By Ann E October 01, 2017
My verbally abusive ex sued for custody and hired Val Hale. At my first interview she said “Is he always such a narcissist?,” and went on at length criticizing him harshly. I thought this was odd, so I wasn’t surprised later to find she’d done the same thing with him – gone on about me. I didn’t say anything about Dr. Hale’s comments to my children but my ex did, telling them that this professional had diagnosed me as crazy beyond belief and an evil person. She’d given a professional endorsement to his verbal abuse. This caused a great deal of damage to my children and to my relationship with them. It’s been seven years and the children have figured things out. My relationships with them are hardly tainted anymore by the things Val Hale and Dad said – I’m not “crazy and evil” anymore. But it’s seven years later, and a lot of pain for my children and myself. I’d like to leave this in the past, but hope that by writing this Dr. Hale can be prevented from damaging other families. ...read more
By Sunflower123 August 09, 2015
I have been seeing Dr. Hale for about three months now. She's wonderful!! I was in an ugly battle with DCFS. She came to hearings, sat by my side through some of the hardest days of my life and gave me the strength and courage I needed to put one foot in front of the other. I don't know what I would have done without her. My case is closed now. There isn't anyone telling me I HAVE to go see her. I CHOOSE to drive hours one way to come see her because she's great at what she does. She is knowledgeable, kind, empathetic and will advocate for you to the extent of her abilities. I would defiantly recommend her! ...read more
By themother7 April 21, 2015
Probably the worst person I've ever met in my life. She would rather my kids be with their drug addict father then with me. I'm sober and have my life together but they have money and she was paid off by them. She claims to be a religious woman who won't take sides.. No she's a liar. I will never forgive her for what she's helped do and I hope she goes to hell.. I've never hated a person more then I do her.. ...read more
For Therapy to work, you must have a good connection...and that's why self-help books don't work. Our emotional lives, with all their emotional cues, are on board before any verbal or conceptual ability appears. And the consequences of these experiences are unaffected by intellectual efforts to change them. That may be because emotions, and our most powerful “memories”, seem to be stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. And yet our thinking (or intellectualizing) is a left-hemisphere activity. Books and conversations about why we act the way we do are certainly helpful, but they don’t seem to be enough to effect real changes in our interactions with the world and ourselves. So how can we make real changes? Only by recreating as much as possible the initial conditions in which the processes were created in the first place. We are born wired to seek connection with others. You may have heard that, "your first loves (parents) create the models for every relationship there after." They become our relationship-blueprints, if you will. Our experiences, especially with our caregivers, will become unconscious, intuitive memories that form the basis of our emotional life. So if you want to change the deep, un-conscious patterns that define your reactions to life's events, you need an environment that can mirror those earliest connections, while, ideally, re-writing them (“neuro-plasticity”). The result is a more harmonious existence in your current situations. A powerful way to do this is through a positive connection with a trained professional (i.e., a psychotherapist). Good therapy aims to create a safe connection so that emotional healing can take place. Psychotherapy is nothing more than an avenue to help you discover and then drop all the barriers - thoughts, emotions, mistaken beliefs - everything that builds a wall between you and your birthright to live a full, balanced, and satisfying life. The moment they drop you find yourself whole. And there is more to it, of course. Techniques that require direct experience have proven effective, such as working with the “inner child” through writing exercises, mindfulness meditations, and others. I believe these techniques work because they access the right brain. When my client opens up to me as much as they can in a session, I know that we are accessing the right brain. In doing so, the chances for authentic change become possible.If you’d like to work with me, have a question, or want to chat, please call :801-273-7514 (private voicemail, 24/7),or Email me! @ Jane A Weiss, LCSW [JaneLCSW@gmail.com]Join Me : Jane A. Weiss, LCSW on Facebook ...read more
By Jane A Weiss, LCSW September 19, 2014
To keep your metabolism boosted all day long, consider adding one or two well spaced snacks to your 3 meals. Snacks do not need to be complicated or overly involved. Try some of these options: · Sweet o 1 cup frozen grapes (freeze about 2 hours) o 1 orange sliced and pealed, then sprinkled with cinnamon o 2 rounds of fresh pineapple sprinkled with cinnamon and grilled · Savory o 2 ounces of jerky o String Cheese o Whole Grain cracker – Triscuits, etc. o 2 ounces of deli meat (ham or turkey) wrapped around mini pickles (dill or bread and butter with low sugar) o 1 tablespoon of peanut butter with celery ...read more
By Tri-Peak Wellness July 07, 2014
With the summer temperatures in full swing, consider this summer fitness tip: Work out during the cooler parts of the day, preferably when the sun's radiation is minimal — early in the morning or early in the evening. Decrease exercise intensity and duration at high temperatures or relative humidity. And don’t hesitate to take your exercise inside, to the gym, the mall or anyplace else where you can get in regular physical activity. ...read more
By Tri-Peak Wellness July 07, 2014
Mental health care referral can be a scary process for many people. Going to a doctor or medical setting to get assessed for mental health services may be more scary than the mental illness. Although a doctor or qualified mental health provider will still have to approve the services, it is quite easy... ...read more
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder occurs in people who have suffered a significant trauma such as a victim of a violent crime, or a soldier who has been deployed to a combat zone. Often times, suffers of PTSD find themselves reliving the trauma which makes it difficult and stressful for them to mov... ...read more
