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Parenting: Understanding & Reconnecting With Your Teenager
Parenting: Understanding & Reconnecting With Your Teenager If someone were to ask you, “What is one time in your life you would never revisit?”, what would you say? While the answers to this question are numerous, oftentimes the answer falls somewhere from ages 12 to 25. Why is it that people would never want to…
Read MoreWhy Choose Family Therapy?
Why Choose Family Therapy? Remember that time the fancy car drove past you on the highway? You know, the shiny new sports car with the dealership plates still on. That brand-new, ultra-sleek vehicle glided on the asphalt as if hovering just above the ground. You could hear the engine purring like the well-oiled machine it…
Read MoreMeet a Utah Therapist: Jessica Westover, LMFT
Meet a Utah Therapist: Jessica Westover, LMFT In search of a therapist in Utah? It can be a challenge to find the best therapist for your goals and needs. But we are here to help. Today, you will learn about Jessica Westover, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in our Orem office. About Jessica Jessica…
Read MoreFrom a Utah Counselor: Supporting Your Partner Through Depression
Thoughts From a Utah Counselor: Supporting Your Partner Through Depression As a Utah couples counselor, I can assure you that feeling sad is a completely normal part of life. You might have felt sad after losing a pet or falling ill. Sadness is something we all experience and serves an important purpose in our life.…
Read MoreSigns Your Child Has School Anxiety
How to Know if Your Child is Struggling With School Anxiety It’s back to school season, and that means it’s also school anxiety season. But, how can you know if your child is struggling with school anxiety? What is a normal amount of anxiety about school, anyway? And how can you support your child through…
Read MoreFrom a Utah Counselor: Supporting Your Partner Through Anxiety
Thoughts From a Utah Counselor: Supporting Your Partner Through Anxiety Can you think of the last time you felt nervous before something big? Maybe you were worried about that impending job interview or the first day of school. Nervousness, fear, or worry are all basic human emotions. However, a high level of any of these…
Read MoreIn Couples Therapy, It’s Not About Placing Blame
Couples Therapy: Placing Blame If you are new to the world of couples therapy, you might assume that a major part of counseling is going to be correctly placing blame for your conflicts. Maybe you imagine you’ll go to therapy together, and you’ll argue with the therapist in the room. Then, he will explain who…
Read MoreBuild Your Emotional Capacity
Building your emotional capacity is one of my main goals as a Utah therapist. If you are able to increase how much emotional discomfort you can handle as a person, you will be better off. You will be stronger! We all have limits emotionally just like we all have limits physically. And, just like…
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