We all experience what we call “internal dialogue”, also known as having a conversation in our head or thinking.

Have you ever held resentment toward yourself, others, or a situation causing a knot in your stomach, tightness in your heart or tension in your body?

Finding the right therapist is like finding the right girlfriend or wife…. you may have to try out a few different ones before you find a good fit.

When I first meet with clients in counseling sessions, I let them know that we might work through items in their life that they have been avoiding for some time, and in doing so, things might feel worse before they feel better.

The statistics aren’t going anywhere when it comes to childhood abuse. In fact, more and more children are suffering from childhood neglect, physical abuse or sexual abuse by the age of 5 than many will experience in their lifetime.

The weather in Kansas City has been warmer than usual these past few days and has me excited about spring and all the wonderful opportunities it brings.

Hello and Welcome to the Present! I know you are here, because you are reading this article! Allow yourself to be fully in this moment and explore what is here for you.

I preach to teenagers all the time to work on SELF CARE.

I grew up in a small town of about 6-800 people on any given day. I don’t say an exact number because people were always coming and going and getting new farm animals, and of course the population reflects everyone’s livestock.

Resolve Counseling and Wellness celebrated our grand opening with an community Open House on January 27th, 2017.

Are you spinning in a whirlwind of dating apps and tired of answering dating questions that have nothing to do with who you truly are?

There are several different theories and modalities in couple's and marriage therapy.

Every 29.53 days a full moon makes its appearance in the sky. What many teachers, mental health professionals, ER doctors and others will argue is that this phenomenon makes people “crazier”.

As a marriage counselor, I often see one partner who is seeking out marriage counseling while the other is apprehensive or unwilling to attend counseling sessions.

The surgeon general recently published an article detailing substance abuse, its effects on the brain and hope for the future.

The beginning of the new year often brings people to re-evaluate their last 365 days and look forward to the “new beginnings” that the next 365 offer; however, what many people don’t know is that over half the population, maybe more, forget what their resolution even was by Valentine’s Day.

1. Your health will improve and you will feel better:

Throughout my time practicing as a therapist I have heard a number of pervasive rumors about therapy.

Walking through Target in the middle of October, I was dismayed yet again to see workers in red shirts placing fake Christmas trees on displays and hanging Christmas lights in the "holiday" portion of the store.

As an addiction therapist, this question has been posed to me in a thousand different ways.