We have a new couples counselor! Meet Francesca Strickler. Francesca is our newest couples counselor and intern. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling from Kutztown University. She is set to graduate in May 2024! We are so lucky to have Francesca joining Our Whole Living Counseling. As we […]
Summer is the Best Time to Get Your Teen in Counseling
Summer is time for relaxation, vacations, and a break from the academic grind. But something you might not realize: Summer is ALSO the best time to get your teen in counseling. Here are 6 reasons that summer is the *perfect* time to get your kid in therapy. 1. More Free Time = More Likely to […]
Three Ways To Make Your Marriage Counseling More Effective
There are two ways to do couples counseling: By showing up to your appointments. By showing up to your appointments and putting the work in. The couples I see who show up AND put the work in have a considerably higher success rate in their relationships and marriages than the couples who just show up […]
Why Are We Private Pay Only?
One of the most frequent questions we get from new clients is, “Do you take my insurance?” It’s a great question! Our answer is always the same: We are a private pay counseling practice. We put a lot of thought into whether or not we should take insurance. Ultimately, we decided against it. Here’s why: […]
Social Media & Teens Therapy Group
We interviewed Bec Miller about the teen therapy group she created to help teens explore and understand their relationship to social media. Check out the interview below! To sign your teen up for this group, click here. Where did the idea for this group therapy come from? The idea for this group came from my […]
Group Therapy Book Club: Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
Grieving When You Have Small Children
Let’s cut to the chase: Experiencing grief when you have kids is really hard. When your grief is suffocating you, how do you show up for your kids? How do you help them through their grief when you’re barely managing yours? How do you talk about grief to your littles when talking about grief […]
Managing Mom Guilt
Hey, Moms. I don’t know about you, but sometimes it sounds like this in my head: Does my child have too much screen time? Am I home enough with my children? Is it wrong that I hide from my kids? Am I am good mom? I need a break. There isn’t enough time in the day. […]
Why Do I Feel Anxious?! A Brief History of Anxiety
Has your anxiety ever came over like you a flash flood? One moment, you’re feeling fine – going about your day, noticing the nice weather, planning what you’ll have for dinner. Next – you think about your job, or an important project, or an event you have to go to. In the moments after that […]
Our Whole Living Counseling + Adalyn Rose Foundation
As a counseling practice that focuses on trauma, grief, and couples counseling, we are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with the Adalyn Rose Foundation to hold our first ever couples workshop. When we heard about the Adalyn Rose Foundation and their mission to provide comprehensive and continuous support to families grieving the loss […]