Speak with the (Therapy) Chef before Ordering from the Menu
There are countless varieties of therapy models and most have believers convinced one type is better than another. Research of a few decades ago concluded that …
Topic: Therapy
How Family Therapy Helps People
Since a good amount of the difficulty and tension we feel about ourselves and within our interactions with others is rooted in qualities which developed during …
Melding Therapy and Science
Freud was the one to say it first, that someday the study of psychotherapy would include the study of the body. Couples’ therapy emerged in Germany, in …
Special Needs Children Benefit from Nature, Animals, and the Arts
In this day and age, there are very few of us who don’t have personal knowledge of children with special needs. You may be a parent, a sibling, other …
Are You a Caregiver for Special Needs?
How do you know you’re doing enough? That is a difficult question for any caregiver, but especially so when you are taking care of your special needs …
Welcome Inner Wisdom
Raising a child with ADHD felt like walking on a tightrope and falling off repeatedly. I felt so completely stressed by my perceived inadequacy at parenting …
Dr. Dan Gottlieb, Lessons in Kindness…..Autism Teaches
Dr. Dan Gottlieb discusses how his grandson, Sam, who he wrote about in his books, “Letters to Sam” and “The Wisdom of Sam”, taught him …
Bullying, Prevention Programs, and Art Therapy
When teasing occurs, two or more people act together in a way that seems fun and funny to everyone involved (Hazelden Foundation, 2013). In contrast, bullying …
Help! Family Touched by ADHD
If you could live your ideal life today, what would it look like? For me, it is a life that is happy and fulfilled, one in which my life and the lives of my …
The Gift of Your Attention, Special Needs
by Bev Borton~ In a family with a special needs child, every member of the family has special needs. Each deserves attention for their contributions, patience …