More married couples are lonely than ever before. And many couples feel hopeless on how to better connect with their spouse after many years of distance growing between them. While you used to be able to tell your spouse anything. Over time, you learned what upsets your partner and you started avoiding those topics. Now you […]
More married couples are lonely than ever before. And many couples feel hopeless on how to better connect with their spouse after many years of distance growing between them. While you used to be able to tell your spouse anything. Over time, you learned what upsets your partner and you started avoiding those topics. Now you […]
Working with a Counselor for the First Time You’ve taken the step to schedule your first appointment with a psychotherapist or a counselor. However, you are nervous and worried you may not know what to do when you get there. You have all these thoughts running through your head, like”Will they judge me? Will it really help?” […]
Working with a Counselor for the First Time You’ve taken the step to schedule your first appointment with a psychotherapist or a counselor. However, you are nervous and worried you may not know what to do when you get there. You have all these thoughts running through your head, like”Will they judge me? Will it really help?” […]
When Your Worry Takes Over Worry is like being on a spinning ride minus the thrill of excitement. Instead worry is experiencing spinning thoughts filled with what-ifs. One worry leads to another worry with no clear direction of how to stop the dizzying spin. Worry is not only spinning in circles, but it is also […]
When Your Worry Takes Over Worry is like being on a spinning ride minus the thrill of excitement. Instead worry is experiencing spinning thoughts filled with what-ifs. One worry leads to another worry with no clear direction of how to stop the dizzying spin. Worry is not only spinning in circles, but it is also […]
Divorce is not a failure Divorce is an ending or changing of a relationship with different degrees of cutoff. Some divorces involve complete cutoff (or avoidance), while others are friendly and cooperative. There will be many changes to adapt to and emotions to work through. And it can take 1-3 years to adapt to the […]
Divorce is not a failure Divorce is an ending or changing of a relationship with different degrees of cutoff. Some divorces involve complete cutoff (or avoidance), while others are friendly and cooperative. There will be many changes to adapt to and emotions to work through. And it can take 1-3 years to adapt to the […]
The Desire and Challenge of Developing Friendships as an Adult Do you wish you had more friends like when you were a child? Or maybe you’ve never felt confident about meeting or developing friendships, and it hasn’t gotten easier as an adult. It can be hard to admit that you are lonely but think of […]
The Desire and Challenge of Developing Friendships as an Adult Do you wish you had more friends like when you were a child? Or maybe you’ve never felt confident about meeting or developing friendships, and it hasn’t gotten easier as an adult. It can be hard to admit that you are lonely but think of […]
Everyone Experiences Anxiety Children aren’t the only ones that feel anxious sometimes. All of us have felt worried or apprehensive about something that happened in the past or may happen in the future. While it’s possible to manage anxiety, or perception that there is a threat, it can never be completely eliminated. Fear is useful […]
Everyone Experiences Anxiety Children aren’t the only ones that feel anxious sometimes. All of us have felt worried or apprehensive about something that happened in the past or may happen in the future. While it’s possible to manage anxiety, or perception that there is a threat, it can never be completely eliminated. Fear is useful […]
Engaged Couples Prepare for the Wedding More than the Marriage Over 18 years ago, I married my husband for love and companionship. Having both grown up in divorced families, we knew that marriage doesn’t always last and that problems can arise. Like any counselor-in-training, I tried to make sure we were prepared for marriage by […]
Engaged Couples Prepare for the Wedding More than the Marriage Over 18 years ago, I married my husband for love and companionship. Having both grown up in divorced families, we knew that marriage doesn’t always last and that problems can arise. Like any counselor-in-training, I tried to make sure we were prepared for marriage by […]
Most people would rather avoid stress if possible, rather than lean into it. Unfortunately, most of the time stress can’t be avoided. So how do you deal with stressful situations and/or stressed out feelings? The Upside and Downside of Stress First, let’s define stress. I think of stress as a pressure or challenge to a […]
Most people would rather avoid stress if possible, rather than lean into it. Unfortunately, most of the time stress can’t be avoided. So how do you deal with stressful situations and/or stressed out feelings? The Upside and Downside of Stress First, let’s define stress. I think of stress as a pressure or challenge to a […]
Feeling Like You Can’t Control Your Anxious Feelings You no longer have to feel defeated by your brain chemicals being out of balance. Recent research is shedding new light on the complexity of symptom development, including the role our stress (or fear response) plays in symptom development. Brain research illuminates how we can utilize our […]
Feeling Like You Can’t Control Your Anxious Feelings You no longer have to feel defeated by your brain chemicals being out of balance. Recent research is shedding new light on the complexity of symptom development, including the role our stress (or fear response) plays in symptom development. Brain research illuminates how we can utilize our […]
The Parenting Challenge of Discerning When to Help and When to Sit Still A butterfly takes flight for the first time, showing it’s beautiful colors. What would happen if it feared the transformation? Or if a fellow butterfly hindered it’s flight? The butterfly’s wings would freeze or get stuck in it’s cocoon. As parents, it […]
The Parenting Challenge of Discerning When to Help and When to Sit Still A butterfly takes flight for the first time, showing it’s beautiful colors. What would happen if it feared the transformation? Or if a fellow butterfly hindered it’s flight? The butterfly’s wings would freeze or get stuck in it’s cocoon. As parents, it […]
