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Trauma

Environmental Trauma and Climate Change

Environmental trauma encompasses a range of psychological and societal impacts. At its core, it reflects the profound disruption of ecosystems and the resulting consequences for human well-being. Psychologically, individuals may experience heightened anxiety, depression, and other stress-related disorders in response to environmental crises. Moreover, the ripple effects of environmental trauma extend beyond the individual to shape societal dynamics, exacerbating inequalities and fostering social unrest.

Charmaine Fuller April 18, 2024

Neurodiversity

Neurodivergent Meaning: What is Neurodivergence?

Neurodiversity simply means that all brains are different. Like fingerprints, the connections, synapses (spaces), and networks of the brain are all unique to each person. No two people have brains that form and function in the exact same way; each person’s brain shows unique “diversity.”

The Arizona Relationship Institute April 1, 2024

Families

Parenting Through Trauma Informed Glasses

Every person needs to come from a home that has a foundation in love and safety. This is especially true for children that have experienced traumatic events, such as abuse and neglect. Parenting as a human experience presents with its own set of challenges, victories, and struggles, however parenting through and after a child has experience trauma requires a special parenting skill set. Parenting through a Trauma Informed Lens impacts that way each parent or caregiver views the world of their child.

Kristin Edling March 31, 2024

Couples Therapy

We Are Love

I was very active and involved in high school. I lived and breathed school. I was also in a serious relationship. That relationship took a lot of my energy and focus. He did not have a supportive, healthy family, had eventually dropped out of school, and did not want me to go to college. So, he left. And I was left to pick up the pieces…

Donnella Lincoln March 29, 2024

Relationship Advice & Tips

How To Rebuild Trust in a Relationship

After you have lost trust in a person, it is difficult to regain trust. You will likely lose trust in both the person and in other people. You may even second guess yourself or question everything you believe. So how do you get over betrayal, loss of trust, and trust issues?

The Arizona Relationship Institute March 5, 2024

Couples Therapy

Using Couples Therapy as a Marriage Coach

Too many couples wait until it is too late to seek help with their relationship problems. Like any problem; the longer you ignore the problem the worse it becomes, and the harder it is to fix it. The best relationship advice a therapist can give is to work on the little problems and solve them together, before those little issues grow into bigger, unreconcilable differences.

The Arizona Relationship Institute March 1, 2024

Sex Addiction

What Are The Different Types of Sex Addictions?

When discussing sex addiction, therapists look to find the source of the compulsion for sex. Why is a sex addict so compelled to seek pleasure in sex that he or she is willing to engage in unhealthy or dangerous behaviors. Therapists often find that both males and females with sex addictions fall into 6 categories or types of sex addicts.

The Arizona Relationship Institute February 27, 2024

Self Esteem

How Self Esteem Plays a Role in Healthy Relationships

Having healthy relationships and connections with others is imperative to our overall health and wellness as humans. We are built for connection. However, we often don’t consider how our relationship with and view of ourselves impacts our relationships and individual health.

Donnella Lincoln February 25, 2024

Therapist's Opinions

Black History Month 2024

Writing about Black History Month as a White woman is a daunting task. How do I use my privilege and position to talk about the struggles of Black people and honor their amazing contributions to the fields of psychology and therapy?

Charmaine Fuller February 22, 2024

Self Care

Self-Esteem: A Revolution

Over the last several years, I have seen many clients come through my office who have struggled with self-confidence. It is almost a universal struggle. The reasons for poor self-esteem vary from childhood abuse or neglect to recent divorces, breakups, or abusive relationships.

Charmaine Fuller February 9, 2024

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Environmental Trauma and Climate Change

Neurodivergent Meaning: What is Neurodivergence?

Parenting Through Trauma Informed Glasses

We Are Love

How To Rebuild Trust in a Relationship

Using Couples Therapy as a Marriage Coach

What Are The Different Types of Sex Addictions?

How Self Esteem Plays a Role in Healthy Relationships

Black History Month 2024

Self-Esteem: A Revolution

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Natasha Lopez, M.S, LMFT, LCA

Shannon Barousse, LAMFT

Charmaine Fuller, LAC

Donnella Lincoln, LAC

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