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Death and loss are inevitable. They’re the most sure things about life. For some reason, though, we can get weird around the topic of...

You’ve done all the right things, you’ve scheduled the babysitter, made reservations, picked out an outfit and have been looking forward...

Struggling with mental illness can be a destructive process. We pick ourselves apart, judge ourselves, over-analyze every move we make...

Safe Sanctuary Your stories have filled the therapy room with tears, anxiety, and anger as you bravely enter into vulnerability sitting...

So, no one told you life would be this…wait. Let me restart. So, you became a mother? Perhaps while preparing for motherhood, you...

Something I work on with my clients ALL. THE. TIME. is how to identify healthy relationships. No, I don’t just mean romantic...

Reclaim Attention in Your Relationship Attention is very important to human beings. As helpless infants, we need attention from others to...

Have you ever had an “awkward” therapy experience? What was your response? Did you ghost your therapist? Did you cancel all future...

But do you ever wonder what goes on in my head at the end of the day when I go home after working with your child? Do you wonder how I...

Celebrations & Holidays Being an adult child of divorce means there is no “home” to go back to during the holiday season. Typically, the...

Define your values and beliefs. Ask yourself, “what do I believe and why”? Is there a behavior I need to gain control over? What do I...

We’re all unique individuals Sometimes we forget where we came from – the tools we were (or weren’t) born with or provided while growing...

“But wait,” you say, “What if I don’t have a very dominant or aggressive personality?” No problem! The word “assertive” gets a bad rep...

We are at the beginning of a new year! Full of time when many of us make resolutions about how we are going to improve our minds, our...

First and foremost, it should be noted that forging new and healthier habits is hard. What you are attempting to cultivate in your new...

The New Year’s Eve celebrations are over. It is time to set your sights on the year that lies ahead. If you are like most individuals,...

Patience: I’m not usually one for inserting definitions into my posts, but this one is important. The literal definition of patience from...

Step 3:  Attunement Many trust building behaviors occur in this area of the recovery phase. The partner that acted outside of the...

The Truth. It doesn’t immediately solve those days when the situations are truly out of your hands and everything seems to be caving in....

Holidays Can Work with an Interfaith Couple List of Helpful Tips: Be respectful – even when you disagree. Remember, you got involved in...