Parenting

Money is one of the most common — and misunderstood — sources of tension in relationships and family systems. Money, Sex and families are the three biggest reasons couples show up in my office. Money has no emotional value on its on. However, within a couple/family system, it causes havoc if not understood.  Research consistently […]

As an LMFT working with families across developmental stages, I regularly meet parents who feel both loved and sidelined by their adult children. That painful mixture—affection without appreciation—can feel like grief, rejection, or invisibility. Clinically, we frame this as part developmental transition, part relational boundary work, and part identity reconfiguration. Why this shift happens: Adult

As a Marriage and Family therapist, we believe in 5 major life cycles that we as humans, experience from birth to end of life. One of the most rewarding and stressful is parenting. Our goal as parents is to launch healthy, productive citizens into this world! The college or trade school transition is one of

Child/Family reintegration is often promoted and required for some families, as a solution for fractured relationships after divorce or separation. In cases involving a safe, loving parent and a child who’s simply been caught in emotional crossfire, reunification can help restore bonds. I have rarely, if ever, seen these types of clients. The usual type

Relationships After Kids JULY 15, 2019 Strong relationships after kids, ones that are full of flirting, fun, and intimacy, really can exist; but, they may take a little more effort. When it was just you and your partner, you had more time for quality conversation, you had more extra money for date night outs, and you had