The Blog
Here you'll find posts on topics such as communication, healthy relationships, stress and much more.
How Premarital Counseling Prepares You for a Stronger Future Together
Laying the Foundation for a Thriving Marriage Imagine embarking on a cross-country road trip without a map. You might make it to your destination, but not without stressful detours and wrong turns. Marriage is a similar journey, and premarital counseling is the...
How to Talk So Your Partner Will Listen (and Vice Versa) A Guide
Some Common Questions Addressed In This Guide To Communication 1. How can I communicate better with my partner? We will help you learn to express how you feel without blaming, practice active listening by giving full attention, validate their emotions even when...
Breaking Free from Mom Guilt: How to Embrace Imperfection in Motherhood
“Mom guilt”— every mother has encountered this at one point or another. That nagging voice in the back of your mind that patronizes you for “not doing enough, not being present enough, or somehow falling short as a parent”. Whether it’s because you missed a game,...
How Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) Can Help Your Relationship
Do you ever get into an argument with your partner and you can already tell how it is going to end? You’ve gone through the same cycle over and over again. Every time you fight it feels like you are just saying the same things in different ways, never truly getting...
“It’s not you, it’s my attachment!” Attachment in Dating and Relationships
I think it’s safe to say that many of us have experienced an argument in a relationship–be it a small disagreement over what brand to buy at the grocery store, or a full blown conflict that’s been building for weeks. If you haven’t, first of all, congratulations to...
Rejection Sensitivity: The Unknown Symptom of ADHD
Rejection sensitivity and ADHD are closely related, but this fact isn’t often known. Those with ADHD are more likely to struggle with maintaining interpersonal relationships, jobs, and school. This struggle can come with various forms of rejection. This can look...
Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health within the African American Culture
Mental health plays as big of a role as physical health in the overall being, yet it is often overlooked. Within the African American community, issues with mental health are frequently accompanied by a significant stigma that can prevent individuals from seeking the...
10 Benefits of Premarital Counseling
It is likely that you found this post because you are recently engaged or considering marriage with your current partner. First of all, congratulations! As with any major life transition, this decision may come with some amount of stress and anxiety, even if you feel...
Breaking the Cycle of Anxiety with CBT
Everyone has experienced anxiety or knows someone who has dealt with anxiety at some point in their lives. It’s an extremely common reaction to things, situations, or events that we’re anticipating in the future, and for the most part, it’s a helpful tool to get us...
What is Executive Functioning, and what does it have to do with ADHD?
Have you ever noticed your mind being pulled in several different directions at one time, but somehow you’re able to reign it all in? I think we need to thank a little system called executive functioning for that. Located in the prefrontal cortex of our brains,...
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