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6 Parenting Choices That Actually Matter
Overwhelmed by parenting advice? Reduce the chaos with these 6 essential, therapist-backed choices from our Portsmouth, NH family counseling team.
How to Fix Things After a Big Argument: A Step-by-Step Guide
Every couple experiences conflict, but healthy relationships focus on resolving issues rather than avoiding arguments. Dr. Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy highlights the negative cycle couples often fall into. To repair relationships, couples should cool off, express underlying feelings, validate each other, and seek professional help if necessary.
Can AI Replace Your Therapist? What You Need to Know About Mental Health Chatbots.
By Matt Fowler, LMFT It’s 2 AM. You are spiraling with anxiety, and your therapist’s office doesn’t open for another seven hours. So, you open your phone… Read more “Can AI Replace Your Therapist? What You Need to Know About Mental Health Chatbots.”
The Unspoken Stress: A Compassionate Guide to Protecting Your Mental Health This Holiday Season
By Matt Fowler, LMFT The holiday season is often painted as a time of uninterrupted joy, cozy traditions, and cheerful gatherings. But for many, the reality is… Read more “The Unspoken Stress: A Compassionate Guide to Protecting Your Mental Health This Holiday Season”
When Stress Becomes a Burden: A Parent’s Guide to Supporting an Anxious Teen
By Matt Fowler, LMFT Have you ever looked at your child and felt like you were seeing a different person? The one who used to be so… Read more “When Stress Becomes a Burden: A Parent’s Guide to Supporting an Anxious Teen”
Navigating the Labyrinth of Love: Understanding the 3 Stages of Long-Term Relationships
By Matt Fowler, LMFT As a Marriage and Family Therapist at Olde Port Counseling, PLLC in Portsmouth, NH, I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside countless couples… Read more “Navigating the Labyrinth of Love: Understanding the 3 Stages of Long-Term Relationships”
Helping Your Child with Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms
by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., LCMHC Today’s world is very different than the Paleolithic hunter-gatherer structure in which children played actively in nature all day surrounded by… Read more “Helping Your Child with Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms”
Understanding Your Child’s Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms
by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., LCMHC Nature intends for all mammal young to be at homeostasis— having a feeling that all systems, inside and out, are feeling… Read more “Understanding Your Child’s Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms”
Parents, Healing Your Own Trauma Helps Your Children
by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., LCMHC We understand today that most of us who are parents, unless we grew up in a Paleolithic,hunter-gatherer tribe, have likely suffered… Read more “Parents, Healing Your Own Trauma Helps Your Children”
