The Holiday Season: Surviving or Thriving? Michelle A. Culver, LMFT As the holidays are upon us, most will focus on what we are doing for others: spending time together, what gifts to give, and the food to be shared. While these activities are fulfilling in the long run, they cause stress in the moment. Some of the stress might sound … Read More
3 Signs Your Teenager May Be Suicidal
3 Signs Your Teenager May Be Suicidal By: Dilini Dharmawardana, LMFT Everyone struggles, but sometimes that struggle becomes so real or so difficult that suicide is thought of over using the skills learned over time to deal with problems. “Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for children, adolescents, … Read More
3 Ways that Mental Health Therapy is Useful
3 Ways that Mental Health Therapy is Useful By: Dilini Dharmawardana, LMFT Life is hard and figuring out how to make it through the tough times can be hard, however, having a therapist can help make navigating the difficult times easier. People, oftentimes, doubt the usefulness and need for therapy because therapy is not a quick fix and allowing the … Read More
How to Start to Incorporate more Mindfulness into your Day and Life
How to Start to Incorporate more Mindfulness into your Day and Life By: Dilini Dharmawardana, LMFT As Jon Kabat-Zinn once said “The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.” Mindfulness is paying attention and focusing on what you are doing and … Read More
Technology and Parenting: Eliminating Technology from Your Parenting
Technology and Parenting: Eliminating Technology from Your Parenting By: Dilini Dharmawardana, LMFT Nowadays with the advent of technology, disciplining your child and paying the proper amount of attention to them may be hard. Children need a lot of attention and seek that parental attention more than you may think. So, let’s talk about some ways you, as a parent, can … Read More
Why Must They Rebel?
Why Must They Rebel? What our children are telling us and why rebelling is important at every age Caitlyn Valle, LMFT You’ve read the books, you talk to your friends, you get advice from the teacher. For the most part, you feel like you’re doing the best you can. So why do the children still feel the need to rebel? … Read More
Considering Your Child’s Development in A Busy World
Considering Your Child’s Development in A Busy World By: Dilini Dharmawardana, LMFT These days we are all busy whether it be from work or trying to schedule in time for self-care. But, it is important to take into account your child’s developmental needs and how to foster them. It is important to remember that children do not always develop at … Read More
Living In Two Worlds
Living In Two Worlds: Finding Yourself In A World of Many Cultures By: Dilini Dharmawardana, AMFT Nowadays, most people live straddling the line between two or more worlds. A lot of people are from two cultures and sometimes that is where a conflict comes in. When you’re parents are from a different culture than the one you live in, figuring … Read More
How to Help a Child Who Experienced Emotional Abuse
How to Help a Child Who Experienced Emotional Abuse By: Dilini Dharmawardana, AMFT According to Prevent Child Abuse America, Emotional abuse of a child “may be the most damaging form(s) of maltreatment” (Prevent child abuse America, 2018). Children want to be seen and heard. Emotional abuse can involve ignoring a child, verbally criticizing them, calling them names, and pressuring them. … Read More
Talking to your Child about Sexual Abuse
Talking to your Child about Sexual Abuse By Janet Plankenhorn, LMFT April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and with that said I would like to take a few minutes of your time to help you make talking about sexual abuse comfortable for you and your children. Of course none of us want to think about the subject so it … Read More