With recent events coming to light with regards to Trenton Lehrkamp, I felt the need as a children's therapist to make a post. If you are...

What is an Attachment? An attachment is an emotional bond that we form with another person. Attachments are formed in childhood with our...

"Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi From the moment our little ones are conceived, they...

"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard" ~Winnie the Pooh What is Grief? -Grief is "the acute pain that...

As another school year comes to a close and with Summer around the corner, Parents are challenged with identifying different social...

Coping Skills/Techniques Therapy Breathing Techniques (e.g. Birthday Candle Breathing- Inhale breathing in the smell of the cake, exhale...

Fight, Flight, or Freeze is an automatic response to stress. When a person is triggered by a real or perceived threat, it activates the...

ADHD, Anxiety problems, Behavior problems, and Depression are the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children. Estimates...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) defines Psychotherapy (sometimes called “talk therapy”) as "a variety of treatment...

The worst thing you can do with an emotion is try to pretend its not there. We get so fearful of negative emotions, forgetting that that...

Law of Attraction. That which is alike will attract. So you wonder why when you're in a "bad" mood, you encounter people who are also in...

We often limit ourselves. Through our labels, the identities we create, and most importantly through our words. We created language to...

Your guide to emotional, social, & mental health and well being. Thank you for visiting my page, but more importantly, thank you for...