by Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified | Jun 5, 2021 | Blog
Defining Psychological Maturity Psychological maturity is the result of the natural and healthy process that individuals go through when their needs are met at various developmental levels over the life span. A person who passes successfully through a maturity stage... 
by Christy Cole, MA, LCMHC, EMDR trained | May 22, 2021 | Blog
Family and Peer Influence of Overcontrolled Teens For the last several weeks, I have written about an evidence-based model called Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (RO DBT) focused on helping people reduce problems related to overcontrol (Lynch, 2018). It... 
by Christy Cole, MA, LCMHC, EMDR trained | May 9, 2021 | Blog
This is the second blog in this series on Radically-Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (RO DBT). You can view the first blog here. As review, we learned about Radically Open Dialectical Behavior in the first blog. RO DBT is an evidence-based treatment targeting a... 
by Christy Cole, MA, LCMHC, EMDR trained | Apr 25, 2021 | Blog
Radically-Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Part 1 - Longing to Belong Have you ever thought, “I try so hard to do the right thing and yet, I feel different than the rest of my group?” Have you ever experienced sensations of depression or anxiety and tried to hide... 
by Marina Randles, MA, LCMHCA | Apr 12, 2021 | Blog
Experiencing the Gravity of Grief for Good We all experience grief at some point in our life. Whether the loss is large or small, you may notice your heart sitting heavier in your chest or a pit in your stomach growing larger. Grief is a very real experience of the... 
by Ruth Komer, MA, LMFTA, AAMFT | Mar 21, 2021 | Blog
A New Definition of Joy Many of us can get confused and think that joy is the same as happiness. This is completely understandable, as the two terms are often used synonymously. Yet, from a relational perspective, these are very different concepts. Happiness is a... 
