Kurt Hoelting, author of Apprentice to the Wild and featured speaker and Samaritan’s 2025 Spring Luncheon, discusses the very timely themes of his book with Samaritan therapist Eric Stroo.
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Therapist Eric Stroo interviews Dr. Jeffrey Sung, our consulting psychiatrist, who is an experienced educator in the field of suicidality and suicide prevention.
Jeff, how did you become interested in the phenomenon of suicide as a focus for your professional work?
Sung: In our psychiatry residency training program at the University of Washington, we often worked with people with long...Learn More
In February, we spoke with Jim Furrow, who has worked closely with our clinical staff over the last five years as a trainer and consultant. Jim is an internationally recognized leader and contributor to the practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy with couples and families. Together with EFT originator Susan Johnson, he coauthored seminal works on EFT as it is practiced for couples and...Learn More
My partner and I argue frequently, sometimes bitterly. I think some arguing is normal, right?
Yet I do worry that it’s become a problem. When is the right time to start couples counseling?
Eric Stroo, LMHC, responds…
Thank you for this question! It is such a common one for many couples who are trying to decide what is normal and what is a serious warning sign. The...Learn More
One of the strengths of Samaritan is that we are available to help people in an ongoing way with the problems that inevitably arise in life.
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