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What’s for Dinner? And Other Ways to Focus on Your Own Needs for a Change!

By Kelsey Miller, LPC It’s almost dinner time. The age old question surfaces, “What do you want to do for dinner tonight?” Ugh. There it…

Parenting for a Pandemic and Beyond: Using Positive Reinforcement to Help Your Child Make Good Choices

By Zuly Ramirez, LCPC Parenting is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week job, but typically, children have structured activities to help parents receive support in between. Children have…

The Highly Sensitive Person: Am I Really Too Sensitive?

By Kelsey Miller, LPC I recently attended a training on highly sensitive people (HSP). I knew a little bit about this trait, but throughout the…

Grief and Loss during the Holidays: Navigating the Challenges

by Samantha Lane, LSW This time of the year is always difficult for those who have lost loved ones, but it may be particularly so…

Managing Stress Proactively: How Full Is Your Bucket?

By Rebecca Stearns, LPC Have you ever noticed that sometimes, the smallest inconvenience can bring you to tears? One small thing goes wrong, and we…

“I’m Sorry, But…”

By Krystal Glassman, LPC “I’m sorry, but…” These three words…well, I hear them way too often in my work as a couples counselor. While…

Want to be a better parent? Go play tennis.

By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC If there’s one demographic group I most feel for right now, it’s parents of young children: stay-at-home moms, as well…

Learned Helplessness

By Krystal Glassman, LPC Learned helplessness is a concept that has been around for some time. After working with many clients who exhibit depressive and…

Softening Your Inner Critic

By Kelsey Miller, LPC As a therapist I often hear my clients describe having an ever-present, critical, nit-picking inner critic. They struggle with self-doubt and…