For many, college can be a wonderful time of self-exploration, connecting with others, and engaging in fun activities. Regardless if you went to college for four years or more, transitioning from college to working full…
Maintaining Motivation: A Foot in the Door
Maintaining Motivation: Therapy in Philadelphia, Ocean City, Mechanicsville, Santa Fe Do you often find yourself struggling to get things done at home once you’ve had a full day at work or school? If so, you…
How Will Your Baby Impact Your New Marriage
How Will Your New Baby Impact Your Marriage? For many couples, the addition of a new baby into the family is an exciting, joyous, and uncertain time. Whether the couple is dealing with the physiological…
What To Expect When Leaving College
STARTING OUTWhat To Expect When Leaving College Leaving college is a plunge into the unknown. For the past four years, or more, most of your energy has been spent on passing college classes, most of…
Finding Meaning in Healing
Finding Meaning in Healing : Your Healing Journey You may be here, reading “Finding Meaning in Healing”, and or be in therapy, because something is just off. You may feel stuck, lost, impatient, worried…
Attachment Theory
A client once told me that the one thing he would have liked to know prior to starting therapy is that “your unbiased opinion you’re paying for is still biased, the therapist has their…
Beating Low Self-Esteem
Many people suffer from low self-esteem. Low self-esteem is characterized by having a generally poor opinion of yourself, and negatively judging yourself and your value as a person. Struggles with self-esteem can impact many areas…
End of Relationship Anxiety
Center for Growth / Therapy in Philadelphia 267-324-9564 End of Relationship Anxiety: some people do not think about having anxiety feelings when a relationship ends. Sadness and even depression is expected by most people, but…
Getting Over Being Dumped
Getting over being dumped: So you’ve just gone through being dumped and now you’re trying to refocus back to a state of normalcy, but reaching equilibrium seems nearly impossible. What’s a person to do? Do…
How Successful Couples Survive Raising Children
A significant adjustment period for many couples is when they begin having or adopting children, known as the transition-to-parenthood. Children can compromise the dyad relationship by putting more strain on the family system, diverting time…
How to Keep Romance Alive After Kids
How To Keep The Romance Alive After Kids: Couples Counseling in Philadelphia, Ocean City, Santa Fe, Mechanicsville: The power of an infant’s smile, coo, or laughter is unimaginable. Some people report feeling an overwhelming, primal…
Making the Transition from College to Career
THERAPY & COUNSELING IN PHILADELPHIA, OCEAN CITY, SANTA FE, MECHANICSVILLE AFTER GRADUATIONMaking the Transition from College to Career So you’re coming into the home stretch of your senior year at college, and the list of…
Space for Emotional Availability
Space for Emotional Availability: There are two kinds of “space” one has in this world. The space that a person has in their own head, and the space that a person takes up within their…
Talking to Your Kid About Going to Play Therapy
Play Therapy in Center City Philadelphia: There are many reasons for seeking play therapy for your child. Every parent has his or her own specific set of reasons. Regardless of how and why you made…
Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders
Center for Growth / Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders Suggestions for the professional who is working with cilents who are suffering from Bulimia Nervosa and / or Binge Eating Disorder (IPT, CBT)…
Postpartum 101 with a Rainbow
Not every woman who has experienced babyloss wants to have another child, but many women do decide to try to conceive again. Though this path can be fraught with anxiety, trauma triggers, and fear, the…
Fear of Abandonment: An Overview
Fear of abandonment: Many adults have fears that the people closest to them will leave. There’s something very human about having a good thing and not wanting it to go away. However, if your fears…
Feel Like Yourself Again After a Breakup
Feel like yourself again after a breakup: Relationship and Grief Therapy Therapy in Philadelphia PA, Ocean City NJ, Santa Fe,NM Mechanicsville VA Breakups are hard. No matter if you initiated it or were blindsided…
Daughters of Narcissist Mothers
Daughters of Narcissist Mothers: Do you suspect that your mother might be a narcissist? Are you looking back at an unpleasant encounter from the past weekend with your mom that left you rattled and frustrated…
Map Out Your Relationship
10 Questions to Map Out Your Relationship: Making the decision to go to couple’s therapy can be intimidating. Relationship expert Dr. John Gottman speculates that most couples wait an average of six years of being…
Opening Relationships- Therapist’s Guide
Are you and your partner thinking about opening up your relationship but aren’t sure where to start? Jumping in head first without discussing boundaries, needs, expectations, and logistics might sound fun and exciting, or terrifying…