Ask any parent what their main job is and they will tell you it’s protecting their children and keeping them safe. New parents spend hours, if not days, baby-proofing the house. They research the best car seats and bike helmets and figure out ways to ensure their kids are safe online. But, no matter how […]
Tulsa Couples Counseling: Communication Differences Between Venting and Vomiting in Marriage and How to Fix It
A Tulsa Couples Counselor Talks About a Common Communication Problem In Marriage, and How To Change It Communicating with your spouse can take various forms. In this blog, we discuss the difference between “venting” and verbal “vomiting.” Venting can be healthy if in a safe and trusted relationship, is non-threating and non-blaming, and has the […]
Additional Counseling Tips to Help Couples in Tulsa To “Fight Fair”
Additional Tips to Help Couples in Tulsa To “Fight Fair” In a previous blog post, we shared 11 counseling tips to help Tulsa couple fight in a healthier way. Today, we are even more therapeutic tips to help you improve this area of your marriage. Remember, the goals of fair fighting are to be heard, […]
Set Yourself Up For Success: The Importance of Goal Setting to Improve Self Esteem
Many people set goals to get in better physical shape. They want tighter buns, six pack abs and arms that never jiggle. But how many people decide to work on their inner selves? No matter what we look like on the outside, it’s who we are on the inside that really dictates our lives. Self-esteem reflects the […]
Understanding Teen Suicide
Understanding Teen Suicide Why? That always seems to be the question that everyone asks when a loved one or friend has committed suicide. Unfortunately, there is not always a clear-cut answer to that question. The Center for Disease Control reports suicide is the third leading cause of death in 15-24 year olds. Who is at […]
How To Stop Beating Yourself Up
When was the last time you heard from your inner critic? You know, that voice in your head that constantly judges you, puts you down and compares you to others. The one that tells you you’re not good enough or smart enough and says things you would never dream of saying to another person. Now you may […]
Tucker the Turtle – a counseling technique to help kids stop and think
A Fun, Easy Way to Encourage Positive Behavior in Kids
What Does It Mean For YOU to hire a Christian Counselor in Tulsa?
In our work as therapists in Tulsa and Broken Arrow, we introduce ourselves as “a Christian counselor.” Sometimes people don’t really understand what that actually means. It is part of our title just as Licensed Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Psychologist, identifies are professional mental health training. The word “Christian” identifies the person […]
11 Counseling Tips to Help Couples in Tulsa “Fight Fair”
In marriage, we are not always going to agree and get along perfectly. When we disagree, the ideal way to manage is to hear one another’s concerns and make the best choice for the marriage and family functioning. A healthy marriage is measured in how we work together and solve problems. Counseling couples to help […]
How to Get the Most Out of Couples Therapy
As a therapist, I often have a front row seat to relationship miracles. Well, okay, there are no miracles really. The fact is “fixing” a relationship takes work. It takes two people wanting it to work and then putting in the effort. Having said that, I have seen couples go from nearly ending it to being back in […]
3 Parenting Tips to Stop Your Child’s Meltdowns
As a mental health therapist that has worked with elementary-aged kids for the past 10 years and a mother of three children with very different temperaments, I have faced my share of meltdowns. I’ve seen it all- from screaming and stomping to throwing things. I’ve seen meltdowns from a result of being overtired, too hungry, […]
Why You Can’t Let Your Emotions Control How You Parent
As a licensed mental health counselor at Legacy Counseling Service in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and as a previous elementary aged school counselor, I have seen many parents lose it when it comes to their kids. Why are we so quick to lose our cool when our kids make us angry? We can stay calm at […]
Three Ways to Celebrate Your Child’s Good Behavior
As a licensed mental health counselor who provides therapy to elementary aged children and families at Legacy Counseling Service in Broken Arrow/Tulsa, Oklahoma, I’m always looking for new ways to use positive reinforcements when it comes the families I counsel and for my own family. Personally, I’d rather encourage my kids with praise and rewards […]
3 Things You Need to Know About Counseling
Have you found yourself toying with the idea of mental health counseling? Maybe your life just isn’t as fulfilling as it once was and you can’t quite figure out why. You’ve found yourself depressed or overly anxious and you’re just not sure what to do next. Perhaps your marriage is struggling. You’ve never had therapy […]
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