Christian W. Mosemann, MSW, BCD

 

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  • (757) 595-3900

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Printable Biography:

Christian W. Mosemann is a licensed, board certified Diplomate in clinical social work, and has been practicing as a Psychotherapist on the Peninsula since 1973.

Mr. Mosemann’s primary, professional interest is in couple’s relationships. He believes that there is nothing finer than to come home to someone who enjoys you and who you enjoy, as well. He shares with his clients what he also believes couples need to do in order to have a positive relationship. His Christian faith is important to him, and he receives strength, support, community and wisdom through the practice of religious beliefs within a church community.

Mr. Mosemann is happily married since 1967 and has two married children and four grandchildren. He is an active member of the church since 1970, and relaxes by enjoying photography, horticulture, reading and watching television. He particularly enjoys comedy, documentaries and novelists similar to Agatha Christie.

Building Beautiful Relationships

My goal is to help couples build beautiful relationships. Here are some things that I think every couple needs to know:

  • Both you and your partner need a good moral code; one that leads to trustworthy behavior.
  • Understand yourself - your motivations and character defects (we all have them).
  • Understand your partner and his/her motivations and character defects (he/she has them, too).
  • Understand how relationships and partnerships work.
  • Understand that beautiful relationships require skill and a willingness to do the work that is required (they don’t just happen naturally).

Psychotherapy

As a psychotherapist, I have been focused on helping individuals, couples and teenagers find more enjoyment and satisfaction in their lives. Psychotherapy, also called counseling, talk therapy, psycho-social therapy and just therapy, is useful when people have difficulty with the following:

  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Eating
  • Family conflict
  • Fatigue
  • Finding a safe place and resting your mind and body
  • Focusing on work
  • Handling a serious health problem
  • Lack of motivation
  • Loneliness
  • Mood swings
  • Performing sexually
  • Recovering from abuse
  • Sleep issues
  • Suicidal thoughts or wanting to kill someone
  • Wanting to get high and not think
  • Worrying about whether you are “going crazy”

I ask questions like these:

  • What do you hope to achieve by coming for therapy?
  • When, how and where did your problem begin?
  • How did you attempt to solve the problem? What worked and what did not work?
  • How do you think I might be helpful?

The next step is to consider your options:

Options in psychotherapy are many, as there are many types of therapies and many types of therapists. Here are some questions people can ask to simplify the process:

  • Who has successfully helped other people with the problem I have? You might talk with your physician, minister or a close friend or relative.
  • Would I work best with a female or a male?
  • Do I want to be seen alone or with my partner or family?
  • Would I like to be part of a group focusing on this problem?
  • Do I have a problem such as substance abuse that calls for specialized training? Much of this type of work is done in groups.

Individual therapy, hypnotherapy, couple therapy, family therapy and group therapy all have particular advantages:

Individual therapy has great flexibility as you get to choose what to work on and you do not have to consider the feelings of someone else. You develop a plan and work on it.

Hypnotherapy and relaxation techniques can help you more quickly:

  • Quiet your mind, rest and sleep
  • Obtain information related to depression and anxiety, such as their source and origin
  • Refocus from the past to the present
  • Learn new behaviors

Couple therapy, also called relationship therapy, can help a couple look together at:

  • How to maintain a feeling of being connected
  • What each one does that causes a disconnect
  • How to facilitate reconnecting

Group therapy provides the help and support of the group leader and of the group members. You get to see how others tackle a problem like yours. Our office provides an intensive outpatient group for people with drug and alcohol addiction as group work is more effective than individual work.

The key to success in psychotherapy is to find a psychotherapist who understands your problem and who you are comfortable confiding in. You may need to deal with painful feelings and experiences and you need to be able to be truthful about the problem and truthful about the effect the therapy is having on you.