Does your teen snooze the alarm and struggle to get out of bed in the morning? Do they return home from school mentally exhausted and physically edgy?

I’ve heard this countless times both inside and outside the therapy office: “I’m just not that empathic.”

Coming Out: A metaphor used to describe the oftentimes complicated, multilayered and lifelong process of acknowledging, accepting and/or sharing one’s LGBTQ+ identity with friends, family and others.

As you get older, it seems as though the world has a funny way of getting smaller.

Most of us know at least one person who has had someone important to them pass in the last year.

Using praise is a great strategy to increase positive behaviors in your child.

Throughout our days and busy lives, connecting with our significant others can become much more difficult than we ever expected.

April is child abuse prevention awareness month. This month is about increasing awareness around the issue of child abuse and share strategies to support the prevention of child abuse.

Have you ever been in a situation where you wished you would disappear into thin air? Or have the ground open from underneath you, and swallow you out of existence?

Have you talked with your child or teen in an age-appropriate way about sex and relationships? If so, have you done it more than once? ​

It used to just be a place to connect with loved ones. A place to share pictures. A means of staying in touch with people.

The dandelion is one of the most common known weeds that are popping up across our yards this spring.

There are a lot of options for treatment when people are looking to make a change.

Have you ever seen a problem child on the playground terrorizing other children and think to yourself “What is going on with this kid?”; only minutes later you meet the child’s parents and think to yourself “No wonder this kid acts this way, look at his parents”.

Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Winter in KC has felt relentless.

“If you put blue and red together, it makes purple. Purple is not referred to as half red, half blue. Purple is its own color. The same applies to bisexuality.” –Unknown

Healthy communication involves two parts – the speaker and the listener – and there are skills that both partners can implement to significantly improve their connection, understanding, and overall communication.

In general, trauma can be defined as a psychological, emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing.

With every day and week being labeled a new national holiday or something corky to celebrate, it’s impossible to keep it all straight! The theme of this year is “Come As You Are” to highlight that ANYONE can struggle with an eating disorder regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, weight, income level, etc.

Our world moves fast. We are constantly flooded with messages and stimuli that our brain filters to determine what we actually need to pay attention to and put energy into.