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Effective Mental Health Counseling for Teens
Young people and teens sometimes require mental health counseling, just like adults do. Many mental health issues begin to present themselves during adolescents, so seeking help can be the best thing to do for your teen. Teens who see a therapist before they reach a...
Play Therapy for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Family Strategies Counseling & Mediation uses play therapy to reach children of all ages. We often use play therapy to teach empathy or work through specific negative behaviors. Unfortunately, one of the most frequent reasons parents or guardians seek out play...
Things to Keep in Mind When Your Child Learns of Your Divorce
When a marriage ends, the whole family feels the effects. Children, in particular, can have a range of reactions depending on their age and personality. Overall, children need stability, safety, and love to thrive. All these things might be even easier to achieve...
How to Respond to Feelings of Contempt in a Relationship
Contempt in a relationship can be one of the most significant predictors of divorce. Dr. John Gottman, a renowned relationship therapist, identified it as one of the negative communication patterns couples fall into that can predicate divorce. Coining them the Four...
Play Therapy to Teach Empathy to Children
Are you concerned your child might not be empathetic enough? Empathy is the ability to imagine how someone else feels in a particular situation and respond with care. It's a very complex skill to develop, and some children struggle to grasp that others feel...
Healing Your Inner Child: Childhood Trauma Therapy
Childhood trauma is an experience of an event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressing. Prolonged exposure to trauma results in lasting mental and physical effects. A way to overcome these effects is through childhood trauma therapy with a licensed...
EMDR for Processing Childhood Abuse
Sixty percent of our adult population suffers from some form of trauma. Unfortunately, the most common form of trauma is related to childhood abuse. One effective treatment method for those suffering from post-traumatic stress is EMDR for processing childhood...
How to Start Military Marriage Counseling
As of 2021, over half a million military families are actively serving. They make tremendous daily sacrifices to preserve our freedoms and way of life. However, many of these families struggle with their relationships and mental health. If you are in the military or...
When Someone Calls You Dramatic, It is a Subltle Sign of Gaslighting
Many people will claim they are "not looking for drama" in their relationship. They mean that they do not want to deal with someone who overreacts or causes what they perceive to be unnecessary problems in a relationship. However, some people will call you dramatic...