Developing a meaningful, committed, and romantic relationship with a partner can make someone feel on top of the world when things are going great, but what happens when that relationship suddenly ends? The break up process can be difficult depending on a number of factors…
By Ashley Pitts, AMFT It can be helpful to understand the basics of trauma in order to know if it is playing or has played a role in your life. When trauma is present but unidentifiable, it has a tendency to cause negative symptoms that…
By Kellie Hynds, LMFT “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” Robert Brault Have you ever thought about how important it is to feel and acknowledge the things we are grateful for? It seems…
By Ofelia Johnson, LMFT Have you ever wondered how someone truly learns to forgive all the pain that was caused in their life? As a therapist, we work with clients to find various ways to accomplish this challenge. A major problem is that people work…
Embarrassment is often a painful emotion to sit with. While some people enjoy the attention that embarrassment can bring, most spend their lives trying to avoid the experience of embarrassment at all cost. Embarrassment is an emotion that can have a vastly different experience if…
By Allison England, AMFT What do you think of when you hear the word mindfulness? Perhaps you imagine temples, meditation, monks, and the Buddha…and yes, these are the origins of mindfulness, but how do we incorporate the beneficial components of Buddhist teaching into our very…