by Laura Westbrook | Dec 9, 2016
How Can You Be So Selfish! Old habits are hard to break. Even harder around the holidays. Tight schedules at work, financial pressures, crowded spaces around town, and let’s face it – family dynamics, especially extended family dynamics – can get us off center....
by Ms. Christy | Mar 1, 2016
Renee Pfeffer, Licensed Professional Counselor Intern Supervised by Eren Turner, MA, LPC-S I have been married and living in the Denton area for the past 22 years where we are raising two teenagers. Counseling has greatly influenced my own personal life and I am...
by Ms. Christy | Sep 25, 2015
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words When you hear this expression, I imagine your mind drifts to a time that you looked at a picture in disbelief, knowing it was depicting a revelation, a conversation, or an experience you once had but just couldn’t put words to. I was...
by Ms. Christy | Apr 22, 2015
Struggle I am the sweat that runs down your cheek as you work. I am the studying you do before a hard test. I am the hard journey that makes you strong enough for the ambush. I am the minor bumps in the road that make you ready for the big ones. I am the suffering...
by Ms. Christy | Apr 21, 2015
Some of the most effective treatments for children who are having emotional and behavioral problems are play therapy and filial therapy. The Center for Play Therapy has created a wonderful class that teaches the principles of play therapy to parents in Child Parent...
by Ms. Christy | Mar 25, 2015
Sitting on my couch, scrolling through my email, I came upon one about Roanoke, Texas on Yahoo. That is very close to the school where my kids go, we eat dinner there at times, and it is a lovely town. Maybe you remember your response to the news: Parents Protest...
by Ms. Christy | Feb 2, 2015
Parent Education Program for February Its that time again! We are developing a new class for our parent education program–PEP! Each month, we will have a class the second Saturday at 2 pm. We are also developing an email list so we can send updates about new...
by Ms. Christy | Jan 7, 2015
Good therapy is a lot of times about creating a vision of who you want to be and learning how to develop into that person. New Year Resolutions are great ways to do this without the help of a therapist, but without support, many of them go by the...
by Ms. Christy | Nov 25, 2014
webbrochure fall 2014 Play is Therapeutic! Learning to play, speaking your child’s language and helping them problem solve in a developmentally appropriate way—this is our dream for you! We are beginning a series of groups that will help to underscore the importance...
by Ms. Christy | Jul 28, 2014
Bless those who bless you! Showing gratitude is an important way of cementing, acknowledging and growing a relationship. Therapy is at its core a very personal relationship and while you do attend, work on issues, and pay for services, there are other ways to show...