Helpful Steps for Parents Who Learn Their Teen May Be LGBTQIA+ Learning that your teen may identify as LGBTQIA+ can feel surprising, confusing, or even overwhelming, especially if you’re not sure how to respond. Despite loving your child no matter what, this may be...
Communicating While Angry: Tips for Talking to Your Partner Without Escalating an Argument Every couple argues from time to time. This is a normal part of being in a relationship. The problem isn’t the arguments in themselves, but that they happen. The problem...
When One Partner Grieves: How Loss Shapes a Relationship A client once told me, “I feel like I lost my partner twice: once to the death of his father, and again to the silence that followed.” Her partner was not gone, but the grief had pulled him into a private world...
How to Support Children Scared to Go to School Due to Violence or Shootings School should be a place where children feel safe to learn, make friends, and grow. But with rising concerns about violence and school shootings, many kids are carrying heavy fears about going...