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The Importance of Sandtray Therapy: A Powerful Pathway to Healing
Living in West Michigan we have one of the most beautiful beaches right in our own backyard. What a gift it is to spend the day feeling the warm sand between your toes, the sunshine on your shoulders, and the winds breath on your skin. How about bringing a similar...
Understanding OCD: What It Is and How Therapy Can Help
Understanding OCD One of the most important things to know about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is that it is often misunderstood. OCD is not simply being organized or someone who likes things clean. It is a mental health condition that can create an exhausting...
What Is a Parent Coordinator and How Can They Help Your Family?
When parents separate or divorce, making decisions about children can become challenging. Even when both parents want what is best for their children, communication difficulties, disagreements, and ongoing conflict can make co-parenting stressful for everyone...
Preparing for a Successful School Year
As a new school year approaches, many families find themselves experiencing a mix of excitement and uncertainty. While some children eagerly anticipate seeing friends and meeting new teachers, others may feel anxious about changes in routine, academic expectations, or...
Why So Many Young People Feel Too Much and What They Are Actually Trying to Tell Us.
There is a quiet pattern showing up more and more in the young people I work with. They describe feeling overwhelmed, anxious, shut down, or constantly in their head. Some say they overthink everything. Others say they feel nothing at all. Many of them carry a sense...
Why Reconnecting With Nature Can Transform Your Mental Health
There’s something about spring that just feels like a fresh start. The days get longer, the sun shows up a little more often, and suddenly the world feels lighter. After months of cold, gray weather, stepping outside in spring can feel like a breath of fresh air—not...
Understanding the Cycle of Addiction
One of the most important things I help clients understand in therapy is that addiction rarely happens randomly. Instead, it often follows a predictable pattern known as the cycle of addiction. This cycle often repeats itself and can make people feel trapped or...
The Power of Trusting Your Uncomfortable Emotions
Have you ever been in a situation where someone tried to stop you from crying, even when you genuinely needed to? Have you ever cried and then blamed yourself for it afterward? As a society, we are systematically encouraged to suppress or invalidate our healthy...
Reclaiming Your Spark
How to Own Your Power in a Defeating World It’s easy to feel like a secondary character in your own life lately. Between the relentless 24-hour news cycle, the pressures of a demanding economy, and the curated perfection of social media, the world can feel like a...
Grief
Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, and yet, when it arrives, it feels uniquely personal. It’s often something that does not simply go away. Some days grief may feel like a tidal wave, while other days it feels like you’re being hit by relentless...