After studying therapy for so long, it is easy to forget that things that seem obvious to me are not so obvious to others. For example, I have a client whose dad was absent from the time she was 4 until she was 9 years old. To me, it is obvious that this would have […]
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The amount of books, podcasts, and unsolicited parenting advice is staggering. Everybody has an opinion on how best to raise the perfect child, and it typically contradicts what you heard from someone else. Also, there is the marketing. Are you a gentle parent? How about a whole brain parent? Panda parent??? Navigating this flood of
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Dating your spouse is challenging but so important. The invariant prescription is a therapeutic technique designed to improve spousal connection.
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Dr. John Gottman Few are more authoritative when it comes to knowing what makes a relationship work than Dr. John Gottman. For decades, he has conducted some of the most influential research on relationship success and developed a method for predicting divorce with over 90% accuracy from a 15-minute discussion. From his research, he developed
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https://katyfamilyandcoupletherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/e2d15dd6-6113-4879-8543-945635a194f6.mp4 When dealing with your teenager it is natural to wonder, “What should I do?” After being parented a particular way and parenting your kids a certain way for so long, it can be hard to imagine things can go any other way. In many ways, there is no one answer for what to do.
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What is a Reframe? How we think about situations determines our ability to manage them successfully. When how we think about something is unhelpful, we can often find ourselves getting stuck. The reframe is a technique therapists use to help their clients think differently so they can approach a situation in a new and
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What is Emotion Focused Couples Therapy? Is it the right approach for me and my partner? Online Therapy. Couple Therapy. Family Therapy
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The field of family therapy is relatively new compared to individual, group, and couple’s counseling. The field of psychology was founded on an individual model of counseling and this remains the common perception today. In many situations, individual therapy is the appropriate approach to counseling. However, it is not always what is necessary. Family therapy
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