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Sarah Gallagher

A Closer Look At: Maternal Mental Health

According to 2020Mom.org, “1 in 5 women on average suffer from maternal mental health disorders.” and “Less than 15% of women diagnosed...

Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S

Parental Guilt

“Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did—that everything involving our children was...

Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S

What Is Play Therapy?

“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the...

Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S

A Closer Look At: Co-Parenting

“The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.” ― Jane Blaustone The dictionary defines a co-parent as:...

Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S

Screen Time

“Television has changed a child from an irresistible force to an immovable object.” ― Author Unknown “Screen Time” is any time a person...

Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S

The Kids Are Off To College...Now What?

“There isn’t a child who hasn’t gone out into the brave new world who eventually doesn’t return to the old homestead carrying a bundle of...