Last month I wrote about the potential harmful effects the WW Kurbo app has on children and families. Since then the debate has become increasingly heated and the medical and mental health community are at odds to what is “right and wrong.”

A major part of my work is reducing the self-criticism and self-blame clients hear when they don’t reach their goals.

Not enough of something. Too much of something. Why can’t you be more this, that or the other?

Positive affirmations, love them or hate them?

​In these Practice What I Teach post, my intention is to take the most frequent tools I provide my clients and put them into practice. In this edition we are talking about self-care.

It can be overwhelming picking a counselor to work with. There are many things to consider when choosing a counselor.

As I was sitting with my last therapy client on a long Monday, we discussed the benefit of setting boundaries within her relationships.

​In these Practice What I Teach post, my intention is to take the most frequent tools I provide my clients and put them into practice. In this edition we are talking about self-care.

“No might make them angry, but it will make you free. If no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger.”

Making the decision to pursue counseling can be nerve-racking, intimidating, and difficult. Add a tense relationship to the mix, and it can make it that much more challenging.

Last month I was asked on Fox 4 to speak about suicide rates related to first-responders. I thought I’d share some of my findings in this blog post.

Imposter Syndrome is the ongoing and persistent belief that success, gifts or your lot in life is undeserved or not legitimate based on your effort or skills.

Co-parenting is a term used to describe the situation when children are parented by two individuals who are no longer in a marital or romantic relationship with one another.

School is in session and anxiety is starting to build! Classes are becoming more difficult and teens are recognizing that homework is inevitable.

Without intense vulnerability, we cannot experience intense joy.

We hear all the time that childhood obesity is an epidemic and we’re flooded with images of children in larger bodies looking ashamed of who they are.

There is one thing, one desire, which I have found most dominant while on the front lines of learning about others’ hearts…while on the front line of learning about my own heart.

I recently found myself in a situation where my significant other said, “Elise, I feel like everyone else is getting the best of you and there’s nothing left for me.”

It can be difficult distinguishing the difference between a meltdown and a tantrum when looking at an upset child, but it’s important to know they are not the same.

You had a horrendously stressful day at work, traffic was a nightmare on the way home, and your childcare for Friday just fell through.