Many people believe that for a healthy lasting relationship, the only essential is basic communication skills.
However, if you and your partner want a lasting change for the better, more effort is needed.
To do this, we need a second order change, or a change to our emotional foundation. This changes our mental and emotional domains.
Read MoreYou and your partner are in an okay place, but you’d like to connect just a bit more. Since therapy doesn’t seem to be needed, you think a couples retreat would be just the thing. Except….your partner wont’ go!
So pop quiz, hotshot…you want to learn more about relationships but your partner won’t go. What do you do? What do you do? (See what we did there!)
You may believe the common misconception that couples workshops are only for couples to attend. However, this is the complete opposite of the truth. One partner can attend a workshop! In addition, there are benefits to single people attending a couples workshop as well. So you don’t even need to be in a relationship to attend.
Read MoreYou may be contemplating the idea of attending one of our workshops. Additionally, you may be hesitant or nervous to attend because you are unsure of what the workshop will be like or not knowing what to expect.
However, these workshops and classes often times have a positive impact and provide great value to those who attend them. It is also a good opportunity for you and your loved ones to meet with others who have similar struggles and experiences.
Read MoreNow, you may be wondering: What is the idea behind these Hold Me Tight® workshops that I see all over this website?
These workshops are designed to help couples of all stages of relationship reach desired attachment and emotional accessibility. Additionally, the program helps both partners become more emotionally responsive and engaging with each other. This means that you can make the most of your time together as a couple.
Read MoreWhen traumatic events happen to a child, it can be difficult for educators, administrators, parents, and other family members to know how to help them understand and work through what has happened.
As caring adults, our minds fill up with so many questions about how we can help the child while managing our own reactions that everything can suddenly become overwhelming, making things feel out of our control adding to the problem.
Read MoreMany parents wonder why they find it so difficult to communicate with their teenagers, or why their teens do not come to them with their problems. You may have experienced this in your own home, which is why the relationship that you have with your teen may be becoming strained. This is likely making you feel extremely frustrated toward the teen in your life, but remember that your teen has their own feelings that they need to work through. There is a high probability that they are just as frustrated as you are with the situation. For this reason, it is crucial that you make an active effort to listen to what they have to say.
Read MoreUgh! Anxiety! It impacts massive numbers of people each and every day, who feel it as a result of many different causes.
In many situations, people feel the effects of anxiety, but do not realize that the main root cause is much more common than one might originally think. This cause is really quite simple, and you may find yourself immersed in it without even taking any time to think deeper about it and how to cope.
The origin for many cases of anxiety is simply worry.
Read MoreIf you are like most families today.. you are probably spending a lot of additional time together because of the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now wouldn’t it be amazing if all the time spent together was peaches and cream?!?! I know I would love that!
Unfortunately, this added time together for some families has caused more tension, arguments, and negativity. You wonder if you will ever get through a day without a fight. You wonder how to get your kids to listen and do what they are told to do. You wonder how to get your teen to talk to you! To make matters even worse…now there is an additional barrier because it may not feel safe to find a therapist in person.
Read More2020 was a rough year for everyone, including children. You may have noticed changes in your child over the course of the year that make you wonder if she is coping well with the stresses of the pandemic.
Your once happy, go with the flow child, is now not so happy and unexpected changes can send him spiraling into a fit.
You wonder if you should seek out counseling for your child. You know what to expect counseling to look like for an adult.
But what does counseling look like for your 3-5-9 year old?
Read MoreDo you ever feel like you are in a constant loop with your partner trying to get them to see they are the one to blame? Or maybe it is that one fight that you just keep coming back to?
The Hold Me Tight® Workshop is a program developed by Dr. Sue Johnson and aims to teach you and your partner how to get out of those terrible loops that just keep happening. No more waiting for your partner to notice you, no more hoping to be seen.
Read MoreBetter communication is probably the #1 presenting issue in couples therapy and family therapy. It makes sense. Couples and families need to communicate about many things. But one thing that people do not realize is that we are always communicating. Essentially, we cannot not communicate!
Read MoreIf you are concerned about someone in your life, it can feel difficult to know what to do. Once we are aware there is or might be an issue, it’s important not to wait! Waiting and hoping they will reach out for help loses beneficial time in which they could have been already seeking treatment or receiving support.
Read MoreWhen we first get together with our partner, it’s a magical time. There’s a passion and fire that is undeniable. You can’t keep your hands off each other. When you touch or receive touch, it send shivers along your body. It’s electric. It makes us feel whole.
But over time, work, families, or other obligations demand so much of your time and energy that it’s harder to make the time for intimacy and touch.
Read MoreAre you tired of scrolling through your social media feeds only to see negative posts?
Is the negativity getting you down?
Here is your solution! Download our “made-for-you” social media posts, upload to your social media posts and let your family and friends feel the positivity!
Read MoreBut…we are here to help. Thanks to one of our student interns, we are happy to offer a FREE DOWNLOAD on daily reminders. You know…just like the cruise ships….only without the COVID-19. Thank goodness for that!
Read MoreSchool buildings are empty. Businesses have closed down. Stay at home orders are in place. Just regular life is enough to peak anxiety. But add in a global pandemic and you have a recipe for off-the-charts anxiety.
Read MoreThe day has come to ditch your New Year’s Resolution! Drop it like yesterday’s garbage! January 17th was National Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day. Woohoo!!!
Read MoreOf course it’s nearly impossible to feel happy 100% of the time. We’ll also add it’s not healthy to feel happy 100% of the time. We must experience a wide range of emotions. But, nothing is wrong with feeling happy a great deal of the time.
Let’s examine some ways to increase happiness:
Read MoreMaybe you can relate.
Sometimes it might seem like no matter what you say, it is the wrong thing. Or maybe it might seem like no matter what you say, you can't get through to your partner.
Well, we talk about some of these struggles.
Read MoreAdolescence. It is a very exciting time for both teens and parents. Teens begin to become people with ideas and humor. They really begin to develop their personalities. A lot of great things happen during adolescence. AND…a lot of scary things happen during adolescence.
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