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 […]
How to Build a Healthy Parent/Adult Child Relationship
In my mental health counseling sessions with women at Legacy Counseling Service in Broken Arrow and Tulsa, I come across a common theme of changes to the parent and adult child relationship. The strain of these changes often leave a parent feeling confused, distant, or even depressed and anxious. I’ve seen this issue from both […]
3 Ways to Become Forgetful of Emotional Pain
Now, if you’re like me, you really don’t need help learning how to be forgetful. I can easily forget where I left my keys and just as easily forget my own kids names (you know how it goes…Joe, Dan, Steve, I mean, Randy! You name the whole tribe before you get to the one you […]
What to Do When YOUR Child Is the Bully
As a licensed professional counselor at Legacy Counseling Service in Broken Arrow and a previous school counselor, I often hear from parents of children who have been bullied. They are looking for ways to help their child overcome the trauma of having been victimized by a bully. Less often, I hear from parents who have […]
The Why, What, & How of Bullying and How Counseling Can Help
As a mental health teen counselor for over 10 years, I heard a lot of stories from kids bullying. I heard questions like, “why me?” “what’s wrong with me?”, and “how do I get her to stop?” As a licensed mental health counselor at Legacy Counseling Service I work with a lot of teens and […]
5 Amazing Outcomes that Can Come from Family Therapy
Many people wish they could belong to a family that resembles the Brady Bunch. But the truth is, most of us belong to families that are not nearly as perfect or copacetic. Families are as complicated as the individuals who make them up. Though each family is entirely unique, all can benefit from family therapy. […]
3 Ways to Cultivate More Self-Compassion
Many people are brought up to always be kind to others. But how many of us were taught to be kind to ourselves? Self-compassion, or self-love, can often seem like a foreign concept, particularly to those raised in an abusive or unloving home. Self- compassion and self-love are not to be confused with arrogance or […]
3 Natural Ways to Help Your Child’s ADHD
It is estimated that ADHD affects roughly 9% of American children between the ages of 13 and 18. ADHD can make ordinary childhood activities like going to school and being part of a sport’s team incredibly difficult. It can make life at home challenging as well. (SOURCE) Children with ADHD may exhibit one or more of […]
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