Jul 31, 2020 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
This year has had so many crazy twists and turns for us all. There is so much is going on in our world and most of us have felt angry, frustrated, scared, helpless, and lonely. From politics, the pandemic and protests, both sides of the fence are understandably...
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...
Feb 8, 2019 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Each year, as the summer winds down, I usually find myself saying, “Boy the summer sure went by fast!” If you have kids, this feels especially true. But, no matter what, when the temperature cools down and we get a little less sun each day, we have to say goodbye to...
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...