Forgiveness therapists in Corralitos, California CA
Russell Wilkie
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT
A friend of mine once said that not forgiving is like holding hot coals in your hands, threatening to throw them at someone, when all you get is burned hands -- better to drop the coals, through forgiveness, than keep getting burned. Forgiveness is for you, not the other person. It relieves you of the burden of carrying anger and resentment toward another, or even yourself. Healing is for yourself when you forgive another person. Their response to you forgiving them can be a bonus, but it isn't necessary, as proven by the fact that we can forgive people that are no longer alive.
36 Years Experience
Misty Johnson
Counselor/Therapist, LCSW
Forgiveness is sometimes the best gift we can give ourselves but only when we decide that we are ready to forgive. The process of forgiveness cannot be rushed (and may never come and that is healthy too).
6 Years Experience
The Mindful Life with Lori Kahn
Life Coach, Certified Integrative Coach, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Certified Neurofeedback
Mindfulness practices are foundational in learning to forgive ourselves and others. With coaching around the roots of suffering that make us resentful and unable to forgive we find that the feelings of hurt are workable. We can all learn to forgive and it starts with us!
16 Years Experience
Joycelyn Stallworth
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
When it comes to forgiveness, I empower my clients as well as psycho-educate them on how forgiveness is not for the other person but it's for them to not carry the weight of un-forgiveness and improve quality of life.
5 Years Experience
Claudia Owens Shields
Psychologist, M.A., Ph.D.
There are many myths about "forgiveness." The one I hear most often is that people think that it involves pretending that the hurt someone has caused was "okay" and should be ignored and simply forgotten. I believed healing from a suffered wrong begins with a full and honest acknowledgment of the hurt, and engagement in a set of healthy processes that can gradually, over time transform the pain into strength and peace. From that position of strength one is better able to legitimately "let go."
8 Years Experience