http://markbrouwer.com speaker - seminar leader - counselor - recovery coach - leadership coach Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:04:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mark Brouwer offers teaching and workshops in a variety of settings about subjects relating to healthy sexuality, overcoming compulsive behavior, sustainable leadership, and the spiritual dynamics of recovery. He also provides leadership coaching for pastors, and recovery coaching for men dealing with compulsive sexual behaviors. This coaching is primarily done ... http://markbrouwer.com/?p=263 Here are some helpful distinctions about what recovery coaching is -- and isn't. This list comes from Jana Heckerman, in a recent article from Addiction Professional journal. What recovery coaching is NOT Let's first address what coaching isn't. It is not: Therapy. Well-trained coaches are very aware of the line between therapy and ... http://markbrouwer.com/?p=128 This February I am offering a four-part telephone seminar for spouses, friends, and parents of people struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors. I keep hearing that more help is needed, not just for sex addicts, but also for the people who love them -- the wives, children, parents, and friends in ... http://markbrouwer.com/?p=118 I just got an email from someone thinking about working with me as a coach, wanting to know more about the differences between coaching and therapy. Whenever I'm asked about this, I try to keep my answer short and focused on recovery. Here's what I say: "Therapy focuses on how ... http://markbrouwer.com/?p=87 I love the role of recovery coach. Recovery coaching works over the phone, so it's available for people literally all over the world. It works in conjunction with - not in competition with - therapy, recovery groups, workshops, and in-patient treatment. In fact, I beleive it should be required as ... http://markbrouwer.com/?p=53 Given the fact that much of the work I do with recovering addicts and leaders is done over the phone, I was encouraged by the results of a study reported in the Journal of Counseling Psychology. This study gave a favorable review to counseling done over the phone. "The researchers ... ... http://markbrouwer.com/?p=51