Handling Stress with Two “Toolboxes”
Stressing much? Yes, we have had a stressful past year. This summer is a great time to reset and leave stress behind. But what if you...
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- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
Is it Okay to Cry in Front of Your Children?
Is it OK to cry in front of your children? With all the stress of pandemic isolation for the past 15 months, and all the changes coming...
- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
Baffled by health insurance coverage for mental health care? You're not alone!
Renée Fabian and Danielle Fox at The Mighty recently published a guide to help individuals utilize their health insurance to get mental...
- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
Is It Okay to Argue in Front of your Kids?
We are excited to announce that the founder of Child & Family Counseling Group, Beth Proudfoot, LMFT, was interviewed for an article...
- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
Choosing Love During Grief
By Angela Dube, LMFT It is with a heavy heart that we send our love to all of those with loved ones who were killed in the VTA shooting,...
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Social Media is here to stay… Resources for parents who hate this fact of life
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT All of our therapists here at Child & Family Counseling Group are seeing a huge increase in the number of...
- Oct 29, 2020
- 2 min
Daylight Savings Time During a Pandemic: 5 Things To Keep in Mind as we “Fall Back”
By Inda H. Brink, LMFT It’s that time again! When we visit other parts of the country or of the world we seem to remember we will need a...
- Oct 19, 2020
- 2 min
Taking Back the Reins: How to Manage Stress when the World is Spinning
A free class for Teens with Santa Clara County Library By Sylvia Rodriguez, AMFT (Supervised by Marté Matthews, LMFT) As we pass into the...
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
2020 Has Been a String of Tough Times, And We Can Do This!
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT Clinical Director, Child & Family Counseling Group 2020 has been a tough, tough year. These recent weeks...
- Aug 17, 2020
- 5 min
Telehealth psychotherapy…with kids?? Really?
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, MFT Clinical Director, Child & Family Counseling Group This Fall kids are starting Distance Learning, or...
- Jul 27, 2020
- 5 min
Helping Your Child with a Fear of Needles
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT Receiving injections and having blood draws can be quite an ordeal for children and for their parents....
- Jul 20, 2020
- 4 min
Setting Limits on Screens
By Angela Dube, LMFT The most common source of family conflict I observe in my work as a child and family therapist is screen time. So...
- Jun 24, 2020
- 1 min
Parenting During the Pandemic: A Free Parenting Class Series
Register to watch on Zoom, all programs will be recorded and posted on Facebook. Wednesday, July 1, noon: First, Adjust Your Own N95...
- Jun 10, 2020
- 3 min
How to Help Someone Get Help (and not ruin your relationship)
By Rachel Martin, AMFT, supervised by Marté J. Matthews, LMFT We’ve all been there. A friend or family member, even a coworker calls and...
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
Grocery Shopping with Kids
By Rachel Martin, AMFT supervised by Marté J. Matthews, LMFT I don’t think I’m the only one who has daydreams sometimes about going...
- Jun 8, 2020
- 5 min
How to Get Your Kid to Actually Clean Their Room
By Rachel Martin, AMFT and Marté J. Matthews, LMFT “That’s it. If your room isn’t clean by the time I get home, we’re donating all of...
- May 25, 2020
- 4 min
“Plan B” for the Summer of 2020
By Marté J. Matthews, LMFT You probably had some great plans brewing for the summer of 2020 before Covid 19 came along, didn’t you? Were...
- May 11, 2020
- 2 min
Quality Screen Time for Kids Does Actually Exist
By Marté J. Matthews, LMFT Let’s face it, our kids are going to have more screen time than we are ordinarily comfortable with. We are in...
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
A Little Bit of Good News
By Beth Proudfoot, LMFT Fear, loneliness, anger, and isolation can be very bad for our health. While we are all sheltering in place, we...
- Apr 13, 2020
- 3 min
“I’m Sorry”-When to Apologize to our Kids and Why it is So Important Now
By Inda H. Brink, LMFT As parents we are not perfect, especially under stress! During this Covid 19 pandemic, we are all feeling a mix of...
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