In general, parenting is a difficult job and for a stepparent, this job is not only difficult but also confusing. Although stepparenting is common, the initial formation of this relationship can be challenging. It’s difficult to figure out whether a stepparent should act as the parent from the start or just see what happens as they grow into this new relationship. Struggle with co-parenting, unclear roles, conflicting parenting styles and culture, and issues with communication are some of the ...read more
The Benefits of Premarital Counseling
Premarital counseling, as the name suggests is a couple’s counseling before they are married. It plays a critical role in preparing couples for marriage. Couples have started seeking premarital counseling because of the benefit it provides. Premarital counseling is effective mainly because it gives couples a chance to work on their problems before it becomes bigger than they can handle. The main goal of premarital counseling is to help couples discuss important topics such as finances, children, ...read more
Common Psychological Barriers to Success
Most of us want to be successful. How we define success is different from person to person; it can be big or small, daily or lifelong. But we can all agree that success starts with setting a goal and achieving it. The most important and challenging part is pursuing our goals. We often talk about setting and achieving goals but not enough on the hardest part, which is pursuing the goal. The challenges in pursuing and achieving goals is most obvious around New Years. Studies have shown that of ...read more
What Is Wise Mind?
“There is a wisdom of the head, and… a wisdom of the heart.” – Charles Dickens Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based therapy that was originally created to help people who feel overwhelmed by the intensity of their emotions. The DBT concept of Wise Mind, can be beneficial to anyone. Usually people with emotional regulation issues flip-flop between emotional reasoning and overly rational thinking. These opposite ways of thinking are described in DBT as emotion mind and ...read more
Healing With Virtual Reality
Exposure therapy is a type of behavioral therapy that is critical in the successful treatment of anxiety disorders and phobias. It involves exposing a person to a feared object or situation in order to overcome their anxiety. This can involve directly facing the feared object or situation, vividly imagining it or experiencing it through virtual reality technology. Exposure therapy itself, whether in vivo, imaginal, or virtual—is shown to be the most effective treatment choice because it’s ...read more