November 28, 2023
10 Rules to Fight Fair
Here are Some Ground Rules to Fight Fair "Love is saying “I feel differently” instead of “you’re wrong."" — John Gottman Remember when your relationship was so new that…
September 7, 2023
14 Tips for Active Listening
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…
January 20, 2020
Therapy 101: Therapist Licensure And Letters
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…
January 17, 2020
Practicing Mindfulness
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…
January 12, 2020
Therapy 101: Myth Busting
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…
January 6, 2020
Therapy 101: Choosing A Therapist
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…
December 29, 2019
Relationship Goals
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…
December 22, 2019
10 Rules for Effective Communication
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…
December 16, 2019
Grief & What We Can Do
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…
December 14, 2019
Perfectionism
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…