Creating Goals in Utah Counseling

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Utah Counseling: How to Create Great Goals for Therapy As part of your Utah Counseling experience, you will work with your therapist to create goals. Effective goals in therapy can give your counseling sessions focus, direction, and momentum. And good goals can help you watch your progress as you move through the process. But what…

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What to Expect in Marriage Counseling

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Your First Appointment: What to Expect in Marriage Counseling Whether you’ve scheduled that first appointment or you’re still on the fence about getting started, you are probably curious what actually happens in marriage counseling. What will you do in the appointments? Do you need to bring anything? What will you talk about?  Today, you will…

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What to Expect in Your First Individual Therapy Appointment

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Your First Individual Therapy Appointment: What To Expect So, you’ve called and scheduled your first individual therapy appointment. Congratulations! It can be a challenge to make the first step when you are new to the therapy world.  Now that you’ve got the appointment scheduled, what can you expect? Today, you will learn about how things…

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Moody Teen? Here’s How Therapy Can Help

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Therapy for Your Teen: How to Manage Big Feelings If you are the parent of a teenager, you might be seeing a lot of big feelings coming from your child. And managing your teens’ moods can be overwhelming! Maybe your teen cries, throws fits, and acts defiant in a way that feels like their toddler…

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Just Breathe! Reduce Anxiety With This Simple Exercise

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Just Breathe! Reduce Anxiety With This Simple Exercise Anxiety might seize you in the middle of the night, or perhaps at the beginning of a work meeting, or maybe while driving your kids to soccer practice. Wherever it happens, it can overwhelm you. Your mind won’t stop running; body is tense; heart is racing. You…

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Is it Okay to Argue in Marriage Counseling?

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 Arguments in Marriage Counseling If you are considering marriage counseling, you might be unsure of how a marriage therapy appointment works. Maybe you and your spouse are experiencing more conflict than usual. You might wonder if you can (or should) argue in front of your therapist in marriage counseling. Is it better to be on…

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When it Comes to Couples Therapy, It’s Okay To Need Your Partner

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In Couples Therapy, It’s Okay to Need Your Partner Success in couples therapy requires vulnerability. And that can be easier said than done! Especially when it comes to your closest relationship; your partner. Add in the fact that you might feel pressure to be independent and avoid relying on others for support, and you have…

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Relationship Counseling: What is Attachment?

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How to Build Healthy Attachment in Relationship Counseling In relationship counseling, you will learn new things about your partnership as a couple. But did you know that you will also learn things about yourself? One important aspect you will learn about yourself in couples therapy is your attachment style.  Let’s talk about attachment and what…

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Secure Attachment and Emotional Safety in Couples Therapy

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Becoming More Accessible, Responsive, and Engaged with Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy In your search for a couples therapist, you may have seen mention of EFT or Emotionally Focused Therapy. EFT is a style of therapy that focuses on how you and your partner process and react to emotions in your relationship. It can help you…

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Start Fresh in Couples Counseling

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 Get a Fresh Start for the New Year in Couples Counseling New year, new you! And new marriage, too? Couples counseling can help. The new year is a great time to work on starting fresh when it comes to your goals, aspirations, and your relationships. Now is as good a time as any to make…

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