Posts by Claudia Trevithick

What do your children’s drawing say?

Posted by on Aug 10, 2017 in Adolescent Therapy, Art Therapy, Blog, Child Therapy, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Do you ever wonder what your children’s drawings are saying? Would you like to know how your kids feel? Our children have so many behaviors – loving, anxious, curious, sad, lonely, active, fearful. Looking at their pictures is one way of learning how they feel. Of actually ‘seeing’ what is in their hearts.

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ARE YOU A HUMMINGBIRD?

Posted by on Jan 13, 2016 in Anxiety, Art Therapy, Blog, Depression | 0 comments

ARE YOU A HUMMINGBIRD?

                                      ARE YOU A HUMMINGBIRD? Are you a Hummingbird? I’ve decided that I must be. Hmm. What is that, you ask? A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to watch a tape of Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love, giving a talk she calls “The Flight of the Hummingbird: The Curiosity Driven Life.” Gilbert explained that after she had spoken in Australia on the importance of following one’s Passion, she received an email from someone who was bereft about “not having a Passion, not even knowing what her Passion was.”  I have been there, myself. Have you?...

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ARE YOU A CLOSET COLORING BOOK ARTIST?

Posted by on Oct 31, 2015 in Adolescent Therapy, Anxiety, Art Therapy, Blog, Depression, Family Therapy, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions | 0 comments

ARE YOU A CLOSET COLORING BOOK ARTIST?

5 Reasons to use Adult Coloring books – meditate, de-stress, have fun, relax, create.

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HERE, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR KIDDO BACK!

Posted by on Oct 8, 2015 in Adolescent Therapy, Anxiety, Blog, Child Therapy, Depression, Family Therapy, Grief and Loss | 0 comments

When your child misbehaves, it is important to identify the goal of the misbehavior, your usual response, and then your child’s reaction. Goals are usually some form of attention seeking, power, revenge, helplessness and need for soothing. When you change your reaction, the misbehavior will change.

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Push my Buttons, Please

Posted by on May 29, 2015 in Adolescent Therapy, Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Family Therapy, Life Transitions, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Sometimes we feel that other people push our buttons. If we feel angry, hurt or our inner critic has been injured. Here are ways you can take control of your own buttons,

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