Pre-Marital Counseling Near Me?
Premarital Counseling in New Orleans Pre-marital Counseling will not prevent divorce or guarantee a lifetime of happiness and bliss. It should however give you the necessary skills to have the important conversations with your spouse that are part of any healthy marriage. Here’s 4 reasons you should strongly consider premarital counseling. Premarital Counseling… Gets you […]
Going Back to Go Forward
Going Back… When you look back and think about your struggles, what have been your same-old hangups year after year? I’m writing to those who have been on the journey for a bit. Despite your best efforts, do you still struggle with old junk, old pain-in-the-neck muck, old voices, doubts, and patterns & habits […]
New Orleans Couples Therapist, Premarital Counseling, and…
Couples counseling… it’s not the only thing I do. When potential clients discover that I am available for appointments only a few days per week, they often wonder what I do with the remainder of my time. I’d like to use this post to share some of my other professional (and personal) activities. Past-President – Louisiana […]
Benefits of Pain
Embracing Loss and Grief (to receive the benefits of pain) There are 300 million prescriptions per year worldwide for pain-killers. 220 million of those are prescribed in the US. That’s right, we have 5% of the World’s population, but we take about 75% of the worldwide supply of pain meds. We hate pain. And […]
A note to Dads…
Dads – you are vital in your home. Your family and kids NEED YOU. They need you to provide food & shelter (and movie tickets), but they also need you to provide leadership and presence. Your family needs you present and engaged. I’ve learned a lot from my work with families. Let me […]
Summer Parenting Challenge
Summer Parenting Challenge Ahhhh, Summer is in the air! The trees have budded, the grass is growing, the thunderstorms are rolling, and the kids are getting antsy. For parents, this time of year is filled with anxious exams, field trips, and school parties. It’s that time of year when kids transition from their school schedules […]
Kids’ Chores
Age Appropriate Chores for Your Kids It takes a lot of work to run a home! And remembering that one goal of parenting is to raise competent, responsible, working adults, the first work place for all of usshould be the home. The family home is the place to begin learning WORK ETHIC, along with responsibility, […]
Couples Counseling Near Me…
Thinking of Couple’s Counseling? While there are lots of great counselors, therapists, social workers, psychologists, and other helping professionals in the New Orleans area, not all of them are trained to counsel couples. In this post, I’ll describe a few qualities that you should look for when considering a good couple’s counselor. Look for a Couple’s […]
When to get Kids a cell phone
Getting your kid a cell phone? Use a Phone Contract to help them…use their phone responsibly, yet be where they’re at, with whom they’re with. Are you considering getting your kid a cell phone? When to take that plunge is often a difficult step for parents, as is setting limits on cell phone use. […]
Social Media Vacation
Is your connection to your phone causing disconnection with your partner? First, let me be clear, I love my phone. It’s filled with so much great information. Almost daily I use the more-computer-than-phone in my pocket to check email, respond to students, text family, schedule clients, reorder my fantasy team, pay a bill, edit a […]