Remember when your relationship was so new that you thought you’d never fight? Like, you’re so madly in love what could you possibly fight about?! Cute, right? Sometimes I wish…
WHY ARE ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS SO IMPORTANT IN RELATIONSHIPS? Active listening is such a potent force in relationships! It fosters understanding, trust, and intimacy with the people that we…
THERAPY 101: THERAPIST LICENSURE AND LETTERS Are there different kinds of therapist licensure? Yes! As we’re scrolling through therapy profiles, we might see lots of different letters and terms that…
PRACTICING MINDFULNESS WHAT IS MINDFULNESS? Mindfulness has become something of a buzzword lately. Although simple at face value – mindfulness is the act of paying attention to the moment in…
THERAPY 101: MYTH-BUSTING There are a lot of very common misconceptions about going to therapy that keep people from seeking out the help they want or need. Many of these…
THERAPY 101: CHOOSING A THERAPIST If you’ve never been to therapy before, or have had particularly crappy experiences with choosing a therapist, the process can feel ridiculously daunting. Not only…
RELATIONSHIP GOALS Ah, the holidays are coming to an end and a new year is approaching. The gifts have been given, the travels have been traveled, the weird distant cousins…
10 RULES FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION One of the things we often see in our offices are couples and individuals wanting to work on their communication skills. We can easily identify…
GRIEF: WHAT WE CAN DO Grief is confusingly universal. While we mostly have a shared sense of knowing that life is ephemeral and loved ones won’t be around forever, the…
PERFECTIONISM WHAT IS PERFECTIONISM? per·fec·tion·ism /pərˈfekSHəˌnizəm/ noun Refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. Perfectionism is not the same thing has striving to be your best. Perfectionism is the…