by Kathy | Feb 23, 2015 | Abandonment, Anxiety, Codependent, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Self-Help, Uncategorized
Want more control over your life? It is much easier than you think! We spend so much of our time feeling anxious and out of control and we expend so much energy ruminating and depressed about the things going on around us, but most of us have the wrong idea how to... by Nancy | Feb 22, 2015 | Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Relationships, Self-Help, Uncategorized
It’s pretty common for people to seek out a counselor to get some advice. They want answers, a referee, an expert to tell them how to get out of the place they find themselves in, and the safety and objectivity that a stranger can provide. While I consider... by Nancy | Feb 7, 2015 | Communication, Marital Therapy, Relationships
I work with couples regularly who are stuck in the power struggle. They fight with each other over which one is going to act and behave according to the other’s worldview. It sounds something like this “I know how the world works, and if you would just get on... by Javan | Jan 2, 2015 | Abandonment, Codependent, Marital Therapy
The ideal purpose of marriage and family is to be your true self, to grow, to be loved, and accepted, unconditionally. Family can be a place to learn the purpose and place for forgiveness, mistakes, apologies, and personal needs being met. Though no family is perfect,... by Javan | Oct 14, 2014 | Abandonment, Marital Therapy, Uncategorized
If your sense of who you are is defined by judgments or actions of others, then you are experiencing enmeshment. Over investment in others and less investment in yourself. Enmeshing can feel controlling and over bearing, which contributes to more cut-off and...