Thoughtful Reflections: A Place for Ideas

By Amanda Tangney, LPC Traditional “talk therapy” most often includes talking about what happened, talking about our thoughts and feelings about what happened, and talking about what we're still struggling with about what happened. A ton of progress and healing can be made with talk therapy! But sometimes words can only heal so much. I've found in 10 years of talk therapy experience that clients often reached a “stuck point” in which they know that their trauma wasn't their f

Regulation First Parenting: Understanding the Nervous System Behind Your Child's Behavior What if the behavior you're trying to change is actually a stress response? As parents and caregivers, it's natural to focus on behavior. We want children to listen, cooperate, and make positive choices. But what if the key to lasting change isn't better discipline—it's understanding what's happening inside the brain and nervous system? When children experience stress, overwhelm, or disc