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Winter Blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder
Break out the boots, jackets, and scarves, because we’ve officially hit fall here in the midwest. There’s a very familiar chill in the air, and our days are getting noticeably…
Read MoreHelping Form Your Child’s Inner Thoughts
Every day there are hundreds of thoughts that go through our minds that influence the way we think and feel. These automatic, and sometimes subconscious, thoughts influence our mood, actions,…
Read MoreWhat is EMDR?
When you start the search for a therapist you are entering into a world of acronyms. LPCC, LMFT, LICSW, CBT, DBT, EMDR. All these letters following people’s names and areas…
Read MoreThis Is All For you: Estate Planning for New Parents
I recently had the privilege of working with a husband and wife to complete their estate plan. The couple was young, with a daughter who had just turned two before…
Read MoreDefense Mechanisms & How They Can Affect Your Sexual Relationships: Part II
How the three defense mechanisms; dissociation, denial and armoring, relate to sexual satisfaction. In this blog post, three common defenses, which according to sex therapist and researcher Gina Ogden (2008),…
Read MoreGrounding Techniques
Clients often come in my office saying they feel like they’re mind is going a million miles per hour, like they have so much on their plate that they don’t…
Read MorePrenuptial Agreements: Thinking Ahead
Not many things have the ability ruin a romantic moment like the topic of prenuptial agreements – but it really shouldn’t be that way. Prenuptial agreements have unfairly gained a…
Read MoreMental Health and Motherhood
Motherhood. Goodness, there’s a lot wrapped up in that! It can be excitingly anticipated as well as fearfully resisted, both during pregnancy and at any point along the road of…
Read MoreMaking Friends with Anxiety
Anxiety! ….. just the word alone, can make us feel – well, anxious! With all the pressures that come along with our world today, it is no surprise anxiety rates…
Read MoreWhen You Are An Imperfect Parent
When your child is born, you stare into their face, wondering how you could ever get mad at such a perfect little human. Then life sets in, your perfect little…
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