For many of us who begin a counseling journey, the goal is simple: get rid of the parts of me that I don't like. Sounds pretty reasonable, right? "If I could just stop being anxious." "I wish I wasn't so angry." "I hate how insecure...
What are your New Year’s resolutions? What is your word for the year? What are your goals? What will you accomplish? As we start the new year, we are surrounded by ways to improve and reinvent ourselves. Yet, growth, change, and the transitions of life...
Relationships are complicated enough in today’s world but throw in the wrench of emotional abandonment wounds from a parent and we’ve hit the ultimate learning curve. Identifying unhealthy dynamics such as negative communication and emotional regulation skills can be frustrating but such a rewarding endeavor....
Taming the Thought Spiral: A Pathway for Quieting Your Mind As a counselor, one of the most common complaints I hear is the challenge of thought spiraling. We experience something hard, we feel big feelings, and our mind tries to fix them or escape from...
Nurturing Your Inner Child: A Journey of Healing and Self-Love In her book, The Highly Sensitive Chameleon, Joy Martin defines the inner child as “the child-like aspects of our personality and emotions that we carry with us into adulthood. The inner child is the part...