Conflict is inevitable. Just the phrase that you wanted to see at the beginning of a blog post right? But it is a phrase that we can’t avoid. Many times we don’t want to admit that conflict even exists because of the idea that if we get into a fight with our families we […]
Combating Shame
I see a lot of different emotions when people come into my office. But one of the most predominant emotions that I’ve seen is the emotion of shame. Nine times out of ten people come into therapy with regrets and burdens that have caused them a lot of problems over the years. This shame, however, […]
Responding to Community Violence
May 24th, 2022 many children woke up to go to school and learn just like any normal day. They put on their backpacks, grabbed their lunch boxes, and headed out the door to the bus stop or out to the car for their parents to drop them off. For nineteen children and two teachers […]
Setting Boundaries with Your Children
I’m sure that we’ve all heard of the term “boundaries” at some point in time. Boundaries are simply limits that we set for ourselves in terms of how we behave or how we want other people to treat us. Many people may feel that boundaries are restrictive in nature, but in reality, they are […]
Control versus Responsibility
When you think of the word control, what do you get? Power? Strength? A feeling of thinking that things are the way they should be? Let’s face it, we all like to be in charge and in control at all times. COVID-19 brought out our desire for complete control to the point where we […]
Coping Skills for Parents: Showing Love and Kindness to Yourself
As a child therapist, I hear a common theme from parents is that they tend to talk down to themselves for their parenting, especially when their child has a diagnosis of some kind or is the victim of a trauma. Many times parents can tend to blame themselves for anything bad happening to their child, […]
When to seek out Therapy for Your Child
Over the past few years, we’ve seen an increase in mental health problems among our children and adolescents. In the last two years, we’ve experienced a global pandemic, an increase in political and social unrest in our country, economic problems, and now worldwide conflicts. With this increase in problems that are hitting very close to […]
Creating a Hopeful Spirit
I think we can all agree that our world is full of negativity. All we have to do is turn on the television, tap on our social media apps on our phones, or even look on the internet, and the negativity glares up at us with a poisonous gaze. With the world going through crisis […]
Teaching Your Kids Responsibility:
Responsibility. That word is now known for sending chills up and down everyone’s spines instead of inspiring independence and confidence. How come? Because responsibility means being willing to own up to our mistakes as well as focus on taking charge of the things that we need to take charge of. If we are being honest, […]
Suicide Prevention for Veterans: How do we protect our Nation’s Heroes?
I’d like to start this blog post with a question for all of us to ponder. Have you ever met someone who has been touched by suicide or has thought of suicide? I think the answer would be more to the affirmative than most of us would like to admit. Many of us have been […]