When to Speak, When to Stay Silent
Your spouse is your ally, not your enemy….He or she has a vested interest in your good, and is a vessel the Lord uses to enact His sanctifying work in you.
A Role of True Significance
In your child’s life there is only one you. Don’t get sucked into neglecting the things of long-term significance for gratification of the immediate.
Virtual Neglect: The Problem with Online Therapy
Online therapy fails to execute on the most basic premise of strong mental health—that as human beings we are created for the richness, challenge, and reward of deep connection with others. Such depth is not fostered through a screen. Online therapy facilitates conversation, but the fullness of human connection is an embodied experience that requires physical presence. We are physical beings; to neglect our physicality in treating our emotional pains will always leave us wanting.
What’s in a Name?
Family is the starting point of healthy engagement with others. We support healthy families because we believe healthy families are critical to a healthy world.
Bias in Marriage and Family Therapy
I can acknowledge my personal bias while upholding my client’s right to decide for themselves what they think and if I’m the right person with whom to explore these deeply personal issues.
Considering Diagnosis When Using Insurance
Many people experiencing depressive or anxious symptoms in today’s stressful society have good reason to feel the way they do. They are not disordered; they are sensitive to the disordered state of the world around them, and need help in finding solid ground upon which to stand.
Not Yet a Man
I know these pains and pangs of growing up are not red flags but rites of passage. Knowing it and living through it are two different things.
Do You See What I See? Why Kids Lie and the Truth That Sets Us Free
The truth about truth is, it does not change depending on who is telling the story.
Becoming Wallpaper
I am a beginning for my kids, but I was never meant to be the end. I am a jumping off point, a place to come back to, and an observer of all within my view.
Why Empowerment and Balance are Leading us Astray
Power and balance, in and of themselves, are good things. But we fool ourselves and justify unhealthy behavior when we misrepresent their meanings and purpose.