Author: Tiffany

The Value of Maintenance Care

Author: Tiffany June 30, 2015 In Counseling, Mental Health, Self-Care Comments (0)
What are the things in life we seek to maintain?  Our car, home, lawn, body, hair, physical health, budget…just to name a few.  Maintenance care is all around us yet we often overlook it for our mental health. One of […]
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Inner Peace: A Natural Face Lift

Author: Tiffany April 9, 2015 In Anxiety, Boundaries, Counseling, Gratitude, Hope, Mental Health, Self-Care, Self-esteem, Stress Comments (0)
“Soften your eyes. Relax your face,” I instruct my clients when we are working on deep relaxation in session. And the change is immediate and visible as the lines of tension fall away and a peaceful expression steals over them. […]
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Stages of Therapy

Author: Tiffany March 11, 2015 In Counseling, Hope Comments (0)
What Therapy Stage Are You In Everything in life is a process the same is true for therapy.  Here are some common stages of therapy that many of our clients experience during the course of their time with us. SURVIVAL: […]
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Stay the Course! Self-talk & Perseverance

Author: Tiffany February 24, 2015 In Counseling, Goals Comments (0)
Have you heard that phrase, “stay the course”?  For the last couple of years, as Michael & I have worked to build our practice it’s been my mantra.  “Watch the numbers but hold them loosely”, “don’t give up when there […]
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Andrew Solomon: Depression, The Secret We Share

Author: Tiffany November 7, 2014 In Counseling, Depression, Guilt, Hope, Mental Health, Self-Care Comments (0)
“The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment.” This is a moving and brilliant conversation about depression and it’s effects on the human spirit.  It’s […]
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Setting Goals, Sex & Living to 100-Interesting Articles from the Interwebs

Author: Tiffany October 24, 2014 In Counseling, Goals, Hope, Intimacy, Marriage, Relationships, Self-Care Comments (0)
For You –  Most of us know that goal setting is essential to achievements and healthy living.  But goal setting is not always so easy or so black and white.  This article, 4 Ugly Facts About Setting Goals, is a great read […]
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Living A Masquerade – Hiding Your True Self

Author: Tiffany October 10, 2014 In Counseling, Intimacy, Relationships, Self-esteem Comments (0)
Here is a blog I wrote for Polish: Refining the Details, a summary of my presentation on living a Masquerade… Growing up I always loved Halloween, I loved scary movies, haunted houses, trick or treating and especially dressing up. I […]
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Secondary Trauma & Remembering 9/11

Author: Tiffany September 11, 2014 In Anxiety, Counseling, Guilt, Mental Health, Stress Comments (0)
Today we remember the lives lost that horrible day in 2001.  I’m sure that you, like me, remember exactly where you were when you found out about the attacks.  I was in my college Civil War history class.  I remember […]
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Boundaries for Leaders

Author: Tiffany September 3, 2014 In Boundaries, Counseling, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Care, Stress Comments (0)
Check out our recent guest post for Empowered by Pierce. We live in a world full of boundaries: like fences, the lines in a parking lot, our office space etc…But what does it look like personally and professionally? To put […]
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Great Impressions, Great Expectations & Great Coping – Interesting Articles from the Interwebs

Author: Tiffany July 22, 2014 In Counseling, Marriage, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-esteem Comments (0)
So we thought we’d start a new blog segment where we highlight and discuss interesting articles we’ve read on the internet.  I hope you find them as helpful and interesting as we do!  And, we’d love to hear about any interesting […]
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