Samantha Perkins, M.A., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

12/14/2023

The Gottmans, Day 3 😊🤩

12/13/2023

About to see the infamous Gabor Mate on day 2!

09/11/2022

08/16/2020

Something good to think about if you struggle with past trauma and are wondering how it might connect to your current responses to stress 🦋

Most of us have heard of the fight, flight and freeze responses. Do you know the fourth?

03/20/2020

Now offering telehealth to anyone who needs someone to talk to during this difficult and unprecedented time. If you have a therapist, reach out and check to see if they offer telehealth. We need to lean on each other now more than ever. Isolation is hard. Uncertainty is hard. Your mental health is important 💕

02/07/2020

Some updated photos of my office! I love being able to invest in this space for myself and my clients 🙂

05/27/2019

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05/05/2019

Tips for active listening

How well do you listen? What areas would you like to improve? Are there steps you could take right now to make this happen?

03/28/2019

Interesting read about anxiety in children and working with parents to help them cope better.

In a new program developed at the Yale, parents are being taught to help their kids manage their anxiety by reducing the accommodations they make for their children’s symptoms.

03/20/2019

Great tips for kids with negative thoughts

All kids blow things out of proportion or jump to conclusions at times, but consistently distorting reality is not innocuous.

03/19/2019

Interesting read on “Attachment styles” and how they may show up at work in terms of time management and productivity.

Our subconscious programming — developed through our youth and on into adulthood — plays a huge role in how we survive or thrive at work. Here’s how your “attachment style” may affect your office relationships.