Five Routines and Rituals to Build Family Connections

By Jennifer Eckert, LICSW | September 29, 2016

Read about our top tips for helping families connect and strengthen their bonds this fall! Enjoyable rituals can be grounding, create positive memories …

Nature’s Lessons During Fall

By Katie Gorczyca, MA, Expressive Therapist | September 22, 2016

Nature provides us with lessons to take away from the fall season. Here are just a few: Letting Go. Take some time to reflect on what no longer serves you..

Self-Compassion: A Definition

By Katie Gorczyca, MA, Expressive Therapist | July 7, 2016

Self-compassion. We hear the term often in the mental health field, but also in every day life and conversations. Three components make up self-compassion..

Book Review: Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child by Betsy Keefer Smalley and Jayne E. Schooler

By Kelly DiBenedetto, LMHC, ATR | June 30, 2016

TELLING THE TRUTH TO YOUR ADOPTED OR FOSTERED CHILD is one of our favorite books to recommend to adoptive parents, foster parents, caretakers

Coping After a Tragedy

By Kelly DiBenedetto, LMHC, ATR | June 14, 2016

Our hearts go out to the victims’ families and loved ones of the tragedy in Orlando this weekend. Traumatic events can disrupt our sense of safety.