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The Healing Power of Tears
Tears are the body’s release of stress, sadness, grief, anxiety, and frustration. Crying purges the body of pent up emotion, pain, and...
What’s the Big Deal About Journaling?
Manage Stress and Anxiety Much like writing a letter to someone but never sending it, expressing your thoughts and feelings on paper can...
Letting Go of Control
Lately, I’ve been struggling with control, particularly the inability to control others. After weeks of trying to force specific...
It’s OK To Not Be OK
Here’s the thing that keeps me pushing forward. I’ve finally told myself that it’s ok to not be ok. Not every day is going to be all...
Accepting Emotions
Now how many of those times have you truly been successful in suppressing that emotion and moving on? Or has the case been that you try...
Self-Improvement Month: Becoming BETTER Week-by-Week
Week 1: Mentality Sit back and evaluate how you feel about yourself. Do you get down on yourself because you don’t finish your to-do list...
Am I Good Enough? How Far Does the Impact of Cyberbullying Go?
As I was browsing through my Facebook, I noticed a status that was disturbing- but not shocking in anyway. Someone posted: “If a girl is...
Is Your Relationship Toxic?
Authors of the book, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it can Help You Find – and Keep – Love, suggest six telltale...
Life Transitions
Correction- we have to adapt. Transitions can cause a great deal of anxiety. Anxiety is a strong sense of fear or worry that tells us,...
It’s Time To Make a Change
Change is difficult! It is necessary to understand how it works in order for the transformation to happen. There are certain stages of...
Summertime Blues: A Closer Look at Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal Affective Disorder Many are surprised to learn that summertime blues affect many individuals across the country. Seasonal...
Disciplining a Child With Trauma
Each child is unique and so is their trauma story. When testing out new discipline strategies, it is important to remember that there is...
Silence is (Not Always) Golden
However, there’s a time when silence does more harm than good in your relationship. I get it, there is a balance that is sometimes hard...
Couples Diffusing Arguments with Repair Attempts
Dr. Gottman, one of the most renowned researchers in marriage and divorce, noticed that one thing that affects whether or not a couple...
3 Benefits of Men Going to Therapy
For this blog I want to talk to the men, my apologies to the women, please feel free to pass along the info in this blog to the important...
Feelings vs Thoughts
Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult to have a logical thought when you get angry? It’s almost like your brain is hijacked, and...
Surviving the Holidays with Your In-Laws
As I sit here, taking a break from all the holiday baking I am responsible for this year, a sense of relief comes over me. This year, I...
So Many Books, So Little Time
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...
Adoption Disruption
Earlier I wrote a blog post about adoption counseling, highlighting the approach taken by adoption competent counselors. As an adoption...
Managing ODD
Are you the parent of a child diagnosed with ODD? Are you doing your best to parent your child with little progress? You are not alone. ...
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