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    Why and How to Practice Mindfulness Each Day

    June 30, 2018

    Over the last 10 years or so mindfulness has become a mainstream practice of many instead of the unique practice of the spiritual or enlightened. Research has proven the physical, mental, and emotional benefits. Simply put, these can include improved focus, lower blood pressure and heartrate, stress reduction, emotion regulation, and more. When there is […]

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    Why and How to Practice Mindfulness Each Day

    Over the last 10 years or so mindfulness has become a mainstream practice of many instead of the unique practice of the spiritual or enlightened. Research has proven the physical, mental, and emotional benefits. Simply put, these can include improved focus, lower blood pressure and heartrate, stress reduction, emotion regulation, and more. When there is […]

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    Overcoming Parent Burnout

    June 27, 2018

    That painful feeling when you just don’t know how to cope any longer with the stress and frustrations of being a parent. The urge to scream, cry, or hide in a closet. The guilt that sets in as a result of the urges and sometimes even the resulting actions. There are so many ways to […]

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    Overcoming Parent Burnout

    That painful feeling when you just don’t know how to cope any longer with the stress and frustrations of being a parent. The urge to scream, cry, or hide in a closet. The guilt that sets in as a result of the urges and sometimes even the resulting actions. There are so many ways to […]

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    6 Ways to Lower End of School Year Anxiety

    June 18, 2018

    With the end of the school year fast approaching kids are anxiously awaiting their freedom for the next few months. There is so much excitement about what is to come. With that excitement also comes anxiety while wrapping up projects, trying to perform well on finals, and wondering if they will see their friends at […]

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    6 Ways to Lower End of School Year Anxiety

    With the end of the school year fast approaching kids are anxiously awaiting their freedom for the next few months. There is so much excitement about what is to come. With that excitement also comes anxiety while wrapping up projects, trying to perform well on finals, and wondering if they will see their friends at […]

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    What is Parent Training All About?

    June 5, 2018

    Parent burnout is real! Heard of it? Been there? That buildup of stress, frustration and roadblocks when dealing with and supporting a child with behavioral issues and skill deficits. With the increase in ADHD diagnoses (up roughly 40% according to the National Institute of Mental Health) more parents are experiencing burnout and while looking for […]

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    What is Parent Training All About?

    Parent burnout is real! Heard of it? Been there? That buildup of stress, frustration and roadblocks when dealing with and supporting a child with behavioral issues and skill deficits. With the increase in ADHD diagnoses (up roughly 40% according to the National Institute of Mental Health) more parents are experiencing burnout and while looking for […]

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    Reinforcement and Bribery Are Not the Same

    March 10, 2018

    As I sit at my kitchen counter and the house falls silent I find a few moments to decide what to write about. In front of me are stickers and M&Ms from a day of toddler potty training. Then I start thinking about the reward (i.e. reinforcement) program I’ve been running with her this week, […]

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    Reinforcement and Bribery Are Not the Same

    As I sit at my kitchen counter and the house falls silent I find a few moments to decide what to write about. In front of me are stickers and M&Ms from a day of toddler potty training. Then I start thinking about the reward (i.e. reinforcement) program I’ve been running with her this week, […]

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    Five Things Therapy is Not

    January 20, 2018

    With so much information at our fingertips, people can easily be led astray about what really happens in therapy. As I was reminded by a recent episode of This is Us, a show always in my DVR, well intentioned media can misinform. The episode left me unsettled as it portrayed a therapist as aggressive and […]

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    Five Things Therapy is Not

    With so much information at our fingertips, people can easily be led astray about what really happens in therapy. As I was reminded by a recent episode of This is Us, a show always in my DVR, well intentioned media can misinform. The episode left me unsettled as it portrayed a therapist as aggressive and […]

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    3 Ways to Use Technology in Therapy

    January 4, 2018

    I was researching the use of technology in therapy and found that The American Psychological Association recently released a YouTube video with the top 10 trends in the field to look out for in 2018. Coming in at #1 was technology. No surprise there! Our lives are being intertwined with technology more every day. There […]

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    3 Ways to Use Technology in Therapy

    I was researching the use of technology in therapy and found that The American Psychological Association recently released a YouTube video with the top 10 trends in the field to look out for in 2018. Coming in at #1 was technology. No surprise there! Our lives are being intertwined with technology more every day. There […]

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    “Why Does My Child Act Up More Around the Holidays?”

    December 14, 2017

    “Why does my child act up more around the holidays?” is a question I am asked often in my practice. Parents grow to expect more tantrums, crying, fighting, and/or withdrawal from the festivities around this time of year. While the holiday season often brings much joy and fun events for many, it can also bring […]

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    “Why Does My Child Act Up More Around the Holidays?”

    “Why does my child act up more around the holidays?” is a question I am asked often in my practice. Parents grow to expect more tantrums, crying, fighting, and/or withdrawal from the festivities around this time of year. While the holiday season often brings much joy and fun events for many, it can also bring […]

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