What do Taekwondo and Therapy Have in Common?
Taekwondo Values 1)Courtesy 2) Integrity 3) Perseverance 4) Self-Control 5) Indomitable Spirit I recently learned of the 5 core Taekwondo Values and was impressed with their connection to therapeutic activities. These values are very similar to many of the positive core beliefs I work with my clients to instill. Students may be asked to recite […]
July Paddle Board Workshop
Stand Up To Anxiety Paddle Board Workshop We really enjoyed our June Paddle Board workshop and because of continued interest we have opened up a July workshop. I saw so much connection amongst the June participants. They were troopers and really challenged themselves to get out of their comfort zone. The goal was to be […]
You’re soo OCD
The term OCD has become synonymous with being neat or a perfectionist. If that’s the case, aren’t we all a little OCD at times? We have particular ways we like things done or we feel a bit uncomfortable. Sometimes we just think our way is better than someone else’s. The difference between personal quirks and […]
Kindness is Contagious -Mindfulness and Acceptance
Kindness is Contagious. For the third and final post on the mindfulness and acceptance lecture, I will focus on how to implement mindfulness during difficult times. (See the first two posts here Feel the Pain & Take a Breath). I’m choosing to emphasize the difficult times because that’s when it can be most challenging to be positive […]
Take a Breath – Mindfulness and Acceptance
Using Our Breath to be Present. Mindfulness and using our breath to be present. In my experience as a therapist, mindfulness is something that people utilize to bring themselves out of their worry or discomfort and into the present moment. Often times, breathing is used as a tool to achieve mindfulness because it’s something that […]
Feel the Pain – Mindfulness and Acceptance
Accept Discomfort. I recently attended a mindfulness and acceptance lecture at Kadampa Meditation Center of Florida. This was the first lecture I had attended there. I was intrigued by this topic and interested to see how mindfulness was practiced within different communities. If you’re questioning whether you should step outside your comfort zone and attend […]
New Office, New Services! Walk & Talk Therapy now available
Walk and Talk Therapy is now available. I recently moved into a larger space with more natural light and it feels great! However, as much as I love my new space there is no substitute for being outside and being active. Therefore “Walk and Talk” was the natural “next step” for my practice (get it […]
ABC7 Mental Health Resources in College
I participated in a discussion this week on ABC 7 regarding mental health resources in college. Please click on the link for the full segment video. I’d like to share some of information that I was not able to discuss on air due to time constraints. I think it is important for families and students […]
Does your child need therapy?
People are often curious about what type of clients I see or what type of issues a child could have that would require therapy. However, the population of students I meet with don’t fit a mold. I see such a wide variety of amazingly unique students. I see the cheerleading captain, the band geek, the […]
Divorce Reading List
Simply put, divorce can be difficult for children. It means big changes to their life, where they live and who they see day to day. It’s also a million little changes; new daily routines, how dad packs their lunch different than mom, or how they have to communicate more via phone or facetime with whichever parent […]