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Self-care in a time like this is so needed. During the holidays, I constantly watch people get angry over necessary—and sometimes...

The holidays are really great. It’s an opportunity to get together with friends and family you haven’t seen in a while, indulge in some...

Is there a time of year that is more food focused than the November/December holiday season? The amount of food and diet talk that pops...

As the weather changes and temperatures drop, sometimes our moods follow suit.  Some people experience increased sadness and sluggishness...

Often times in my sessions, clients’ will ask me “What books can I be reading right now to help me with x-y-z?”   You would think that...

Earlier I wrote a blog post about adoption counseling, highlighting the approach taken by adoption competent counselors. As an adoption...

If you’ve had any connection with the outside world, you have probably noticed the increased attention being given to sexual harassment. ...

October is a wonderful month to be prideful as it houses both National Coming Out Day which is on October 11th along with LGBTQIA+...

It’s come to my attention lately that all of us get berated daily with negative and destructive messages about ourselves. Sometimes, we...

Reasons for Self-Harm Non Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI, or self-harm) is direct and deliberate destruction of one’s own body tissue in the...

It is that time of year; the kids are bummed about going back to school, but as busy parents, we are suddenly relieved, even excited.  Is...

As much as I love our team coming together for a blog series, it saddens me that this particular set of blogs revolved around Hurricane...

Mr. Rodgers once said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You...

I recently had the experience of assisting a friend and her family who basically lost all of their physical possessions during the...

Everyone in Southeast Texas, I mean EVERYONE, has been effected in some way by Hurricane Harvey.  Now it is time to start over; pick up...

When Helping Hurts The immediate and lasting effects of hurricane Harvey to the Texas coast line have taken over media outlets over the...

“I was not built to break.” This a line from one of the last hit singles of Whitney Houston, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength”. Sometimes...

Hurricane Harvey has devastated the Texas coast. Specifically for me, my heart aches with my fellow Houstonians as we work to rebuild our...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, one would expect to find our beloved city’s spirit completely broken. Day after day, the news is...

Hurricanes and other natural disasters have a long-lasting effect on its victims that extend far beyond the physical damages and loss of...