Koru Family Psychology

Koru Family Psychology Join us on a journey toward positive change, personal growth, and new beginnings! đź’š Making Happy Happen One Family at a Time

Our team of expert psychologists specializes in helping families navigate life's challenges with practical tools, compassionate support, and a family-first approach.

Anxiety is adaptive.It’s a threat-detection system doing its job.The problem isn’t fear. The problem is misfiring detect...
03/21/2026

Anxiety is adaptive.

It’s a threat-detection system doing its job.

The problem isn’t fear.
The problem is misfiring detection + limited capacity + reinforcing systems.

When we treat anxiety like the enemy, we fight the wrong battle.
When we understand the mechanism, intervention becomes clearer.

March 23, I’m teaching the decision tree I use in practice to determine:
• What’s maintaining anxiety
• What to target first
• When to pivot

Clarity reduces overwhelm — for you and the child.

If CBT exposure “isn’t working,” it’s usually not because exposure is wrong.It’s because:• The nervous system doesn’t ha...
03/20/2026

If CBT exposure “isn’t working,” it’s usually not because exposure is wrong.

It’s because:
• The nervous system doesn’t have the capacity yet
• The target isn’t actually the maintaining mechanism
• The system around the child keeps confirming threat

Exposure without formulation is guesswork.

And guesswork is exhausting.

In my March 23 workshop, I’m walking through a real case where one formulation shift changed months of stalled progress.

Because sometimes the breakthrough isn’t more technique.
It’s better targeting.

03/20/2026

Self-awareness starts with slowing down.

“Kids have to have the capacity to self-observe, and they can’t do that if they’re impulsive.”

Listen to the full episode 🎧
https://youtu.be/96_86lEuk54

03/19/2026

Your child is acting out?
Start with your own nervous system. 🎧

Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/1yAfk4j9p2A

03/19/2026

Reward awareness first.

“We’re not reinforcing whether or not they were or were not on task. We’re reinforcing, were they aware that they were or were not on task?”

Listen to the full episode 🎧
https://youtu.be/96_86lEuk54

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