What do you specialize in? My current specialties include working with individuals experiencing grief and loss, women’s issues, and depression and anxiety. I recognize the many faces of grief and …
Why Routines are Important and How to Start Them
I am sure you’ve read plenty of articles in the past that have highlighted the importance of routines, but that does not make it easy to incorporate into your own …
Meet the Therapist: LaCretisha McDole, LLPC, NCC
What do you specialize in? I have specialized training in couples, marriage, and family counseling. I have experience providing clinical services in university counseling centers, private practice, and other mental …
9 Reasons Board Games Will Save Your Marriage
I’m a huge advocate for board games. I believe this hobby has saved my relationship countless times. I’ve also seen it do wonders for many of my clients — those …
Best Board Games for Couples: Competitive and Strategic
You know how it is. You wake up, do the day, feel exhausted, crash in front of the TV or your phone, and head to bed. Repeat repeat repeat. Especially …
Best Board Games for Couples: Gateway Games, Parallel Play, and Cooperative
Don’t skip past this article. It’s a game changer — get it?! The other day, one of my clients said to me, “You know, of all the things I thought …
12 Ways to Have More Fun and Intimacy in Your Marriage at Home
If you’re anything like me, you’ve experienced your fair share (or more) of binge watching. Streaming platforms are all the rave and our phones offer an entire world at our …
3 Essential Ways to Survive Quarantine with your Partner
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and who knows how many weeks or months of quarantine you have spent with your partner. This is an adjustment we are …
4 Ways to Create Joy in Times of Stress
This year of facing restrictions and limitations to the activities we enjoy most certainly doesn’t foster an atmosphere of joy. A new year is the start of a new beginning …
Have Yourself a Merry Little Pandemic: Coping with Disappointments in 2020
When I imagine the holidays, my mind fills with images of traditions (both joyful and chaotic) and my daydreams focus on planning food and gifts and crafts. Usually it is …