In honor of International Women’s Day, March 2026, I recently revisited a quote by Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress: “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” As both a counselor and a musician, this…
Reclaiming Your Identity in Christ “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession.”— 1 Peter 2:9 In today’s world, losing sight of who we really are is easy. Culture tries to define identity everywhere we turn by performance, popularity, success, or how…
Join us in December 2025 for a 3-Day Couples Intensive with Two Licensed Therapists Why an Intensive? Couples’ intensives aren’t cheap, but they may deliver faster, longer-lasting results than months (or years) of weekly therapy. Traditional sessions give you 50–60 minutes, which often barely covers last night’s argument….
Research suggests that the average person makes about 35,000 decisions per day. Many of these decisions are small and unconscious, like whether to get up right away when the alarm goes off or stay in bed for another ten minutes. More conscious decisions, such as what to eat,…
From the time we are little girls spinning on merry-go-rounds and playing with castles of clay, we are handed dreams wrapped in delicate lace and fairy tale promises. Like Cinderella, we watch the world around us, our hearts pounding with hope, imagining the day we will wear the…
When people consider the cost of saving their relationship, they often overlook what not taking action is truly costing them. A quick search will tell you that even an uncontested divorce starts at $5,000 to $10,000, under ideal conditions. But let’s be honest: most divorces aren’t uncontested. If you’re…
How to Find Healing in Relationships: Why We’re Drawn to Unhealthy Patterns The pull toward unhealthy relationships often has roots in our earliest experiences. Psychologists refer to this as developmental trauma, the emotional wounds we sustain during childhood when our caregivers are unavailable or inconsistent. Dr. Philip Flores…
Understanding Anger Anger is a natural emotion, one that deserves acknowledgment, not suppression. It’s not the presence of anger that causes harm, but how we respond to it. Learning to navigate anger is a skill, even an art, that requires awareness, practice, and patience. Many of us were…
How deeply do we all long to be loved? In my work as a therapist, I’ve seen that beneath the arguments, the miscommunications, the distance, most people simply want to feel cherished, seen, and safe in love. Relationships are where our deepest desires and our most unhealed wounds…
What Is an Intensive? As an experienced therapist, I’ve found that 3-day therapy intensives are one of the most powerful and efficient ways for individuals, couples, and even groups to experience real, lasting change. Unlike weekly therapy, which can be limited by time and disrupted by life’s busyness,…