Parenting is a rewarding and challenging experience that brings joy, love, and fulfillment to our lives. However, it’s not without its ups and downs, and every parent goes through different stages of parenting, from infancy to empty nest. At Family Restoration Counseling Services, we offer counseling services that can help parents cope with the challenges … Read moreParenting to Empty Nest: Coping with the Stages of Parenting
Life can be challenging at times, and everyone faces difficult situations that can leave them feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed. However, there is hope, and Christian counseling can be a powerful tool for finding hope and healing. At Family Restoration Counseling, we provide Christian counseling services to individuals, couples, and families. In this blog post, … Read moreFinding Hope in Difficult Times with Christian Counseling
For couples counseling to be successful, both parties must be willing to find common ground and compromise. Learning effective communication skills and conflict resolution can help couples move past their disagreements and create a stronger and healthier bond. At Family Restoration Counseling Services, we specialize in helping couples come to a place of understanding and … Read moreMaking Love Last: The Art of Compromise for Couples
Trauma can have a lasting impact on our mental health and our day-to-day lives. It can leave us feeling scared, helpless, and overwhelmed. At Family Restoration Counseling Services, we understand the importance of addressing trauma in individual counseling. We are committed to helping our clients find the resources and support they need to work through … Read moreAddressing Trauma in Individual Counseling
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 40 million adults struggle with anxiety across the country. Because of the stigma surrounding mental health treatment, or because of financial difficulties, many of these people will not seek professional help for their illness. How can these individuals quell their anxiety? It’s best to have a strategy … Read more5 Self Care Tips to Combat Anxiety
Losing a loved one is unfortunately an inevitable that nobody is ready to face. It’s a life altering event that causes emotions you aren’t quite familiar with. You may be wondering if what you’re feeling is normal. A lot of people wonder if there is an appropriate time limit to displaying their grief. The truth … Read moreGrief and Loss: Is There a Time Limit?
It can be surprisingly hard to do for some of us parents. Playing. Of course, we parents have to teach our children to make safe choices, to consider how their actions impact others, to realize that the world doesn’t always revolve around them, to not chew the PJ Mask’s feet off and to not pick … Read moreBond-Building: Play-Oriented Family Therapy with Young Children
Marriage is hard. You promised to love, cherish, and stick with someone “’til death do us part.” That was before you knew he considers it most efficient to leave all the clothes he’s worn on different parts of the floor so he can remember how many times he’s worn them. Or before you noticed that … Read moreHow to Be the Best Spouse
Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Substance use and mental health disorders are more common than some may think. Substance use disorders include alcohol use disorders as well as disorders related to the use of amphetamines, cocaine, stimulants, hallucinogens, sedatives, marijuana, opiates, etc. Sometimes substance use disorders start out as a way a person copes … Read moreBreaking The Stigma of Seeking Help for Mental Health and Substance Use
There are many well-known causes of depression like stress, lack of physical activity, and financial problems. Being able to identify the root cause of your depression is beneficial because you will be able to recover from it. But what do you do when the cause is not so obvious? There are some causes of depression … Read more3 Surprising Causes of Depression and How to Overcome Them