Emotions
Are You a Close Family or Enmeshed?
We all want close families – a family that enjoys being together, being active together and a place we can go to for support. But sometimes closeness is really enmeshment and not the healthy functional family we think it is. If you come from an enmeshed family, you may be struggling with your relationships or…
Read MoreGrief: Will Therapy Help?
Grief is an extremely personal process. For some, grief is primarily experienced in emotions such as sadness, regret, guilt and worry about the future. For others, grief is experienced physically and could include such things as loss of appetite, fatigue, heaviness in the chest, headaches, and numbness. Grief can also be experienced as an obsession…
Read MoreCouples Counseling. Does it even work?
You are sitting at the kitchen counter and just flew off the handle at your spouse for the millionth time. Tears run down your face, your head in your hands, thinking to yourself, “what are we even doing anymore?” The conflict has continued to escalate for months or even years, slowing pulling you away from…
Read MoreMarriage, Individual, or Trauma. How to Find a Therapist?
Whether it is marriage therapy, individual or trauma therapy, your first decision is – which therapist? So, you’ve taken the brave step to seek therapy and before you can schedule that first appointment, you need to decide on a therapist to work with. Do you pick someone based on the types of therapy that he or she provides? Do you pick someone that you…
Read MoreMarital Conflict
Conflict is a normal part of marriage, I think we would all agree. The problem with conflict is when nothing gets resolved and a low level of anger is constantly present in the relationship. So let’s start with what NOT to do. There are many different models for this but here is an easy one that I…
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