By: Lindsey Tucker, R.D., L.D. & Molly Caradonna, Psy.D., L.P. It’s that special time of year…the holiday season! When you think of the holidays, what do you picture? It may be a house filled with family and friends, a lavish dining room table topped with a holiday feast, the sound of a football game on [...]

By: Felixia M. Valerius, MA, LPCC & Donna Wallace, MA, BCC, LADC Every time we turn on the news or open the internet there seems to be another horror story. We are baffled by what is going on in our country and in the world. It may not even seem possible to discuss our feelings [...]

Preventing and Treating CTD, the Physical Disorder that Almost Everyone Has (or will have at some point in their life)! By: David Thompson, BCTMB Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Certified Active Release Techniques Provider Have you ever experienced a nagging ache or pain that won't go away, or returns frequently? Recurring tingling, numbness, pins [...]

By Schyler Benson, MA.   You’ve made the decision to divorce and then you are faced with the next question… “How do we tell our children”? As a therapist who works with children, one of the questions I am asked most frequently is, “How do we tell our child/ children we are getting divorced?”   This [...]

by Sarah Doll, MA, LPCC There is so much joy and excitement around bringing a new baby into the world and the process leading up to it.  Everything from the pregnancy test that comes back positive, to seeing, and hearing the heartbeat for the first time, the first (and subsequent) ultrasounds where you can see [...]

Ah, Springtime! A time when love is in the air…or is it? Seeing or talking about love can bring up a variety of emotions: passion, romance, celebration, expectations, disappointments, loneliness, pain. Our mental, emotional and physical health is greatly affected by how we love and are loved by others leading to great satisfaction, immense pain [...]

Lois Kemmet, MSW, LICSW / Therapist When couples come to the center, they are often seeking help with their communication.  Communication is very complex and involves both listening and talking skills.  The interaction between two people is like a dance where couples or family members fall into interactional patterns or the same dance.   If this [...]

Judy Tills, CHTP Cashman Center Healing Touch Healing Touch is a compassionate, relaxing, nurturing energy therapy in which practitioners use their hands in a heart centered and intentional way to support and facilitate one’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. We’ve all experienced this in our daily lives.  Have you ever touched someone whose loved [...]

Judy Tills, CHTP Cashman Center Healing Touch Healing Touch is a compassionate, relaxing, nurturing energy therapy in which practitioners use their hands in a heart centered and intentional way to support and facilitate one’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. We’ve all experienced this in our daily lives.  Have you ever touched someone whose loved [...]

by Ann Lenarz, MA, LMFT Being a parent can be both extremely rewarding and challenging. As parents we have to manage households, money, jobs, and our children’s lives. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I have worked with many parents who feel sad about their lack of connection with their children. In fact, parents will [...]

by Marsha C. Panthera, RD LD It’s hard to contain how excited I can get about seasonal foods.  All Summer and Autumn I am enchanted by all the fresh bounty in the Farmers’ Markets. So many varied fruits and vegetables that I haven’t tried before; so of course these end up in my basket. Then [...]

Author:  Barbara Schnichels, MSSW, ACSW, LICSW Resilience Therapist and Coach It is that exciting time of the year when students transition back to school. It often is stressful to establish the new routines and higher work loads. Families of college students are processing a mixture of grief, excitement, hope and fear. To refresh your resilience [...]