With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas just around the corner, it is easy to get caught up in the holiday chaos. While, for many, this is a time to enjoy everything that the holidays have to offer, including visiting with family, baking, shopping, and taking family photos, for others this is the most painful time of ...

How do you know if you have found the right therapist for you? Do you know what you are looking for? It is said that a majority of the healing one does in therapy is attributed to the relationship he or she has with his or her therapist. An effective therapist will be one with ...

Controlling feelings of anger can be extremely tough. Maybe this is because you were never given appropriate examples of how to deal with intense emotions, which led to an inability to effectively problem solve. Maybe the issue being dealt with is too much to handle. Or maybe it actually feels good to release strong emotions ...

We all have those days where we feel melancholy and can’t quite shake it. There may be a valid reason for our sadness but we don’t always know what the cause is. Either way, we can all agree that being sad is unpleasant. Feeling sad drains us of energy, prevents us from getting out, and ...

There is no question that parenting is one of THE toughest jobs in the world. Most of us would agree that there is nothing more special than caring for and loving our little ones (and big ones) with all our hearts. But parenting comes with a great source of pressure. We want our kids to ...

After working on your 2016 goals for the first two weeks of the year, it may be time to take a step back and evaluate how well you are sticking to your resolutions. If you are finding it to be a challenge, there may be a need to do some troubleshooting and see if you ...