward as well.

and connected. Part of the community, not apart from it. Hooked into the realities and dreams of the tribe. Able and interested in not only cheering people on, but shining a light on how they can accomplish their goals.

Paradoxically, the fancier the conference, the more fabled the people around the table, the less likely you are to find these attributes. These attributes, it turns out, have nothing to do with fame or resources. In fact, fear is the damper on all three. Fear of failure, intimacy and vulnerability. Fear closes us up, causes us to self-focus and to disconnect.

When we find our own foundation and are supported in our work by those around us, we can get back to first principles, to realizing our own dreams and making our own art by supporting others first and always.”

3 interesting articles

Based on number of clicks, here are 3 articles from PsychCentral that resonated with my social media audience.   I hope you enjoy reading them.  Feel free to share them with your friends.  I tried to make it easy for you to tweet them:

10 Movies to Uplift You from #Depression = http://ow.ly/qEHgA  [CLICK HERE TO TWEET THIS]

Living with & Loving Someone with #Borderline Personality Disorder #BPD = http://ow.ly/r1sOv  [CLICK HERE TO TWEET THIS]

4 #Therapy Skills Everyone Should Have = http://ow.ly/qJTem [CLICK HERE TO TWEET THIS]

6 Katy Mental Health Meetings in 2014

Here are the dates for all of our Katy Mental Health meetings in 2014:

01/10/2014

03/07/2014

05/02/2014

07/11/2014

09/05/2014

11/07/2014

Grab your calendar and pencil us in! 

Katy Mental Health networking luncheon- Friday, November 1, 2013

We will be discussing the highlights of changes in the DSM-5 and the Affordable Care Act.  To read more about the changes made to the DSM-5, I suggest that you take a look at this article before hand.

Friday, November 1, 2013. 11:30 am until 1:00 pm.

The Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union

25525 Katy Mills Parkway

Katy, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (phone number to the location).

Kris Kerlin, LPC-S, David Bueno Martin, LPC-S and Ruby Renz, LPC are co-hosting the next Katy Mental Health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas. Please bring your own lunch. There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs). To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by filling out this simple form.  For any questions, please contact David Bueno Martin at 713-364-8590 or e-mail : David@HoustonLPC.com.

The Greater Houston Behavioral Health Affordable Care Act Initiative

Check out these TWO EVENTS in October taking place in Houston.

Register by completing the registration form (click here)  or by contacting ymendoza@mhahouston.org

We encourage you to bring staff who will be affected by these changes.

Thanks to the generosity of our funders, Houston Endowment Inc., The Meadows Foundation and United Way of Greater Houston Community Response Fund, these events are offered at no cost.

We want to acknowledge The Montrose Center for their gracious provision of meeting space.

6 Small Changes = Big Difference in Your Life

Have you heard about the new studies in neuroscience showing the importance of integrating TLCs?  “Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes” enhance therapeutic results, promote wellness, decrease stress, and facilitate the development of new neural connections, which increases brain health. Here are the 6 small changes that make a big difference:

1. Exercise

2. Nutrition

3. Social relationships

4. Cognitive challenge

5. Sleep

6. Meditation

Continue to read more about making these changes here = http://goo.gl/0RZZKW

“Can we save this marriage?”

I truly enjoy working with couples.  The most common question?  “Can this marriage be saved?"  John Gottman says: "What makes love last is cherishing your partner and feeling lucky that you have this person in your life.  That act of cherishing is something that some couples build." With up to 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce, this new research delineates the factors that make love last = http://ow.ly/o4wr2

Going Into Private Practice Full Time

Here is a short update on my professional life:  It has been a little over a week for me in full time private practice at Martin Counseling.  It was not an easy decision to leave my part time job with DePelchin, but I think that it will be the right career move for me in the long run.  Most importantly, this change will definitely allow me to spend more time with my family.  I continue to struggle to find a good work-life balance.  Can you identify with that?

Networking is very important for any business development.  And so is the case for mental health providers. Here is your next chance to do so in the West Houston/Katy area:

Katy Mental Health networking luncheon- SEPT. 6, 2013

RSVP by filling out this simple form. 

I wanted to share with you some good articles that I consider worth reading:

• The Little Kid Inside the Adult Borderline/Narcissist = http://ow.ly/nLzIQ
• 10 Tips For Raising Resilient Kids = http://ow.ly/nCv6Z
• Free Yourself by Being Direct = http://ow.ly/nxVan
• 6 Exercises to Alleviate Depression = http://ow.ly/nxUu2
• How Chronic People Pleasing Ruins your Health = http://ow.ly/nxXXV

Find the new jobs listed at Houston LPC JOBS here.

Looking for an LPC Supervisor?  Find yours here.

Katy Mental Health networking luncheon- SEPT. 6, 2013

Our guest speaker this month is Ruby Renz.  Shame is the feeling and conviction of never being good enough.  Brené Brown, PhD, is a research professor at UH Graduate School of Social Work who has spent more than a decade researching shame.  She has developed a psychoeducational group curriculum, Connections, to help persons become aware of, and decrease, their levels of shame.  Ruby Renz, LPC is a Certified Connections Facilitator candidate.  Ruby will give an overview of Brené's curriculum and lead us in an exercise that will help us become more aware of our shame--and our strengths.

Friday, September 6, 2013. 11:30am until 1:00pm.

The Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union

25525 Katy Mills Parkway

Katy, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (phone number to the location).

Kris Kerlin, LPC-S and David Bueno Martin, LPC-S are co-hosting the next Katy Mental Health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas. Please bring your own lunch. There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs). To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by filling out this simple form.  For any questions, please contact Kris Kerlin at 713-471-9977 or e-mail David Bueno Martin: David@HoustonLPC.com.

Here is where the building is located (red arrow):

Networking Luncheon for Behavioral Health Professionals

Bring your business cards and information to share with other providers.

Your RSVP is needed, but there is No Charge to attend. 

Thursday, August 15th, from 12 Noon to 1:30 PM

We will facilitate networking with all participants.

The Golf Club at Cinco Ranch| 23030 Cinco Ranch Blvd. | Katy | TX | 77450

Limited seating: please RSVP by Aug 12th  -  Email: gbender@crchealth.com

Your Hosts are:

SIERRA TUCSON & ASPEN EDUCATION GROUP - CRC HEALTH

MEMORIAL HERMANN PREVENTION AND RECOVERY CENTER (PaRC)

THE MENNINGER CLINIC

Brookside Farm

Twenty-somethings, emotional health, and rates for counseling

If you work with twenty-somethings (or you are one :), take a look at this TED talk.  Meg Jay hopes to motivate a generation of twenty-somethings who have repeatedly been told they have plenty of time to figure out their lives. On the contrary, Jay sites statistics about career growth, relationship development and reproductive capabilities that all emphasize the importance of our 20s as a formative period that sets the trajectory for the rest of our lives.

Physical health is very important to many of us.  What about our own emotional health?  Guy Winch writes about the 7 habits of highly emotionally healthy people.

My rate for the first session will be $50 until July 31.  It will most likely increase after that.  If you have someone to refer to my office, now is the time.  Here are some answers to frequent questions about my rates and working with insurance.

Find Houston LPC JOBS here.

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