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Understanding Grief and Divorce
When two people get married they emotionally attach to dreams, hopes, fantasies and plans of what their life will be like. For some, getting and being married is a central part of their religion or spirituality. Getting divorced forces people to let go of deeply held...
Special Considerations: Getting a divorce when you have a special needs child
Getting divorced when you are the parent of a special needs or medically complex child can seem like a daunting task which could put an unbearable amount of additional stress on an already stressed out family system. Many couples with a special needs child make the...
Special considerations: Grief during divorce when you have a special needs child
Parents of special needs or medically complex children move through their life with a certain amount grief always present. Grief is the name of the process we are hard-wired to experience when we face loss or transition. Parents are deeply connected to the hopes and...
4 Techs to Use in Your Practice
Therapists tend to be the last group to jump on the techy bandwagon. I DRUG my feet for two years because I couldn’t fathom switching from a paper calendar to an electronic system. Most of the resistance came from fear: fear of something new, making a mistaking,...
How To Drastically Grow Your Business
We all want our business to be successful but we may not be doing the things that make our business successful. There is a principle that was thought up by Vilfredo Pareto that you need to know about. The Pareto Principle states that 80% of the effect or result is due...
Do you know the 4 Options for getting a divorce?
As therapists we run into divorce even if we are not marriage counselors. Do you know how to guide your clients towards the next steps? You are not an attorney and can not give legal advise, but you should be equipped to help your clients understand some basic...