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let's talk with Teresa | Collaborative Conversations
Often, individuals agree to something just to put an end to an uncomfortable situation or discussion. However, if they are saying YES with their mouth and meaning NO with their heart, there is a distance created under the surface of the relationship. If we have all of someone's behavior but are losing their heart, the relationship is taking on damage.
The first three minutes of a difficult conversation matter!
What Makes The Teen Brain Different And Why You Should Know About It
Teen brains continue to grow and develop through their mid-20s. An adolescent brain is still developing and not fully mature. Similar to the changes their bodies go through, the brain is also going through changes of its own.
Understanding Family Communication Styles For Stronger Bonds
Communication is and always will be key. No matter if the relationship is with a friend, family member, co-worker, or significant other, communication is important, especially when it comes to building a stronger bond.
According to research, there are four different types of family communication patterns. These four patterns have different levels of two factors: conversation and conformity.
Emotional Infidelity: 4 Things You Should Know
Emotional infidelity is a type of cheating when “one partner shares emotional intimacy and connection with someone other than their partner.” With emotional infidelity, the bond that you share with the person that isn’t your partner may match the emotional bond shared with your partner. Nothing physical or sexual happens when it comes to emotional infidelity. That being said, it may still feel like some type of boundary has been crossed.
Is Your Relationship One-Sided? How to Tell
One of the biggest keys to fixing a one-sided relationship is communication. You have to speak to your partner about how you feel. Communication needs to be done intentionally without criticism so that they do not react and get defensive. Only then will you be able to talk through your emotions, explain what you need from them to feel supported, and try to find a solution.
Is An Addiction To Porn Common?
Talking about porn addiction can be a difficult conversation. Porn addiction can bring on feelings of guilt, shame, and embarrassment. You may feel alone and even isolate yourself due to the feelings you are experiencing from your addiction.
So, let’s find out: Is addiction to porn common?
Women’s Betrayal Infidelity Group To Help Both Individual Healing And Relationships
Therapeutic group work is a combination of psychoeducation about betrayal trauma and addiction combined with processing and connection in a safe space. Here, you will find support, education, and tools to help re-establish stability in your life.
What Is Emotional Maturity and How Can You Tell Your Relationship Has It?
Emotional maturity is the ability to process, manage, and communicate your emotions. With this, comes a level of self-awareness that helps individuals cope in stressful situations.
What Can You Learn From A Neurofeedback qEEG Brain Map?
A qEEG brain map assessment allows our therapists to determine whether brainwave patterns are different from normal. Each evaluation helps us select targeted neurofeedback training protocols specific to each individual.
Why You May Feel Depressed After Your Wedding
Post-wedding blues are a real phenomenon that happens for many men and women all around the globe. It's meant to be the 'honeymoon' period, so why do people feel so depressed after their special day?
let’s talk with Teresa | How To Choose An Empowering Response Over A Reaction
Becoming aware of the reactive habits that have become a regular part of navigating relationships and finding the space between the pressures and emotions of others and your response to them is powerful.
Men’s Betrayal Infidelity Group To Help Both Individual Healing And Relationships
Has your partner sexually betrayed you? Betrayal trauma is a wound that is inflicted within a relationship – therefore your best healing will happen within relationship as well. Group work – being with others who have been where you are is a key component in recovering from your partner’s infidelity.
EMDR Can Help Resolve Your Trauma—Here's How
Have you grappled with the painful memories of your childhood? Do you struggle with the fallout of a disaster? Are you wrestling with the hurt of relationship betrayal? You are not alone.
How is Brainspotting Different from EMDR?
There are a wide variety of healing modalities in therapy, and two trauma methodologies that utilize bilateral stimulation are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting (BSP).
What Can You Learn from Your Attachment Type?
You may have heard the common scientific generalization, "Humans are social creatures." It's true! Without authentic and intimate social interaction, anyone’s health can take a serious toll.
The Healing Power of Group Therapy—4 Key Benefits
If you’ve never considered group therapy, it might be time to change your perspective.
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Sex Addiction?
Sex addiction is a bigger problem across the globe than most people realize. In the U.S. alone, the number of people currently living with sex addiction is estimated at 12-30 million.
Signs of Betrayal Trauma and How Therapy Helps You Overcome It
We all have deep attachments in our lives. There are people you’re supposed to be able to trust, lean on, and look to for support when you need it. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world. Sometimes those deep attachments are the ones that can hurt us the most.
How to Help Your Teen if They're Experiencing Pandemic Depression
There’s no question the pandemic has changed almost everyone’s lives in some way. That includes teenagers. When you think about it, kids and teens have had to flip almost everything they know about “normal life” over the last few years.
3 Ways to Better Handle Stress Together as a Couple
Whether you and your partner are wrestling with the demands of the world or putting too much pressure on each other, the strain can lead to trouble.