May 29, 2020 | Child & Teen Counseling
I know, none of us want to talk about this let alone think that our tween or teen could get to this point. It’s a tough topic to address for so many, yet I believe one of the most critical. I propose that while your teenager may be okay, he or she knows of someone who...
Apr 17, 2020 | Child & Teen Counseling, Individual Counseling
As a therapist who specializes in trauma, I want to take this opportunity to write about how our current situation, with COVID-19, may affect us as a (potential) collective trauma and/or individual trauma, and how you can decrease your chances of having traumatic...
Mar 30, 2020 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Today, I am going to speak about trauma. It’s tricky; you know? Trauma is one of those things that people, generally, want to forget (individually and as a society). However, although it is not an easy or popular topic, it is significant. According to sidran.org...
Oct 30, 2018 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Most of us agree that our lives would be better if we could forgive those that have hurt us. So why don’t we? Below are three of the most common reasons people choose not to forgive. I don’t want to send the message that what happened was okay. Forgiving...
Sep 29, 2018 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Repression of emotion is one of the most common strategies of regulating emotions used by humans. People may suppress emotions for a number of reasons. Just a few reasons may be: (1) When they have expressed emotions in the past, they were ignored. (2) When they have...
Sep 1, 2018 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling
If you’re like me, I have an uncanny ability to listen to so many things at the same time I don’t really hear any of them. Between the music, the phone, the TV, the computer and whatever voices I have in my head (the healthy kind :)), I can barely focus on another...
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