Parenting

From an LMFT in Private Practice — On Transitioning to the “Adult Parent”: Love vs. Valued Contribution

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 […]

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When college kids come home for Christmas: therapist guidance for parents and family systems

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

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Caught in the Middle: When Family Reintegration Supports Abuse

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

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