Aug 29, 2018 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling
There are three points I want to address regarding compromise. The first is the importance of self-care. I do not recommend an individual compromise their own wellbeing just to appease their partner. A healthy marriage requires two relatively healthy individuals. ...
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...
Aug 1, 2018 | Teen Counseling
Have you ever felt like you’re talking into a wind tunnel or as though you’re talking to yourself when, in fact, you’re trying to have a conversation with your teenager? Do you ever feel like they’d rather be anywhere else than be standing in front of you or otherwise...
Aug 6, 2017 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Individual Counseling
Have you ever asked yourself if you are running towards something or running away from something? It’s a simple question, but possibly a profound answer. All too often, we spend our energies running out of fear. We run aimlessly away from the thing that we believe...
Jul 29, 2017 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling
“It’s not supposed to be this hard.” I have heard this phrase over and over again from struggling couples. What they are referring to is the gap between expectations and reality. Few couples truly understand how much work a healthy marriage requires. Few couples...