Family Therapy

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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Art Therapy for Children of Divorce – IT’S NOT FAIR

Posted by on Apr 11, 2015 in Adolescent Therapy, Art Therapy, Blog, Child Therapy, Family Therapy, Grief and Loss, Uncategorized | 0 comments

when your child of divorce says “It’s not fair”, they often mean they have fear, feel abandoned, that they are bad or to blame, and rage or anger about no longer having control over their world. Mom and dad can reassure, love, reflect feelings, prompt art making, or refer to an art therapist to help heal lingering difficulties. Children do heal from divorce.

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What happens at a therapy appointment?

Posted by on Jul 17, 2014 in Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Family Therapy, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions | 0 comments

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OR, WHAT IS MY THERAPIST THINKING ABOUT? Like the phone service commercial on television in which the customer asks, ‘can you hear me now?, every new therapy client is also wanting to know “Can you “see” me now?” I want every client of mine to know that I both hear them and see them. I will see you sitting before me. I will understand that you might be particularly anxious as you sit there in my office. If it is your first session, we will be getting to know each other. You may want to ‘test the waters’ to see how safe you feel. I certainly understand that. Through the...

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