"How can you be assertive with setting your boundaries and advocating for your needs? What does the communication process look like?" Here's my response:

We are in an unprecedented time currently. I want to encourage you to protect your emotional and mental health during this time. If you are needing support o...

Setting boundaries can be difficult. Here are tips to focus on when setting boundaries in your relationships.

Sometimes clients expect me to be the expert since I'm the therapist. While that is very flattering, the reality is that I am not the expert of you. You are ...

During my intake sessions, I have heard the concern about things not getting better while doing therapy. It is normal to have this concern. There can be a few...

A new year, a new decade, and a chance for new resolutions. While we prepare for the holidays, we find ourselves surrounded by the questions of "What's your ...

Come join us in the Building Stronger Marriages Facebook Group as we participate in a 12 Days of Christmas Challenge. Each day is one thing to do with your p...

I hit that stage in life where attending Weddings happen much more frequently. In the process of my own marriage, many of my friends began theirs and I have ...

We love to learn from others and hear about their own experiences. It's why social media is so popular! I've invited my husband to share his journey to coupl...

According to John Gottman, creator of Gottman Method Couples Therapy, there is a magic ratio for making love last. That ratio is 5:1 which means for every ne...

We still live in a world where the topic of therapy can still be looked down on. We are slowly making changes, but we are not at a place where everyone belie...

If you are like me, where your money goes is very important to you. A common issue that comes up when people pursue any type of counseling is the financial c...

Joining a group practice is a happy medium between private practice and agency work. A group practice is a therapy practice created by other therapists who w...

Creating a private practice can be exciting, daunting and a potential for your next steps. A private practice is your own office and business to provide your...

Many graduate students enter into mental health agency work after graduate school for many reasons. Some because they interned at the agency and were offered...

You are approaching the last few months of graduate school and fielding questions left and right about what’s next. It’s on your mind constantly and you are ...

In the past two years as a practicing therapist, I have worked in a mental health agency, began and ended my own private practice and joined a group practice...

If you are a therapist or thinking about becoming a therapist, then it is important to know the word "Burnout." It is a very real experience that many therap...

Being an individual who suffers from anxiety, I am constantly on the lookout for anxiety reduction techniques that work for me. I have tried so many differen...