Mid-life: Crisis … or Opportunity?

A few years ago, my grandfather suffered a massive heart attack that would eventually take his life.  Standing by his hospital bed, my family and I felt powerless and fearful.  When the heart rate monitor finally registered a flat line, a pang of sadness...

Setting SMART Goals

If you’re like most people, your New Year’s resolutions have already fallen to the wayside and you have likely fallen out of the habit of changes you had hoped to make.  Creating healthy, sustainable changes is not impossible, you may just need a new...

Taking a Healthy Time Out

All relationships can experience gridlock when talking about a difficult topic. Relationships, whether it be a couple, friendship, parent-child, or family system, tend to have a familiar dance that plays out in communication and conflict. For example, a common dance...

Communication Breakdown

One of the main issues people come into therapy wanting help with is communication; whether it is between two spouses, a parent-child relationship, an entire family system, or even an individual needing help in expressing themselves. Some of these complaints may sound...

Boundary Myths

  Many people aren’t taught what boundaries are or how to properly set them. Just like any new skill, learning to set boundaries can feel clumsy and awkward at first. As you learn how to set boundaries, you may run into some common myths:1. Setting...