Anxiety and Stress Are Common When Children Return To School

Students are starting to get ready for class from kindergarten to college. For some students, they’re starting school for the first time. For others, it’s transitioning to a new grade or moving from home to start their first year of … Continue reading

Family Counseling: Helicopter Parents Are Counterproductive

How do we know how to help our loved ones effectively? This is a common question that I see in my San Francisco and Pasadena family counseling practice. An interesting article that has addressed the problem of over involved helicopter … Continue reading

Couples Counseling Can Help You Reconnect With Your Partner

A common problem between couples that I see in my San Francisco and Pasadena couples counseling practice is that they have grown emotionally distant from each other. One reason for this is that partners in the marriage have grown so busy … Continue reading

The Benefits of Premarital Counseling

Premarital counseling plays an important role in planning for a marriage. When two people join their lives together, even if they have previously lived together, they make major changes in their lives that could lead to problems after they get … Continue reading

Family Therapy Reduces Distracted Parenting and Improves Mindfulness with Young Children

Raising young children requires attention and care. In my San Francisco Family Therapy practice I help parents change their behaviors to improve the way they interact with their children.  Distracted parenting can be a major problem in some circumstances. I … Continue reading

Grief Counseling Helps Facilitate The Grieving Process

People experience loss as a part of life. Loss causes negative emotional feelings such as sadness, anger, depression and grief. It is very helpful for people to have support to move through the grieving process. Family members, friends, spiritual leaders … Continue reading

Family Therapy Can Improve Depression in Parents Which Benefits Children

Parenting can be a wonderful experience much of the time, but there is no doubt that it is often stressful and difficult at many times. If a parent has a mental health issue, the task of parenting is that much … Continue reading