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Oct 1
1 min

This is for anyone who has been impacted by a traumatic event.

Sometimes bad things happen to good people. The first hand exposure to human suffering and cruelty is real.

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Sep 24
2 min

Do you suffer with PTSD and have a family?

Children soak up tension in their environment. They learn from their parents how to cope with stress and trauma.

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Sep 18
1 min

Are your friends lowering your standards?

Look at those people you encounter on a daily/weekly basis and really question the impact they may be having on your mental health.

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Sep 10
3 min

Are you feeling uncertain or anxious about the fall?

This is a chronically stressful time in our world but most people are very resilient and will recover from this well.

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Sep 3
2 min

What Does a Therapy Session Look Like?

I believe if you aren’t a little bit dysfunctional you aren’t even normal.

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Aug 27
1 min

This too shall pass

Emotions come and go but it's helpful to understand them and how they influence our behavior.

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Aug 20
1 min

No one is Happy by Accident

So many people feel bad about themselves due to constant comparison and are chasing self-worth through achievements.

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Aug 13
2 min

"Good decisions come from experience..."

No one makes good decisions all the time and changing habits can be difficult.

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Aug 6
2 min

The Truth will Set You Free

Many people do not fully open up to their therapist, especially not right away and sometimes never fully.

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Jul 30
2 min

Mom Guilt (Why Dad Guilt isn't a Thing.)

When we look at the norms of society, dads have never been told THEIR KIDS HAVE TO BE THEIR ENTIRE LIVES. So dads have never thought that.

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Jul 23
1 min

Who are you before you became who the world told you to be?

10 Ways You Abandon Yourself.

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Jul 16
2 min

Who are you?

“Grief is like living two lives, one is where you pretend that everything is alright and the other is where your heart silently screams i...

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Jul 9
2 min

Let's talk about sex...

Since working with many couples over the years I've felt that not addressing a couple’s sexual relationship can be doing them a dis-service.

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Jul 2
1 min

Do you ever find yourself questioning your career path? Or if you are in the right job?

As therapists, we help people to find their passion and figure out how to make it happen.

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Jun 25
2 min

Have you heard of narrative therapy?

We all have a story we tell ourselves about ourselves to make sense of our lives.

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Jun 18
2 min

Are you seeking more happiness? Stop looking in all the wrong places.

The quality of your thoughts has a major influence on the quality of your life and this is the part you can influence with your behavior.

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Jun 11
2 min

Who are you when you are by yourself?

Do you ever feel like you have lost yourself or become someone who you don’t recognize anymore?

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Jun 4
1 min

Self-worth. It's Intangible.

When we don’t see our worth, we self-sabotage in so many ways.

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May 28
2 min

Most of us want more of it, but do you know what to do with it?

Tips for handling your partners vulnerability.

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May 21
2 min

Control freak. Type A. Control enthusiast. Sound familiar?

Control seeking behaviors are often a result of fearing the unknown.

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