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Playful Intention Setting for the Year
This year, how can you incorporate SMART goals and play into your new years intention setting? Well here are three options for you to try out and see what might work!

JoAnna Hubbard, LMHC, NCC
Jan 265 min read


Resolutions: Catalysts for Growth or Recipe for Burnout
When our resolutions are built on a foundation of self-criticism, avoidance of our darker sides, or a fantasy of what the result will feel like, we entrap ourselves. Research consistently shows that behavior modification (i.e. changing the way we act, our patterns of behaving, or routines), is not an overnight process.

Madison Duran, LCSW, RPT
Jan 223 min read


When Traditions Shift: What Modern Family Teaches Us About Letting the Holidays Evolve
Holidays often arrive with a long list of unspoken expectations; traditions we’ve inherited, roles we’re expected to play, and ideas about how celebrations “should” look.
At our therapy center, we often hear from parents, caregivers, and kids feeling pulled between wanting the holidays to be joyful and feeling overwhelmed by the expectations. Sometimes what used to work no longer fits. And sometimes, the season we’re in simply calls for something different.

Maria Laquerre LMFT, RPTS
Dec 13, 20254 min read


Transformative Reads: Expanding Our Understanding Through Books - Books Addressing Body Image/Fatphobia
Reading is magical. You can read something to transport you into another world, or help you imagine more deeply into your lived experience. In this series, we will introduce you to books we rate for broaching different topics, highlighting key tropes, themes, and age ranges they’re suitable for. Each post will have an overarching theme, such as books addressing body image & fatphobia in this entry, though many of the books will contain multiple mental health or social justice

JoAnna Hubbard, LMHC, NCC
Dec 2, 20254 min read


How Books, Films and Even Video Games Can Make Tough Conversations About Dementia Easier
Noticing changes in a loved one’s memory, behaviour, or personality can bring up many emotions — concern, confusion, frustration, even guilt about whether or not to say something. For many families, dementia is not an easy subject to broach. And yet, beginning the conversations with different family members can be an important first step toward clarity and support.

Maria Laquerre LMFT, RPTS
Nov 1, 20257 min read


Love on Screen vs. Love in Real Life: What the Hit Show Couples Therapy Reveals That Romcoms Leave Out
From When Harry Met Sally to Love Actually, romantic comedies make us laugh, cry, and cheer for love. But as fun as they are, romcoms often skip over what love looks like after the credits roll. That’s where the hit TV series Couples Therapy feels like such a stark contrast and perhaps why it has become such a hit phenomenon: instead of first dates and big declarations, it shows us the work, the vulnerability, and the courage of two people trying to stay connected through lif

Maria Laquerre LMFT, RPTS
Oct 22, 20255 min read
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