Seeking help from a marriage counselor is not unlike seeking help from a mechanic. It makes little sense to take your car into the shop a month after it started making a horrific noise. By that time, too much damage may have been done and your engine may be beyond repair. By the same token, the effectiveness […]
3 Ways to Communicate Better With Your Partner
If you’ve ever been in a romantic relationship, you know firsthand how frustrating it can be. Once two people start sharing more and more time together, perhaps even begin living under the same roof, arguments are bound to happen from time to time. Sure, you both started out on your best behavior – you both […]
Does the Gender of Your Therapist Matter?
Finding a therapist that you feel totally safe and comfortable with is very important for your healing journey. Because of this, some people wonder whether it’s important for your therapist to be a certain gender. Some have theorized over the years that the gender of a therapist should not matter. After all if they have […]
How Social Isolation Can Impact Your Health
Many of us experienced social isolation during the recent pandemic. And none of us will deny that those days and weeks were very hard. Thankfully, the “lock down” of the pandemic is over, and life for the majority of us has returned to an almost -normal state. But for some people, social isolation didn’t go […]
How to Deal with Family Challenges Around the Holidays
For many of us, spending time with family during the holidays is something straight out of a Hallmark movie with days filled with comfort and joy. But for others, the holidays with family are scarier than Halloween. From the stress of traveling to the pressure of buying and wrapping gifts, and the fact many family […]
Conflict Resolution Strategies for Couples
Conflict is natural, and every couple will experience it at some point in their relationship. The difference between a couple who can navigate this conflict and those who allow conflict to break their bond comes down to proven conflict resolution strategies. The following are highly effective strategies every couple can use to get to the […]
About EMDR Therapy
EMDR is a highly effective tool for helping individuals heal from trauma. We often think of trauma survivors as persons returning from war or a survivor of a horrific assault. It is true that some develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and EMDR is very effective to reprocess those memories, allowing the individual to no […]
What Is Trauma-Informed Care?
According to CDC data, 1 in 4 children experience some form of trauma or abuse in their childhood. More sobering statistics indicate that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some level of sexual violence at some point in their lives. These numbers suggest that many people, male and female, young […]
How to Talk to Your Kids About Divorce
Going through a divorce can be one of the most stressful and emotional times in a person’s life. It’s hard enough wrapping your own head around the event, but trying to break the news to your children can be especially difficult. Many parents struggle having this conversation because they worry they may not be able […]
5 Signs You Aren’t Practicing Self-Care
Self-care is complex. Anyone can tell you to do it, but only you can bestow the gift of self-care onto yourself. But before you can begin bestowing, you’ve got to first recognize that you are worthy of caring for yourself as you do others. How do you do this? By noticing the ways in which you are currently not […]
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