Covid 19 Business Plan April 3, 2020
Since the Santa Clara County Public Health Department updated the shelter in place order everyone in the Bay Area, including CFCG staff,...
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- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
COVID-19 Office Updates March 31, 2020
With the news changing daily about the Covid-19 outbreak, the staff of Child & Family Counseling Group wants to share with you what we...
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
CFCG recommends…What To Do While We Shelter in Place
Beth Proudfoot recommends: Get outside! It's totally okay to take a walk or bike ride with the family when there's a pause in the rain....
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Sheltering in place with kids? Try these ideas!
By Marté J. Matthews, LMFT While we are sheltering in place for a few weeks, how are you and the kids spending your time? Try a few of...
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
COVID-19 Office Updates
With the news changing daily about the Covid-19 outbreak, the staff of Child & Family Counseling Group wants to share with you what we...
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Covid 19 and Anxiety
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT Well, that was sudden! On Friday, March 13, schools were closed and kids were sent home for the next three...
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
“May you live in interesting times…”
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT This famous quote/curse has all sorts of origin stories, but one thing is for sure, we are living in...
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
How Do I Know if My Child Needs Counseling?
By Rachel Martin, MA, AMFT and Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT For so many of us, knowing when and how to help our children is the hardest...
- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
'Extend A Little Grace' — Navigating Food Allergies And Sensitivities At Thanksgiving
Our Clinical Director, Marté Matthews, was interviewed for an NPR article on navigating food allergies during the holidays. Check out the...
- Nov 18, 2019
- 2 min
CFCG Therapists Recommend…Gifts for the Holidays
With so many gift-giving opportunities during the upcoming holidays, parents can feel overwhelmed. Most kids already have too many toys....
- Nov 12, 2019
- 2 min
Questions to Ask Your Insurance Company
To find out more about your coverage, phone your provider before your first session with us. Be sure to get the name of the person you’re...
- Oct 12, 2019
- 3 min
Parenting is Hard
By Angela Dube, LMFT I’m just going to say it: Parenting is HARD. Probably the hardest thing we do in our lives. I know, you knew that...
- Sep 3, 2019
- 2 min
Creating a Behavioral Reward System That Actually Works
By Rachel Martin, AMFT Supervised by Marté J. Matthews, LMFT “Rewards don’t work! We tried that, and it didn’t help at all!” “He’s only...
- Sep 3, 2019
- 2 min
How to Target Behaviors You Want to Change
By Rachel Martin, AMFT Supervised by Marté J. Matthews, LMFT Are you stuck in the same arguments with your child, over and over? When...
- Sep 3, 2019
- 2 min
When Everything is a Battle: Dealing with Oppositional and Defiant Behaviors
By Rachel Martin, AMFT Supervised by Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT Has just getting your child out of the house in the morning turned into...
- Apr 15, 2019
- 2 min
When it Comes to Parenting, Advice is NOT “One Size Fits All”
By Inda Brink, LMFT Years ago, a mom in my mother’s group asked the group for advice. She admitted her child was a picky eater. My ears...
- Mar 18, 2019
- 4 min
Summer Camp Plans…It really isn’t too soon!
By Marté J. Matthews, LMFT In the middle of March, summer plans are furthest from our minds, but really this is a good time to think...
- Jan 11, 2019
- 3 min
Gentle Discipline for the Young Child
By Marté J. Matthews, LMFT “The children who need love the most will always ask for it in the most unloving ways,” from Russell Barkley,...
- Oct 31, 2018
- 3 min
Feeling Stressed About the Holidays?
By Beth Proudfoot, LMFT One helpful way to look at stress is to think of it as a buildup in your body of the chemicals your brain puts...
- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
Mindful Parenting: Being the Parents We Want to Be
By Angela Dube, LMFT We have all been there: the moment we have gotten so frustrated and said and did things to our children, spouses, or...
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