One of the first questions a new potential client asks is, “Do you take insurance?” It’s a fair question. Finances are a big part of our reality and often drive what support we seek. I choose not to take insurance, but not for the reasons you might initially think. In my first career as a […]
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I love this mem. Navigating social values and niceties as parents can be challenging. We want to teach our children to be kind, considerate human beings. To say please and thank you, to show gratitude when someone does something for them, and to do kind things for others. We also want to teach them to
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I’ve been having a lot of fun in the past several months working with a creative marketing consultant. It really has been a blast. People I’m close to might possibly be getting tired of hearing me sing the praises of Jade Consulting. Repeatedly. It’s just so much fun! Part of what has been so fun
It seems like every certification or degree I’ve done has, at some point, required a family tree project. From preschool to grad school. When I was little it was fun. I remember looking at family photos of distant relatives and interviewing grandparents and aunts and uncles. I learned all sorts of family history. But by
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how we measure success lately – with our children, in our relationships with self and others, and in our work life. Culturally we are taught to focus on the tangibles. Did my child make honor roll, is my house clean, am I making enough money, etc. And yet, thinking
Talking to the mother of one of my clients who identifies as transgender today, she shared a powerful statement she recently learned – being in it vs with it. As a mother, she is with her daughter on her journey. Only her daughter is in it. It strikes me that this is true of so many experiences we have in life.
This summer has been the season for sex positivity with my clients. Several teen clients are having their first romantic dating experiences, while some of the young adults I see are exploring different ways of intimacy with their partners. Such fun and light hearted conversations, and so important. It brings me joy to be able to
Appreciation has been coming up as a theme in my sessions with families. Each family member wants to be seen and validated. Who doesn’t? In busy family life, it’s easy to get caught up in all that needs to get done and forget to show our appreciation. Parents do a lot, and they do it
One of the things I love about my office is the beautiful garden that surrounds it. My landlord and fellow counselor is also an avid gardener. Each week when I arrive, I look forward to seeing the arrangements she has scattered throughout the space. This month, she is out adventuring and refilling her cup. Which
The title of a very sweet board book my aunt gifted us with last summer. I remember when she gave it to us, she said it caught her eye because every child needs plenty of nonsense in their lives. True that. The more I read this book, the more I fall in love with it.
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