In The Moment Child and Family Therapy

09/07/2024

September has some exciting things happening! We are moving into a larger office in mid-September to accommodate a new addition to the practice/ministry. Bethany Leonard from Wheaton College will begin her internship and is accepting new clients! She specializes with adults and children across the lifespan who have experienced trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, identity issues, and life transitions. She is particularly interested in working with those in ministry and their families, individuals doing deconstruction work, and those with spiritual and religious wounds and trauma.

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02/17/2023

You can imagine the magnanimity of raising human beings. All said and done, it is a huge challenge. Being a parent doesn’t require any qualifications, but a willingness to constantly do the inner work because parents are their children’s role models, children seek guidance, love, warmth and affe...

02/10/2023

I recently attended a dinner party at my friend`s house. I walked inside right on time and immediately noticed toys scattered about the living room. My friend`s children were running around mischievously, and my friend was frantically trying to put food in the oven. She barely acknowledged my arriva...

12/17/2022

In the Christmas season, there is a lot demanding our attention: lists to be made, parties to attend, packages to buy, and food to prepare. The more I can intentionally be prepared, the more present I am for my friends and family. Here is what I have on hand, so when I most need it, I am ready.

12/09/2022

In our blind, hurried rush through the Christmas holidays each year, many of us are much like small children who tear through a pile of wrapped gifts on Christmas morning. Once the frenzy is over, they sit on the floor surrounded by paper and boxes and toys … and cry because it’s all over. Is th...

11/11/2022

Virtually every human being is, in some way, striving to be happy, and everyone’s notion of what will bring them happiness is unique to them.

11/04/2022

It’s usually an innocent enough query, often delivered with care or concern by a spouse or well-meaning friend. But if you grew up in a family that ignored or discounted your feelings (childhood emotional neglect), this question can feel almost like an accusation or challenge.

10/28/2022

Every single time your parents fail to respond emotionally to you when you need it, you are receiving messages from your parents. Unstated, subliminal messages, most likely, but that gives them even more influence over you.

10/21/2022

Integrity is defined as the quality of being honest and fair; the state of being complete or whole; incorruptibility; soundness. What, then, is emotional integrity? It`s all of those things, specifically applied to your own inner emotional life. It’s knowing what you feel and why, and being able a...

10/14/2022

I’ve spent years trying to identify what to do when we fully open our heart to someone who, over time, isn’t responsible with that kind of trust.

10/14/2022

96% of biologists agree. The science is clear. Life begins in the womb.

More on the humanity of the unborn: https://bit.ly/3Lq6vbG

Source: University of Chicago

10/14/2022

They deliver an especially confusing form of emotional neglect to their kids.