Dr. Jeffrey T. Litchford

About Dr. Litchford (click on photo to link with my Facebook page)

TN, United States
I have a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology am a Certified Master Subconscious Restructuring Counselor and Coach, Behavioral Consultant, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner. I've worked in the specialty areas of personal change, optimizing individual potential and behavioral consulting for over 25 years. I served as Director of Psychiatric Rehabilitation for a Regional Mental Health Center, Directed a Certified Academic Institution which trained counselors, taught Combat Medicine and War Time Psychiatry at the School of Healthcare Sciences USAF and presents at seminars and conferences. I am the founder of Life Management Services, a community social service and counseling agency, served 14 years in the U.S. Air Force then went to work in state and community mental health agencies until establishing Life Management Services in 1996.

HOW TO CONTACT DR. LITCHFORD

  • LIFE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
  • email lmsdocjeff@live.com
  • Phone 615-556-3760

Monday, April 13, 2009

Fear Phobias Anxiety

When it comes to getting over things, getting over fears is probably the biggest obstacle people have. Fears themselves fall into two main categories: phobias and anxieties. Phobic fears are when you see something and immediately you're overwhelmed with fear. Anxiety is a slower, gradual build-up of fear, where people go inside their minds and make pictures of terrible outcomes. People think they are afraid of things, but they are not. It's not the object (snakes, heights, dogs) that makes you afraid, its your brain. We know this because other people can be around the same things and they don't get afraid. The question becomes; what is the person who feels fear doing inside his head and, even more important, what is the person who feels calm or confident in those situations doing inside his head?

Monday, April 6, 2009

Be Aware of the Words we Speak

Recent studies have revealed that every word we speak, think or hear stimulates and results in a chemical reaction in the brain. Quite simply, the language we use has a direct impact on the listener's neurology. The language we use when we talk to and about ourselves also effects our own neurology. Our words directly effect our emotions. The way we think, determines what we will feel. Our feelings or emotions result in behavior. Are your thoughts giving you the life you want? Perhaps it is time to change the way you think!