ARE YOU A CLOSET COLORING BOOK ARTIST?
5 Reasons to use Adult Coloring books – meditate, de-stress, have fun, relax, create.
Read MoreHERE, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR KIDDO BACK!
When your child misbehaves, it is important to identify the goal of the misbehavior, your usual response, and then your child’s reaction. Goals are usually some form of attention seeking, power, revenge, helplessness and need for soothing. When you change your reaction, the misbehavior will change.
Read MorePush my Buttons, Please
Sometimes we feel that other people push our buttons. If we feel angry, hurt or our inner critic has been injured. Here are ways you can take control of your own buttons,
Read MoreArt Therapy for Children of Divorce – IT’S NOT FAIR
when your child of divorce says “It’s not fair”, they often mean they have fear, feel abandoned, that they are bad or to blame, and rage or anger about no longer having control over their world. Mom and dad can reassure, love, reflect feelings, prompt art making, or refer to an art therapist to help heal lingering difficulties. Children do heal from divorce.
Read MoreWhat happens at a therapy appointment?
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OR, WHAT IS MY THERAPIST THINKING ABOUT? Like the phone service commercial on television in which the customer asks, ‘can you hear me now?, every new therapy client is also wanting to know “Can you “see” me now?” I want every client of mine to know that I both hear them and see them. I will see you sitting before me. I will understand that you might be particularly anxious as you sit there in my office. If it is your first session, we will be getting to know each other. You may want to ‘test the waters’ to see how safe you feel. I certainly understand that. Through the...
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