Posts by Lauren Robbins

The Importance of the Therapeutic Alliance   Individuals attending therapy commit to a professional relationship as a means of reflection and growth. This means the client-therapist relationship itself is instrumental…

“Noticing” is a parenting tactic that asks parents to actively notice and acknowledge out loud to a child when they see their child engage with positive behaviors and efforts. This…

With each change of season, we can find ourselves presented with an opportunity to pause, reflect, and connect with ourselves and what gives us meaning. The changes around us can…

Let’s face it, parenting teenagers can be a difficult job.  They are facing the developmental task of creating their own identity and at times that includes testing the limits and…

Nearly one in four women will have an abortion at some point in their life. Due to societal debates and stigma, however, many people are unaware of and misinformed about…

“Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do.”  – Elvis Presley In a world that seems to become more chaotic and…

There is so much research about body image distress – the ways in which we feel badly about our bodies – but what if we’re trying to work on feeling better about…