Are you struggling with the internal battle of whether or not to try and save your marriage after the discovery of an affair? The initial hurt and pain that is created when you discover that your partner has had an affair can leave you feeling empty, bitter, and confused. You might worry that you will […]

Are you struggling with the idea of what recovery from an affair looks like? Today’s media portrays affair recovery in a contorted and misguided fashion. It leaves the partner who had the affair to be portrayed as constantly being attacked by a counselor and their partner. On the other hand, the partner who was betrayed […]

Admitting to having an affair can be hard, but knowing how to support your partner after the discovery of your affair is even harder. Every move you make in an attempt to bring your relationship back to “normal” seems to cause your partner more pain and leaves you confused as to how to approach them. […]

In our society, women seem to be under constant scrutiny and devalued for their abilities. You compare yourself to the celebrity in the magazine, telling yourself you will never measure up to them. You lack motivation or are too scared to try out something since you believe you will fail. You have internalized the messages […]

Stress is common in life, but for you it seems unmanageable at times. You feel the constant pressure from parents, peers, and teachers to outperform everyone else, but is it really coming from them or is coming from within? You go to school constantly feeling anxious because you fear that you will miss a question on […]

Adolescence and college are times full of many changes physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. Adolescent and college females are extremely vulnerable to the influence and words of their peers. As parents you might notice that your daughter is struggling to adjust to this new period of life. They seem to distance themselves socially because they […]

A person who has experienced trauma can move forward with life and feel as if they have “forgotten” it or have “dealt” with it. We call this avoidance, and it is one of the main problems with healing. Avoidance feels necessary because trauma memories feel so overwhelming. But avoiding the trauma leaves a person reacting […]

Often when people think of hypnosis they think of party tricks at a show where the person does embarrassing things or appears to lose conscious control. This is not hypnosis! It is a myth that with clinical hypnosis a patient will lose control. The patient is always aware of the surroundings and always in control. […]

You have always dreamed about college and the freedom that you would get when being away from home. However, you never imagined that college would create this much stress in your life. You cannot sleep, you are constantly worrying about that next assignment, feel pressured to be seen as perfect, but never feel like you […]

Are you constantly worrying about your son or daughter’s eating habits? Do you feel like meals have become a constant stressor within your family? When adolescents suffer from an eating disorder it impacts the entire family, making it feel as if you are constantly walking on eggshells in order to prevent from starting another fight […]