Apr 13, 2020 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
We’ve all heard the saying, “Pick your battles.” For some of us, there is no such thing as “picking.” We battle whenever someone crosses our line in the sand. For me, it is when I feel that my wife has treated me disrespectfully. Whether she has done it knowingly or...
Apr 10, 2020 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Well, I’m sure most of us have just about had it with this whole COVID-19 pandemic. Closed-up, locked-down, restricted, forbidden to move freely, forced to not congregate, recommended wardrobe adjustments and on and on we could go. How are we all supposed to navigate...
Mar 30, 2020 | Child & Teen Counseling, Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Today, I am going to speak about trauma. It’s tricky; you know? Trauma is one of those things that people, generally, want to forget (individually and as a society). However, although it is not an easy or popular topic, it is significant. According to sidran.org...
Jan 30, 2020 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
As I am in this new season of life living in a new state away from all of my loved ones, I find myself in one of the most difficult times of my life. This has forced me to use the very tools I teach to my clients. These tools include healthy coping strategies or as...
Jan 12, 2020 | Family Counseling
Holidays or anniversaries of loss often surprise me with surges of emotional memories about becoming a daughter-in-law. When I began relating to the woman who became my mother-in-law, I was a teenager eager to please, longing to gain her favor. I felt honored — but...
Dec 12, 2019 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling
Last Sunday our church did a wonderful teaching on the movie adaptation of the classic Dr. Suess story “The Grinch.” The heart of the teaching and the story is that only kindness, forgiveness, and love can heal a broken heart. This leads me to think more about how our...
