What to Do If Your Partner Does Not Want to Come to Therapy
What to Do If Your Partner Does Not Want to Come to Therapy If your partner or spouse refuses to come to therapy, you may feel tempted to give up.…
When Discipline is Not Working
Philosophy and Strategy We often think of discipline as a way of decreasing or stopping behaviors that we do not want children to exhibit. However, the most effective discipline strategies…
Understanding Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
Defining Anxiety Anxiety is the tense emotional state that occurs when one cannot predict the outcome of a situation. Anxiety becomes a disorder when a child exaggerates the risks and…
Re-establishing Respect: The Key to Successful Relationship Repair
“R. E. S. P. E. C. T., that’s what my baby needs from me.” Unlike many songs about love and relationships, this song accurately identifies that respect is necessary for…
Nature of ADHD
What is ADHD? ADHD is a disorder of self-regulation, self-control. ADHD is a disorder is characterized, to paraphrase Russell Barkely, Ph.D., where individuals have difficulty consistently doing what they know,…