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5 Essential Ingredients of Optimal Family Life August 2, 2021 . 2 Comments
by Paul Anderson, PhD, Psychologist, in Overland Park, KS What Does a Well-Functioning American Family Look Like? The 5 Essential Ingredients of Optimal Family Life in a Culturally Diverse ... Read More
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4 Tips for Creating Connection With Your Teen November 20, 2020 . 2 Comments
By Kate Alcamo, Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist Creating Connection with Your Teen Let’s face it: the teenage years are rough. They are fraught with hormones, physical ... Read More
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3 Tips for Handling Difficult Family Members During the Holidays December 26, 2019 . 34 Comments
For many, the holidays are a joyous time to celebrate our traditions, spread cheer, and love on those we care about. For others, however, the holidays bring up a lot of negative emotions. ... Read More
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When Family Relationships Become Toxic: The Trauma of Enmeshment October 16, 2019 . 8 Comments
Psychotherapist Salvador Minuchin developed the concept of enmeshment to characterize family systems with weak, poorly defined boundaries. The entire family may work to prop up a single ... Read More
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I Don’t Want to See My Family Anymore August 20, 2018 . 11 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m done with my family. With the exception of my brother-in-law, they have all become angry, nasty people (dare I say racist in many cases). Their beliefs are the ... Read More
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How Do I Trust a Therapist If I Can’t Trust Anyone? August 13, 2018 . 5 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I grew up in a dysfunctional family. I know every family is a little dysfunctional, but my parents were a special case. They were always trying to catch each other ... Read More
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Do I Have to Forgive My Dad for Leaving? July 26, 2018 . 7 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, My dad abandoned our family when I was in elementary school. A week after my birthday, actually. At 8 years old, I was man of the house. My mom was already bringing ... Read More
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How Do I Cope with Being the Least Favorite Child? July 2, 2018 . 24 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, My parents have three children, and I’m the least favorite. They’ve never said it in those exact words, but it’s obvious in the way they act. My two younger ... Read More
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How Do I Feel Like a ‘Real’ Bisexual? June 25, 2018 . 2 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m bisexual. I had a bunch of boyfriends in middle school. My parents joked I was “boy crazy.” But in high school, I started crushing on a girl in my history ... Read More
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When Your Loved One Comes Out as LGBTQ+ June 12, 2018 . 1 Comment
The movement toward accepting and celebrating sexual and gender diversity has been a long, slow journey, but it has picked up speed in the past decade or two as more research and social ... Read More
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What Mother’s Day Means for Mental Health May 11, 2018 . 2 Comments
The month of May. Tulips and daffodils remind us that spring is a time for growth and change. May is not only Mental Health Awareness Month, it is also the month in which many celebrate ... Read More
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When Mother’s Day Is Hard to Celebrate May 11, 2018 . 2 Comments
Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May. Greeting card stores and flower shops go to great lengths to remind customers that many people have, or have had, mothers to celebrate. ... Read More