Unlocking the Brakes on Sexual Desire – Connections Count 2024
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Baby + Us = Big Changes
How does a baby really affect the roles, trust, and emotional responsiveness of a couple? Having a baby, particularly the 1st child, affects the marriage. I mean, it really affects the marriage. There was a movie a few years back called “Deep Impact.” It was about a large meteor striking the earth causing cataclysmic tsunamis, […]
The 10 Tenets of Relationships as According to Dr. Matt Morris
Finances are important. Building wealth is important. At Plan Wisely, we deal with money and stocks and finance all day long. But you know what’s really, really important? Relationships. Erik Garcia, CFP®, BFA welcomes longtime friend of the show Dr. Matt “The Relationship Doctor” Morris, a professor and relationship counselor, discuss 10 tenets of all […]
Winter CEUs Workshop in Ethics, Diagnosis, & Teletherapy
Join Dr. Roy A. Salgado & Dr. Matt Morris for their winter workshop, providing clinicians with the necessary skills and CEUs. BOOK NOW! Winter CEUs Workshop in Ethics, Diagnosis, & Teletherapy A training course for LPCs and LMFTs in Louisiana with Two (2) 1.5-hour CEU sessions conducted live by Zoom 3hrs total). Legal, Ethical, […]
Couples Therapy…. EFT Style
What is EFT- Emotional Focus Therapy? Emotional Focus therapy is a well-known humanistic and experiential approach created by Dr. Sue Johnson in the 1980s. EFT is considered to be a cutting-edge intervention/model that has been both tested and proven when working with couples, individuals, and most recently families. This model is considered to be the […]
Do’s and Don’ts for Conversations on Kid-Free Date Nights
This blog exceprt was originally published in an article by Amy Gabriel titled “Move over Zoom and Facetime, Date Night is Back” for New Orleans Magainze, September 2022. You can read the digital article here. The kids are happy at home with the babysitter, and you are out on the town with your significant other. How […]
How can parents better prioritize their children’s mental health this school year?
As an adolescent therapist, I often make light of the fact that my work schedule revolves around high school football coaches or dance team competitions. I half-jokingly express my frustration to others that the biggest threat and obstacle to continuing progress with my clients is a change in their extracurricular activities. My consistent busiest time […]
A Letter of Advice to High School Graduates
Picture This: Your hometown high school has invited you back to graduation. You’ve been asked to give that iconic annual keynote address to this sea of graduates. What would you say to them? Or better yet, like me, you have a kid about to go off to college. What parting words would you like to […]
Are You Prioritizing Your Relationship?
If I had a dollar for every time a couple told me they were in a funk and they were not feeling “in love” in their relationship, I could take a trip to Europe! How do relationships get to this yucky spot of not feeling in love…. losing connection & emotional responsiveness? Couples get stuck […]
Counseling Awareness Month
April is Counseling Awareness Month, which was established as an annual event by the American Counseling Association (ACA) in 2002. This time is set aside to not only honor those professionals who do the work, but to help people understand what counseling is and how it can benefit them. What Is Relationship Therapy? Many people […]