by Nicole Bigar | Nov 13, 2020 | Family
If you are anything like me, you feel like you blink and another day is done. No where is this more evident for me than in my marriage. Years fly by and sometimes we can find ourselves married and functioning but lacking good, meaningful emotional intimacy and... 
by Jamie Criswell | Jun 11, 2020 | Couples Therapy
Hearing is something we do every day. We hear the sound of a lawnmower or the sound of a beeping car horn. Our sense of hearing is not necessarily something that we can just “turn off” – it’s involuntary. On the other hand, active listening is about tuning in to... 
by Jamie Criswell | Jul 17, 2019 | Couples Therapy, Family
Even though every relationship has its own strengths and weakness, there are many couples would rank “communication” as a major weakness in their marriage. Some couples might engage in heated conversations that involve cursing, yelling, and degrading... 
by Jamie Criswell | Mar 28, 2019 | Couples Therapy
Think about all of the ways your life is enriched through your relationships. Whether romantically involved or bound by friendship, relationships help provide essential support and nourishment in life. It’s no secret that relationships require work. They are... 
by Jamie Criswell | Aug 23, 2018 | trauma therapy
If you’ve experienced an extremely stressful or disturbing event that’s left you feeling hopeless and emotionally unstable, you may have been traumatized. Emotional trauma can leave you struggling with difficult emotions, memories, flashbacks and anxiety that won’t go...