by Laura Lanier | Aug 31, 2017
Often, when we need something from someone else, the way we are communicating is the strongest predictor of whether or not we will get it. It doesn’t matter if this is a simple request for a listening ear or a serious plea for someone to acknowledge your needs. In the...
by Ms. Christy | Aug 31, 2017
Sign Up! Laura Lanier would like to invite all those who are interested to attend a free psychoeducational experience. She will teach about mindfulness in a comfortable group setting and provide a short demonstration of grounding. For a printable flyer, click on the...
by Laura Lanier | Aug 1, 2017
If you didn’t have the opportunity to read my last blog, I’d suggest checking it out before reading this one. As I mentioned in my discussion of emotional regulation, it is very common for people to come to counseling hoping to control their emotions....
by Laura Lanier | Jul 19, 2017
I hear it all the time: “I need to get my emotions under control!” or “How do I stop feeling this way?” At times, it may seem like if you could just control your emotions, most of your problems would be fixed! You try all kinds of methods for...
by Laura Lanier | Jul 11, 2017
How often do you find yourself on your smart phone, scrolling through Facebook or playing Candy Crush, with no memory of having picked it up or why you felt the need to be on it? Or how often do you realize, in the middle of driving to work, that you have no...
by Laura Lanier | Jun 26, 2017
Fun fact about counselors: We don’t want you to keep coming to us forever. Not that we don’t want to see you – ending a counseling relationship is as bittersweet for us as it is for our clients – but we don’t want you to need to see us....
by Laura Lanier | Apr 24, 2017
There are times when we do things that just don’t make sense to us. Something happens, and we just find ourselves feeling, thinking, or behaving in ways that we don’t want to. But somehow both the actions and the thoughts and feelings that follow seem...
