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NEW BLOG POST! In “What to Do If Your Partner Doesn’t Want to Come to Couples Therapy,” CCRC’s Elena Kolomytseva, MS MFT, provides insight and tips to help you navigate what do you do if your partner is reluctant to join you in therapy. Read more! …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2024…

NEW BLOG POST! In “How to Let Guilt Go,” CCRC’s Jasmine Gaddy, MA, QMHP helps us reflect on feelings of guilt, and provides tips and resources for letting go and releasing the burden of guilt. Click to read more! …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2024…

NEW BLOG POST! In “What Do I Do Outside of Therapy? Book Recommendations From a Therapist,” CCRC’s Kate Hargadon, MFT has curated a fabulous list of books that can support growth and insight outside of the therapy room. Click to read more! …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2024…

BLOG POST! In “Riding Emotional Tides,” CCRC’s Peter Bruce, MA helps consider how we can swim with our emotions, rather than fighting against them. Click to read more! …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2024…

NEW BLOG POST! In “What’s Love, Anyway?,” CCRC’s Laura Hagen, LMFT uses wisdom from the writing of bell hooks to help us consider how to understand, craft, and choose love in a way that will foster healthy relationships with others, and ourselves. …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2024…

NEW BLOG POST! In “An Approachable Take on Wellness: Leaning Into Your Body & Mind Connection,” CCRC’s Amanda Galarza, AMFT helps us consider why tuning into our mind and body connection can be an important step towards overall wellness. …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2024…

NEW BLOG POST! In “The Antidote to Shame: A Musing about “Hard Feelings” with Jennette McCurdy,” CCRC’s Elisabeth Kee, LCPC models how to cope with the shame that can easily creep up inside us. Read more! …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2023…

NEW BLOG POST! In “A Self-Motivation Guide: 5 Ways to Talk Yourself Out of a Bad Mood,” CCRC’s bVeronica McAllister, LPC gives us five simple and accessible tips for breaking out of a bad mood. …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2023…

NEW BLOG POST! In “More Than the “Baby Blues”: An Overview of Perinatal & Postpartum Mood Disorders,” CCRC’s Sara Morrow-Han, LMFT provides a helpful overview of PMADs and excellent tips on what to do if you, or a loved one, is experiencing symptoms. …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2023…

NEW BLOG POST! In “Building Your Defensiveness Radar,” CCRC’s Eric Wren, AMFT helps us get curious about our moments of defensivenes and shares great practical tools for exploring our defensive responses and finding a better solution. Click to read more! …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2023…

NEW BLOG POST! In “3 Questions to Ask About Your Relationship, From Naikan Therapy,” CCRC’s owner/president Josh Hetherington, LMFT shares three simple self-reflective questions to consider in our relationships. Click to read more! …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2023…

CHECK OUT CCRC’s Matthew Bell, LMFT who contributed to the @letswondermind article “8 Therapist-Backed Tips for Taking Criticism Like a Champ,” by Sam Brodsky. Learn how to receive and manage criticism in the best ways possible. Click to read more! wondermind.com/article/critic…

NEW BLOG POST! In “Individual Therapy vs. Couples Therapy – Which one?”CCRC’s Angela Nguyen, LMFT responds an anonymous question about whether to pursue individual or couples therapy. Click to read more! …gocenterforrelationshipcounseling.com/ncrc-blog/2023…

NEW BLOG POST! Making decisions can be hard! In fact, 32% of Americans struggle with basic, daily decision making. In “Decision Making With Your Wise Mind,” CCRC’s Madalyn Simpson, LMFT provides us a tool for better navigating life decisions. Check it out! bit.ly/3IpudEJ

NEW BLOG POST! In “Connecting Mindfully With Nature,” CCRC’s Sara Morrow-Han, LMFT invites us to boost our mood by connecting with nature. And provides an easy mindfulness exercise to try the next time you are outdoors. Check it out! bit.ly/3Nka4TY

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NEW BLOG POST! In “We’re Wrong About Boundaries... and How to Rethink Them,” CCRC’s Allison Schentrup, LMFT invites us to consider and expand our notion of boundaries. Read more! bit.ly/3Fr39DB

NEW BLOG POST! In “Navigating Grief and Loss As a Couple” CCRC’s Negin Motlagharani, AMFT gives us concrete ways to support a partner who is experiencing grief. Read more: bit.ly/3E9fKe8

NEW BLOG POST! In “Resource Radar: Sex Ed Edition,” CCRC’s Teresa D’Astice, LMFT provides excellent resources that promote understanding, self-acceptance, and raised awareness around sexual pleasure and functioning. Click to learn more! bit.ly/3X5GnYi

NEW BLOG POST! In “8 Meaningful Ways to Connect with the Older Adults in Your Life,” CCRC’s Sam Hardy, MFT, gives us eight great practical ideas on how we can connect with and support older adults in our lives. Click to read more! bit.ly/3MM4GGK