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Why the Holidays Stir Family Angst: A Therapist’s Insight

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The holiday season is here. You see the twinkling lights and hear the cheerful music. Advertisements show perfect families gathering happily. Yet, for many people, the reality is far from this idealized image. Instead of feeling peace on earth, you often feel tension and anxiety. It’s a paradox: the season meant for togetherness often brings … Read more

Coaching Parenting Skills: Practical Steps for Real-World Challenges

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Parenting is arguably the most challenging and rewarding job in the world. Every day brings a new set of puzzles: emotional meltdowns, defiant teenagers, sibling squabbles, and the constant juggle of family life. These are not failures of love, but rather opportunities for growth. Many parents realize they need more than just general advice; they … Read more

SOS for Your Marriage: How Crisis Counseling Can Be a Lifeline

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Marriage, a beautiful tapestry woven with love, commitment, and shared experiences, can sometimes face storms that threaten to tear it apart. When conflict escalates, communication breaks down, and the foundation feels shaky, it can feel like your relationship is in a full-blown crisis. In these critical moments, crisis marriage counseling can be the lifeline you … Read more

Caring for Your Mental Health in 2021

Increased isolation, increased loneliness, decreased in person social interactions, a complete 180 shift in routines, strict/moderate quarantine rules, increased boredom, lack of physical movement (driving to the office, getting coffee, etc) and finally fear over everything, fear over that every social interaction could have consequences.  Sadly, the list just keeps going.  As the one-year anniversary … Read more

How to Cope with Stress from Covid-19

Pandemics like the one we are currently going through from the novel coronavirus, are stressful. Thousands of people have lost their lives, millions have gotten sick, and that’s just from the illness itself. The pandemic has harmed millions more people indirectly, through job losses, isolation, and food insecurity. “We are facing a national trauma, whether … Read more

4 Ways to Have a Deep and Intimate Christmas with Family This Year

It happens every Christmas. The 25th rolls up and there you are on Christmas Day, disappointed. Quietly watching everyone hurriedly unwrap a gift and then moving on quickly to the next one, barely taking a breath. Guilt washes over you as you silently think, “Oh, I forgot to get that done”. “Oops, Christmas is now … Read more

Loneliness and Technology

While some seem to prefer a little isolation, it’s actually not good for you! Loneliness Linked to Health Concerns Loneliness has been linked to dozens of different health concerns, from heart problems to lowered immunity, to diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Did you know that lonely people have an immune system that works differently from people … Read more

Can’t Control Your Emotions?

4 Ways Neuroscience Can Help You Regain Control Our brains are complex organs. Within it are all our thoughts, emotions, and worries. Yet even though we like to think of ourselves in control, sometimes our emotions get the better of us and we react without thinking. If you have ever found yourself struggling with emotion, … Read more