Blake Family Consulting

02/13/2026

These guys come with me to many therapy sessions. Learning to hold Anxiety+Fear and Joy+Hope during hard conversations is a learned skill.

02/07/2026

“Anticipatory anxiety is the excessive dread, worry, or fear experienced regarding future events or potential, often imagined, negative outcomes. It causes physical symptoms like muscle tension, racing heart, and insomnia, often leading to avoidance behaviors and social/professional disruption. Common causes include impending social situations, health results, or major life changes.”

Anticipation

02/06/2026

During the reunification intakes, I always have a moment where I tell the parent(s) (almost verbatim): "This is a really difficult process. When you're a kid, it's hard to confront others when you are upset. It's even harder to confront an adult - but top tier difficulty is confronting a parent," and then I segue into talking to the parent about their relationship with their own parent(s).

You would be surprised at how many parents participating in reunification therapy are no contact with their own parent(s).

Sometimes we are asking our kids (who are usually still at least a decade from a fully developed frontal lobe) to do something we cannot even do ourselves. My purpose for asking these questions is to give the adult a moment to sit in the memories of the dynamic between a parent and a child from the opposite perspective.

01/15/2026

MIPA is an incredible organization for mental health professionals and legal professionals seeking to collaborate and learn from each other.

2026 MIPA memberships are available for purchase. To ensure the proper registration, membership access requires logging in through our website linked below!

- Go to the MIPA website.
- Click the 'Membership' button and log in using your email.
- Pay the $60 annual fee.
- Enjoy a full year of educational luncheons, social and networking events, and inclusion in our directory of legal and mental health professionals!

We look forward to another great year of connection, collaboration, and learning.

www.mipamichigan.com

11/28/2025

Safety is something most of us don’t think to be thankful for - until the moment we no longer have it.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men are victims of intimate partner violence. Many of the individuals who have utilized our services have also relied on HAVEN for their resources during vulnerable transitions in their lives. For more than fifty years, HAVEN has offered comprehensive advocacy, education, counseling, and shelter exclusively for survivors of intimate partner violence. We have a heart for separating and divorcing families and want to assist high risk families this season. To support HAVEN’s ongoing efforts to help survivors establish safety and stability, we donated the following from their wish list:

🔒 10 Kwikset exterior entry door locks with deadbolts
🎥 10 Wi-Fi–enabled indoor security cameras
🚨 10 six-pack sets of battery-powered door and window alarms

These items address some of the most immediate and practical safety needs that arise when a survivor begins rebuilding their life - often in a new home, often with limited resources, and often during the most dangerous stage of their journey.

Our hope is that these tools help ten families feel more secure, supported, and empowered as they take their first steps toward long-term stability and safety.

Happy Thanksgiving from Blake Family Consulting and Blake Family Advocacy!

11/21/2025

Congratulations to Jacob Simon at Jacob Simon Law for winning one of our Yeti Hopper M20 Backpacks in today’s raffle!

11/21/2025

Congratulations to Frank Briguglio at Clarkston Legal for winning one of our Yeti Hopper M20 Backpacks in today’s raffle!

11/21/2025

11/01/2025

Happy Halloween from a few of the spooktacular pets of our parenting time supervisors! 🎃👻

10/31/2025

We’re grateful to be four years old today! We work hard every day to create safety and comfort for children involved in situations they did not choose for themselves and we couldn’t do that without your trust and referrals to our team.

10/27/2025

It’s not too late to register for ICLE’s 24th Annual Family Law Institute on November 20 & 21! We’ll be back again this year to share information about our services that support families navigating the legal system and catch up and connect with the folks who make up the family law community! Be sure to stop by our booth, say hello, and bring your business cards to enter the raffle for a chance to win a Yeti cooler backpack. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

09/24/2025

We have a new office number!

248-290-8090