Specialties

Weight Loss

Weight gain is not always about eating, it is about eating to feel better.  Fitness coaches work on what to eat, what exercises to do and what foods to avoid.  However, knowledge alone doesn’t help food addictions.  Physical discipline won’t help these emotional issues.  Emotional eating can sabotage your weight loss efforts.  Relying on self-control to make needed eating changes is...

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Career & Goal Setting

Setting career goals can sometimes backfire. Studies have shown that people perform best when they set precise goals for themselves. People do not do very well with vague goals or aims like “do your best.” Bruce Stafford can help you to identify and strive for concrete goals for greater motivation, higher performance and more creativity.  Setting goals that encourage excessive risk-taking and...

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Dependency & Addiction

Classic symptoms of addiction include lack of control and continued use of a substance despite consequences. Addiction is also characterized by preoccupation with the substance and a need for immediate gratification despite the potential for harm to self or others. Do you feel a lack of control over the addiction? Do you change your schedule so that you can more easily access your addiction?...

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Childhood Abuse

Physical, emotional or sexual abuse leaves emotional and sometimes physical scars.  An adult with a  history of  abuse can have lowered self-esteem, increased anxiety, or significant depression. Victims of childhood abuse can also suffer from different types of physical health problems later in life.  Bruce Stafford specializes in removing traumatic memories generated from childhood abuse and...

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PTSD, Trauma & Emotional Wounds

PTSD occurs when an individual experiences a traumatic event that may be life-threatening. PTSD can also occur when an individual witnesses the trauma of another. Or it can occur when a person has repeated childhood trauma such as physical, emotional or sexual abuse. These events can invoke chronic fear or anxiety. Bruce Stafford specializes in the treatment of PTSD.

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Problem Anger

Anger is a completely normal human emotion. However, when it gets out of hand it can be very harmful to relationships and one’s sense of self.  If your anger feels out of control, Bruce Stafford offers counseling to give you the tools to control your temper.

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