Holiday Survival Guide
As children, we often look to the holidays with anticipation and wonder. Like you, I have fond memories of twinkling Christmas lights, crackling fires, Thanksgiving feasts, [...]
Marriage and Family Therapy
So, You Want to Become a Marriage and Family Therapist? 8 Items to Consider
Life has been rather busy for us lately, and I have finally found a few minutes to get back to writing again. The U.S. World News & World Report wrote that by 2022, the [...]
How Mental Illness Helped My Marriage: One Therapist’s Story
This story has been seven years in the making. I met my husband two months before I was finished with my Masters graduate program in Marriage and Family Therapy. To say he [...]
7 Reasons Why Clients & Counselors Prefer Home-Based Counseling
This post was created in partnership with Mindly. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. First of all, what is home-based counseling? Home-based counseling is when a [...]
5 Common Misconceptions About Marriage and Family Therapists
I have noticed over the years that there are many common misconceptions people have about marriage and family therapists. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in [...]
A Marriage and Family Therapist’s Story: Breast Cancer at 24 and How it Affected Her Family (PART 2)
Click here for Part 1. Now for Part 2. Thank you for staying tuned! My hope and prayer is that the information I share can truly help you in your practice, both personally [...]
Bad Therapy: 10 Signs That You Need a New Therapist
If you are in counseling now or consider seeking a therapist in the future, it is important to choose a counselor who is the right fit for you. I am always saddened to hear [...]
2 Easy Steps to Connect in Your Relationships
Have you ever heard of the Love Lab? It’s official name is the John Gottman institute, named after the head researcher, but dubbed the Love Lab for the marriage and [...]
Marriage and Divorce: Family Therapists Share Their Own Stories
I have done a bit of research gathering stories of marriage and family therapists and their thoughts on marriage. As a marriage and family therapist who is married to another [...]
Contextual Family Therapy: Meet Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy
Creator of Contextual Therapy Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, renowned psychiatrist and family therapist, is most well-known for being the creator of Contextual Therapy [...]