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...
Aug 20, 2018 | Child & Teen Counseling, Family Counseling
It wasn’t the first party I had been to. In fact, I had been to lots of parties before this one. But this is the first one I drank at. It had all the necessary ingredients for youthful adventure and stupidity: Lots of unsupervised teenagers, miles of forest, a bond...
Jul 7, 2018 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Individual Counseling
I can mostly recall the scene on the ski slopes that day. A mother and child were lying directly in front of me while they fidgeted with their ski gear. I remember thinking, “Uh oh. They’re right where I want to go.” The next thing I remember is the ski patrolman...
Jul 1, 2018 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Individual Counseling
Gratitude is a guide to happiness. We all have so many things we can express gratitude for when we are asked directly, but typically the things we want to change or the things we don’t like remain on the forefront of our minds. Of course, this thought pattern will...
Jun 20, 2018 | Child & Teen Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Long since banished from most playgrounds, a teeter-totter is still familiar to many of us. Two or more children sit on opposite ends of a longboard attached to a triangular fulcrum. When the board is centered, and the children’s weights are evenly balanced between...
May 5, 2018 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
In our current society, many young people (and lots of us old folks;) complete more and more communication via text messaging. Although this can seem efficient and time-saving, there are a few key ideas to keep in mind when managing relationships (friends, romantic...