by Kathy | Mar 23, 2016 | Abandonment, Addiction, Affairs, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Separation, Uncategorized
Abandonment issues? Wondering for sure if you have them or not? You don’t have to have been left in a basket on a church doorstep in order to have abandonment issues. I myself didn’t even know I had abandonment until I was 35 years old, but when I learned more about... by Nancy | Mar 21, 2016 | Codependent, Counterdependent, Differentiation, Individual Therapy, Relationships, Uncategorized
By request…today we are going to talk about a way of thinking, a paradigm that will help navigate the waters of relationship with folks that may not always be all that safe. This is a common question I have from clients that are working so hard to develop good... by Nancy | Jun 9, 2015 | Abandonment, Differentiation, Uncategorized
Abandonment issues are so common. You don’t have to have been left on the doorstep of an orphanage to know what abandonment feels like. In fact, you can have two very loving, wonderful parents and still be vexed by the painful effects of abandonment. The... by Kathy | Apr 22, 2015 | Abandonment, Addiction, Affairs, Anger, Anxiety, Codependent, Counterdependent, Depression, Grief, Shame, Uncategorized
Do you know the different parts of yourself? Most of us are only vaguely aware of the 3 different parts that I like to talk about in counseling: The Adult, The Little Boy/Girl, and The Angry Teenager. If you want to have a healthy life, you’ll want to become... 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...