By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC When Sue came to see me, she was under great stress. There were too many tasks to accomplish, places to…
The Best Gift for Your Teen or Adult Child: Admit Your Biggest Mistakes
by Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC Parents love to joke about their worst moments in parenting. For example, we laugh about that time that we forgot…
Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions
By this point in the year you may be making great strides toward your New Year’s resolutions, feeling frustrated that you haven’t made as much…
If Your Relationship Feels Stuck, Could Not Listening the Problem?
If you find that your relationship is lacking in closeness, you may just want to ask yourself if you’re a good listener. Because I can…
Assertiveness: Why Does It Matter, When Others Won’t Change?
By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC Counselors spend a fair amount of their time teaching assertiveness skills, because people frequently come in with low self-esteem, feeling…
Good Guilt: When Feeling Guilty Means You’re on the Right Track
By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC Change is hard. When people come in for counseling, they want change, and often this requires that they themselves change…
Coping with Family Dysfunction at the Holidays
By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC On the wall of my office where I do counseling I have a sketch that says, “Rules for a Successful…
Postpartum Anxiety: More Common than Postpartum Depression
By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC When Michelle first sought help after the birth of her first baby, she couldn’t figure out what the problem was.…
Turning Life’s Detours into Opportunities
Driving down interstate 90, thinking about getting to my destination at a decent hour, my excitement for the night’s plans suddenly came to a stop.…
Why “Should” Is Ruining Your Life
I grew up reading Harry Potter, and I fell in love with the story about rag-tag characters who defy all odds and come out on…
Politics, Anxiety, and Emotional Distress
By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC Elizabeth sat in front of me in her therapy session crying. If anyone had a reason to be stressed out,…
When You Lose It with Your Kids, the Problem Is Usually Boundaries, Not Anger
By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC In the world of perfection parenting that we’re immersed in, many moms are worried they don’t measure up, a major…
