Sep 25, 2020 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
I enjoy hiking 14ers here in Colorado. I have the goal of eventually climbing all 58, although I still have a long way to go. One of the interesting things you’ll find once you get above treeline (about 11,000 feet) are rock cairns. These are human-made stacks of...
Sep 18, 2020 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Individual Counseling
Anger…that terrifying emotion that so many experience, but so many do not understand. In my time as a therapist I have seen two different reactions to the emotion anger. I have seen people who are ok with anger and in fact enjoy the emotion anger. I have also seen...
Sep 4, 2020 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
The long flood of uncertainty known as 2020 has washed away many of our old sources of comfort, safety, sense of place, connection, influence, growth, order, and purpose. Many speak of feeling unsafe, disconnected, and helpless. Others have been displaced...
Jul 31, 2020 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Whether I’m dealing with ordinary life transitions, difficult relationships, pain, injustice impacting my family, unexpected opportunities, or the need to change, I may cope by slipping back into the patterns of a younger me. The problem with blocking out the pain is...
Jul 31, 2020 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
This year has had so many crazy twists and turns for us all. There is so much is going on in our world and most of us have felt angry, frustrated, scared, helpless, and lonely. From politics, the pandemic and protests, both sides of the fence are understandably...
Jun 15, 2020 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
I love this quote. It’s incredibly important to have healthy outlets and adaptive ways of expressing our emotions. If we don’t, they can come out sideways causing additional duress. However, I would like to take this a little further. Healthy expression...
