How to Tackle Bedtime
Getting down a bedtime routine is like nailing the perfect recipe. In order to have a successful, stress-free, bedtime there are a few keys ingredients that go a long way when it comes to sweet dreams. Consistency Try to...
Practice Gratitude to Protect Marriage
The guaranteed stresses of life cause high emotional intensity between marriage partners that often lead to hurtful exchanges. These hurtful exchanges can, unfortunately, lead to a gridlock of anger and disconnection. So, how do marriages last and thrive when...
5 Tips for Improving Your Child’s Sleep Hygiene
It’s common knowledge that children need plenty of sleep. Depending on their age, most children need anywhere between 9 and 13 hours of sleep in order to be at their best. While children sleep, their brains are actively sorting...
3 Tips to Enjoy Autumn, Even More
Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love everything this time of the year brings, especially the return of football, cooler weather, pumpkin spice, and the brilliant colors we see as the leaves turn around our area. However,...
How To Talk To Your Kids About Going To Therapy
There are many different ways a child becomes one of my clients: I’ve had kids google therapists, print out my profile, and ask their parent to schedule an appointment with me, often times families are referred, or maybe...
WE ARE GOLDEN…
Summit Counseling just claimed GOLD…by achieving a recognition that only 0.5% of nonprofit organizations in the GuideStar nonprofit registry achieve – a Gold Seal of Transparency. Greater transparency means increased trust for donors & supporting entities such as foundations...
A Simple Fix to a Bad Day
Have you ever had one of those days where everything goes wrong? Or maybe you feel irritable for unknown reasons and you can’t shake the feeling. Marsha Linehan, the founder of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and her team created a...
Make It Positive
Often times when I’m meeting with parents for the first time to discuss therapy for their child, parents feel desperate for help and change as soon as possible, yet they understand that even with therapy it will take time...
“I’m Not Yelling, You’re Yelling”: Top 5 Tips to Managing Conflict with Your Partner
Contrary to popular belief, conflict within a relationship is healthy. Conflict allows us to express our inner concerns and/or feelings and often leads to positive resolution. How you handle that conflict, however, typically results in one of two ways:...