My Roof is Leaking

My Roof is Leaking

“My roof is leaking. The roofer is estimating the repair may cost $5,000. Not to mention the money outlay to fix the stained ceiling. Tuition payments begin in a mere four months, and despite our creative finagling of loans, grants, savings and begging the college for...

Depression

By Lisa Aranas, MA, JD, LCPC Am I just sad, down, feeling blue or am I depressed? And what does it mean when I hear that someone is suffering from depression, anyway? If we haven’t already, at some time in our lives we will experience some event that will cause us to...
Boundaries and Bloodlines

Boundaries and Bloodlines

Boundaries and Bloodlines Boundaries are necessary, helpful, even reassuring. But they can be challenging to put in place. Between family members especially, clients may report feeling guilty or selfish when they set limits to protect themselves or establish healthier...

Seasonal Depression

By Greta Nielsen, LCPC “As Winter approaches I get that feeling that I just want to go to bed and stay there until March. Do I have Seasonal Depression?” This time of year in this part of the country most of us would like to fast forward to the warm, sunny days of...
Learning from Experience

Learning from Experience

As parents, our instinct is to protect our children from harm, to buffer them from life’s challenges and hurts. Divorce can be a difficult experience that tests our abilities as parents to provide our kids with a canopy of safety that keeps at bay the struggles...