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 care…
Relationship InsightsSeptember 7, 2023
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…
Nicole PatteeJanuary 17, 2020
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…
Jen RivesJanuary 12, 2020
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…
Jen RivesJanuary 6, 2020
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…
Jen RivesDecember 29, 2019
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…
Jen RivesDecember 22, 2019
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…
Jen RivesDecember 16, 2019
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…
Nicole PatteeDecember 14, 2019
GRIEF, LOSS, AND AMBIGUITY Grief. When the word comes up, a lot of us might buckle at our knees a little bit. We might be taken back to the moments…
Jen RivesDecember 9, 2019