Many parents, who have teenagers, often encounter power struggles with their teenager. Typically the power struggle occurs because the teenager disagrees with the limits their parents are setting. Many parents get frustrated by the power struggles, but teenagers at times enjoy the power struggle. If they get their parents into an argument most parents forget…
Schools are back in session and many high school students are back playing sports. The main sport at this time of year is football and cheerleading goes along with it. Both football and cheerleading are high risk activities for concussions. Parents are also learning that “basic” Concussion in teenagers are more common than people think…
WHAT EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT AN IEP and A 504 PLAN By Dr Michael Rubino It appears to be getting close to the beginning of the school year. I am also already getting emails regarding IEPs that school districts failed to complete over the summer and from parents who want to have their…
The school year is beginning and many parents are focused on their children’s transition into High School, College or Kindergarten. However, there is another important transition for children, Middle School. This is a major transition for pre-adolescents. As a psychotherapist who works with adolescents, I am very familiar with what is happening on High School…
There are no stages of grief for those dealing with the death of a loved one! When I was back in grad school in the late 80’s, we received minimal training on grief. There was one elective class called ‘Death and Dying’. Other than that, we were taught about Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ 5 Stages of Grief.…
Knowing what to expect in therapy can be a bit obscure when you’re starting therapy for the first time. I hear people tell me all the time that when they found a new therapist, they weren’t sure about things like what they were supposed to talk about or if they were supposed to be the…
We all experience various levels of stress throughout our lives, but as we know, the adolescent years can be especially charged with anxiety as teens learn to deal with uncertainty, change and forming their identities. Their lives are full of new challenges and opportunities and these transitions can be stressful, especially around body image, performance,…
DON’T ASSUME YOUR PARTNER KNOWS ANYTHING… …about how you feel about them. How often do I hear “Of course I know that my spouse loves me!” “Oh, he/she knows how much I appreciate when they prepare dinner.” The real truth is: 1. You can never hear “I love you” or “I appreciate you” enough! 2.…
The 3 steps of EFT: First, we will map out your inner emotional process by identifying your: emotional triggers fight or flight responses patterns to interpreting circumstances available choices in challenging moments In step 2, we will replace your old dynamics with a new and improved way of thinking and communicating, utilizing your new emotional…
A Thought About the 5 Love Languages Words of affirmation Quality time Physical touch Acts of service Receiving gifts Whether in my premarital counseling course in during my couples counseling intake session, the 5 love languages are an important topic of discussion. Here’s why: We tend to GIVE what we like to RECEIVE. We might…