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

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...

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...

Let’s be honest, if left unchecked, marriage can become monotonous.  Intimacy decreases as individuals have their daily routines. Spouses...

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. ...

It has been long debated when the best time to start potty training should commence.  What age is most appropriate? 18 months? 24 months?...

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

In continuation of my LGBTQIA+ series, I decided to go from the term with the most difficulty to the term that is the most mainstream:...

It can take a long time to find the right fit as a client looking for a counselor. Counseling is at its core a relationship, and...

You have spent years in graduate school, hours of studying, and have passed all your exams. Now you are ready to step out of the student...

I remember being so excited when I finally found out that my full license had been processed and published!  This was before the State...

The game of love is tough. Two different players, with different strengths and different skill sets. In a relationship, sometimes it can...

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...

How many different parenting styles do you think a Google search can come up with?  There seems to be four styles most talked about:...

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...