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...
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- 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...
- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
Building Emotional Intelligence
By Angela Dube, LMFT “Turn that frown upside down.” “Don’t worry, be happy.” “Boys don’t cry.” “Don’t be a baby.” Our society desperately...
- Oct 11, 2018
- 2 min
Teaching Our Children about Consent and Body Safety
By Angela Dube, LMFT #metoo Kavanaugh, Brock Turner, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein These days we are hearing a lot sexual harassment,...
- Oct 4, 2018
- 2 min
ABC's of CBT
By Angela Dube, LMFT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is all the rage these days in the therapy world. Pediatricians love to recommend...
- Oct 4, 2018
- 3 min
Healing from Sexual Abuse
By Angela Dube, LMFT The news is saturated with stories about sexual abuse recently, Kavanaugh and Ford case, the Catholic Church...
- Sep 14, 2018
- 2 min
Parenting from the Heart - Emotional Intelligence and Putting it to Work!
By Inda H. Brink, LMFT “The boys usually get along, but recently they argue about nonsense, grab each other’s stuff and have a lot of...
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
Guest speaker! Topics: Getting Over Underachievement & Looking Ahead to College
We are excited to introduce Melody Lowman, MA, a Family Life and Educational Consultant who will be presenting on two important topics....
- Aug 7, 2018
- 3 min
How long is therapy going to take?
By Marté Matthews, LMFT Finding a therapist for your children can be a stressful process. Parents calling Child & Family Counseling Group...
- Aug 7, 2018
- 1 min
With Serious Food Allergies, When Should A Parent Consider Child Counseling?
We are so proud of Marté Matthews, LMFT, our Clinical Director for being a guest writer for the FARE website. In her blog post she helps...
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
Zen Parenting
By Beth Proudfoot, LMFT Did you ever have a boss who yelled at her employees all the time? Did you respect her? When you left a meeting...
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
Parenting Kids with Food Allergies-Stress Goes with the Territory
By Marté Matthews, LMFT One in 13 American children has a serious food allergy. That’s 5.9 million young people. Parenting children with...
- Jul 17, 2018
- 3 min
Dealing with a New Diagnosis of ADHD
By Rachel Martin, AMFT We all have an image in mind about what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) looks like. Maybe it’s a...
- Jul 10, 2018
- 1 min
When Everything is a Battle: Dealing with Oppositional and Defiant Behaviors (a 3-Part Series)
Mondays, September 10th, 17th, & 24th, 7:30pm-8:45pm, $200 Tired of arguing? Find yourself yelling all the time? Running out of ideas...
- Jul 5, 2018
- 3 min
Summer is a Great Time to Start Therapy
By Angela Dube, LMFT & Marté Matthews, LMFT In all my years as a therapist I have noticed a distinct trend as to when most people start...
- Jun 7, 2018
- 2 min
Summertime Battlegrounds: Screen Time, Boredom, and Sibling Rivalry
By Inda Brink, LMFT School is out. Whew! Gone are the morning rushes, making bag lunches, homework headaches, and other projects! Sounds...
- May 31, 2018
- 3 min
Languages of Love
By Marté Matthews, LMFT In our work with families, I see so many parents and kids with who do love each other very much, but often have...
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