Posts by Lauren Robbins

Healing I think it’s safe to say that there’s a newfound (or not) collective anxiety surrounding the news about Jacob Wetterling. Undoubtedly, this anxiety is typical, and allows us to…

Before my daughter was born, I knew parenting would be hard in the same way that I knew childbirth would be painful – it was an idea, but I had…

When I ask new mom or dad how they are doing, I often get a half smile that is filled with love and excitement and also heavy with exhaustion. Sleep…

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) 6.7 million women 15-44 have trouble becoming pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy (Infertility, 2015). For many women the stress around the inability…

The days are getting shorter, the state fair is about to start, and back to school ads are popping up on television.  Before we know it, September will arrive with the…

It seems as though everywhere I look lately, I see or feel a pervasive sense of loss. Not only in my clients, but also in a neighboring community, our country,…

The games of the 31st Olympiad have begun. As always, I marvel at the strength, speed, courage, drive, determination, single-mindedness, commitment and perseverance of the athletes. These are people who…

child therapy So, if you were to ask yourself, “Does my child needs therapy?,” here are some questions to consider and warning signs to notice. Children, especially adolescents, can experience…

Maybe you have heard of the newest buzz in couples therapy: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). The brainchild of Dr. Les Greenberg and Dr. Sue Johnson, EFT has been praised as one…