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Contrary to the typical media portrayal of relationships as fairy tales and bouquets of flowers, relationships are a lot more like full-time jobs. Healthy relationships demand attention, patience, time, commitment, and more patience.
Every relationship goes through trying times. One way to heal a faltering relationship is for partners to take time apart from each other. Intentional and mindful separation can be a powerful healing tool.
Thank you, Irina and Justin, for opening up about your separation, and how it ultimately strengthened your marriage.
#separation #healingmarriage @dear_irinaburke
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Board-certified Telemental Health (BC-TMH). HIPAA Compliant. 100% Private. Inbox us for more information.
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Deaf Counseling Center provides therapy to Deaf clients on a national basis.
Disclaimer: You may want to consider diagnosis and treatment of your symptoms with a licensed professional counselor. Feel free to contact us to be connected to a therapist. This page is not intended to replace therapy.
NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an inclusive term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafPlus, late-deafened, oral Deaf, ASL users, CI users, and other identities.
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Contrary to the typical media portrayal of relationships as fairy tales and bouquets of flowers, relationships are a lot more like full-time jobs. Healthy relationships demand attention, patience, time, commitment, and more patience.
Every relationship goes through trying times. One way to heal a faltering relationship is for partners to take time apart from each other. Intentional and mindful separation can be a powerful healing tool.
Thank you, Irina and Justin, for opening up about your separation, and how it ultimately strengthened your marriage.
#separation #healingmarriage @dear_irinaburke
Est. 2001. Deaf Women Owned. Over 24 years in business. 35+ years of Experience. Deaf Counseling Center provides both telementalhealth (videophone, web-based, online, and virtual, e-therapy, telemental health) and in-office therapy to Deaf clients on a national basis.
Board-certified Telemental Health (BC-TMH). HIPAA Compliant. 100% Private. Inbox us for more information.
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Start today! deafcounseling.com @deafcounseling #deafcounseling deafcounselor deafcounselingcenter
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deafmentalhealth deaftherapy deafmentalhealthmatters deaftherapist deaftherapists ourstoriesourpower asltherapists deafpeoplerealstories tellyourstory signedstories deafwellness asl
Deaf Counseling Center provides therapy to Deaf clients on a national basis.
Disclaimer: You may want to consider diagnosis and treatment of your symptoms with a licensed professional counselor. Feel free to contact us to be connected to a therapist. This page is not intended to replace therapy.
NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an inclusive term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafPlus, late-deafened, oral Deaf, ASL users, CI users, and other identities.
Tags: (deaf therapy, online therapy for deaf, deaf mental health, therapy in ASL, deaf counseling services, national deaf therapy, deaf multicultural counseling, deaf wellness, my Deaf therapy, SignYourStory, accessible mental health, ASL therapists, deaf friendly therapist)
© 2025 Deaf Counseling Center. All rights reserved. You must credit Deaf Counseling Center when sharing or using this content.









![Power of Attorney: Don’t Pick the Wrong Person
When we sign a power of attorney (POA) for our healthcare decisions, we are doing much more than simply naming someone to act on our behalf, if and when we are ever unable to do so. As Deaf Counseling Center therapist, Jarom, points out, there are many factors and pitfalls to be aware of when choosing a POA.
The typical process of determining when to invoke a medical POA is already somewhat questionable. Most of the time, a health care professional will ask the patient a series of “mental competency” questions, such as “What year is it?” or “Who is the president of the USA?”. The relevancy of these questions and the ability to answer them doesn’t really have anything to do with whether someone is capable of deciding if they want a visitor, for example.
When a patient is Deaf, there’s also a good chance that whoever is doing the mental competency assessment to decide if the POA should be activated will rely on a family member (often the potential POA) to “interpret” the questions. This leaves open the possibility of the potential POA family member misrepresenting either the hearing clinician’s questions or the Deaf patient’s responses, in order to get the POA activated and assume full power.
For legal advice on POAs, consult with an attorney who specializes in estate planning. #powerofattorney #healthcarepow
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[VD: Jarom, a white man, is sitting in an office, signing about POAs.] Power of Attorney: Don’t Pick the Wrong Person](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fgcbW7n-FLU/mqdefault.jpg)
