In psychotherapy and couples therapy at Bastion Therapy, we can explore tools that can help with couples conflict and conflict in general. www.bastiontherapy.com Have you ever wondered if the way you and your partner communicate during conflict might not be ideal? One potential tool is changing your opening statement in a conflict discussion. In a […]
A lot of people come into therapy thinking something in them is wrong. It’s a place I’ve sat in myself. It’s not always spoken so directly… Often, it sounds more like: “I don’t know why I react like this.” “I understand it… but I still can’t change it.” “I don’t understand why I keep […]
Before working with couples, I always start with one individual session with each partner. These sessions are 50-minutes long, and they are much like a regular initial individual psychotherapy session. While confidential, I explain that there are no secrets held within the individual sessions away from their partner. That means that anything discussed in the […]
When there’s addiction in a family, most loved ones eventually arrive at the same painful place:Nothing seems to be working. They’ve tried being supportive. They’ve tried being patient. They’ve tried pleading, helping, rescuing, fixing, and worrying themselves sick. And yet the addiction continues. The reason that nothing seems to be working is often something families […]
Complex trauma and narcissistic abuse leave deep emotional wounds that often feel impossible to heal. Traditional talk therapies sometimes fall short in addressing the intense and layered effects of these experiences. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has emerged as a leading approach in trauma healing, offering hope and tangible progress for many survivors. […]
How to Stop Taking Things Personally: Reclaiming Your Peace Through a Shift in Perception | Amority Health By: Rachel Cooper, MS, LPC-Associate Supervised by Amber Quaranta Leech, PHD, LPC-S This article was originally published on Amority Health’s Blog – Shifting Perceptions: Read the original article Quick Summary: Have you ever felt gutted by […]
We typically use self-care as a way to restore depletion, to fill ourselves back up when we’ve spent too much. But this strategy never really works. Or it never worked for me. I felt better momentarily but the deficit lingered. If you’ve been around since I started, you know I have talked about what self-care […]
If you’ve ever felt like your emotions run the show, or like you’re stuck in a loop of intense reactions, relationship blowups, or deep shame, you’re not alone. And you’re not beyond help. That’s where something called DBT comes in. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (don’t let the name scare you) is basically a super practical, powerful set of tools […]
No Accountability, No Consistency: The Power of Life Coaching Consistency is the bridge between intention and transformation. Most people don’t fail because they lack desire, intelligence, or even discipline—they fail because they lack accountability. Without accountability, goals drift, habits fade, and momentum stalls. The truth is simple: no accountability, no consistency. Accountability is not control; […]
Return to God, Restore Relationships, Reignite Purpose Every season of confusion, broken relationships, or lost direction shares a common root: misplaced identity. When identity drifts away from God, purpose becomes unclear and relationships begin to fracture. The journey back to clarity always starts the same way—returning to God and anchoring identity in Christ. […]
