Building Blocks Family Counseling is excited to introduce Sherri Armitage, LPC. Get to know Sherri below! Being from a small town in a rural area, I was not exposed to Counseling. As with most small areas, mental health was ignored, shunned, and shoved under a rug. Because of this background,…
Connection: The gift that keeps on giving Always have that one person on your Christmas list that’s hard to buy for? Can’t figure out what to get them? This Christmas instead of giving another gift that will end up being returned or used in the office secret Santa (you know…
Marriage Enrichment: The Magic 6 Hours In his book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Dr. John Gottman discusses the magic six hours-six hours you can spend every week to connect with your partner. The magic six hours consists of Parting, Reunion, Admiration & Appreciation, Affection, Date Night, and…
What to do after a fight? - Part Two You’ve just had another screaming match with your husband and now your googling relationship counseling as your mascara runs down your face…. You found "What to do after a fight-Part one" and now you're ready for the next steps. In part…
What to do after a fight? - Part One You’ve just had another screaming match with your husband and now your googling marriage counseling as your mascara runs down your face…. If this is a typical night for you, then you may feel like your relationship is at a crossroads.…
How to Fight Fair Conflict in any relationship is inevitable. Research by The Gottman Institute shows that 69 % of conflict in relationships is about unsolvable, perpetual problems. 16 % of those perpetual issues involve gridlock couple conflict. So, with all this conflict flying around, what can couples do? This…
The Trying 2’s Raising kids is hard. Raising a toddler; almost impossible. Or so it feels like it some days. We’ve all heard of the terrible 2’s which casts such a negative light on this amazing time in our child’s life. They are still squishy and cute; exploring their world…
3 tips on email communication with co-parent Communication with a co-parent is hard enough without the complications that technology may add. Emails, text, and social media messages create misunderstandings that brew conflict within a co-parenting relationship. Because of the wide spread use of technology, it is important now more than ever…
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play, than in a year of conversation” -Plato Many parents ask me, "Why Play Therapy?". The simple answer; because it works! Play is the natural language of children so it would be the obvious choice when conducting counseling…
3 Tips to Win the Homework Battle Back to school means back to homework and in some families, back to daily struggles. Your home doesn’t have to be a battleground where academic dreams go to die. Start the school year off with a different approach; so, you can win the…