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10 Simple Steps: Finding A Great Therapist
Jan 22, 2016 | Anxiety & Depression, Couples Counseling, Mental Health, Self Improvement
Finding a therapist to help you sort out the most intimate details of your life can be extremely intimidating. Look no...
Teenage Suicide: Facts, Signs & Taking Action
Jan 8, 2016 | Anxiety & Depression, Mental Health, Parenting
What are the facts regarding teenage suicide? • More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer,...
Self Awareness and Improvement
Nov 23, 2015 | Inspiration, Self Improvement
One of the many ideas that we promote within our practice is the notion of Personal Growth through self-awareness....
4 Steps to address adolescent anxiety
Oct 7, 2015 | Anxiety & Depression, Family Counseling, Parenting
Question of the Week: "School has been in session now for a few weeks. I thought that my son's anxiety and stress...
Communicating With Your Teenager
Dec 8, 2014 | Family Counseling, Parenting
Morty is my 5 year old dog, a miniature dachshund that has a mind of his own and a stubborn personality; a standard...
How to Survive the Holidays with family
Nov 13, 2014 | Family Counseling, Relationships
10 TIPS FOR SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS (without strangling your relatives)While parts of us become filled with the bliss...
Reflective Parenting – How do you do it
Sep 26, 2014 | Family Counseling, Parenting
What is reflective parenting? The Theory of Reflective Parenting was developed by Peter Fonagy and his colleagues at...
Domestic Violence and Children
Sep 16, 2014 | Family Counseling, Mental Health
Abuse & Domestic Violence: What Parents Can Teach Their Children Bottom line: If we ignore it, it will never go...
Tactics To Aid Anxiety
Aug 19, 2014 | Anxiety & Depression, Mental Health, Self Improvement
Anxiety is one of the most common complaints we visit with our clients about. In fact, 40 million Americans over the...
A Parent’s Guide to Teens, Drugs & Alcohol Use
Aug 1, 2014 | Family Counseling, Mental Health, Parenting
I receive hundreds of questions about how parents should react to their teenager who is using drugs and alcohol. Some...
A Parent’s Guide To Teen Anxiety
Jul 29, 2014 | Anxiety & Depression, Family Counseling, Parenting
Whether they deserve it or not, teenagers have a reputation for being moody, belligerent and oftentimes downright...
Parenting Young Men Is Not For Wimps
Jul 22, 2014 | Family Counseling, Parenting, Relationships
At any given time, on any given day, the topic of parenting teenage boys dominates my private practice. Parent’s...
7 Parenting Tips for the Dog Days of Summer
Jul 14, 2014 | Family Counseling, Parenting
Summer with our children can be and feel LONG. We get many parents who are looking for something for their children to...
When College Isn’t In The Cards
Jul 2, 2014 | Family Counseling, Parenting
“YOU WANT TO DO WHAT?!” -7 alternatives when college isn’t an option. …a guide for parents of...