Marriage Counseling
Marriage counseling, also known as couples counseling, relationship counseling, or couples therapy, is a form of therapy that supports...
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Star Point Counseling Center of Brandon FL. & Riverview FL.
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Sam DiFranco
Apr 7, 20181 min read
Couples Therapy How Can It Help?
Couples therapy can help you with to see through devensive posturing and game playing. Defenses that keep both of you from seeing who...
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Sam DiFranco
Mar 24, 20181 min read
Living by Scripts
A script can be understood as a sort of underlying principle, or as a set of rules utilized by the person. When scripts are activated,...
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Sam DiFranco
Mar 17, 20181 min read
How Often Do You Argue?
So how do couples know if there’s too much fighting in their relationship? That depends entirely on the couple. Some people have a high...
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Sam DiFranco
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Distinguishing what Oppositional Defiant Disorder is….
It is normal for children to be oppositional and defiant at least some of the time. In fact, it’s a sign of healthy development. So when...
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Sam DiFranco
Mar 3, 20181 min read
How to Value Yourself
You are likely to find that specific outward appearances automatically trigger a need within you to compare yourself to others, whether...
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Sam DiFranco
Feb 24, 20181 min read
Distinguishing Behavioral Disorder, Emotional Disorder or Mental Health
Among all the dilemmas facing a parent of a child with emotional or behavioral problems, the first question whether the child’s behavior...
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Sam DiFranco
Feb 17, 20181 min read
Problems in School
If school problems aren’t picked up and addressed early, they can be bad for children in the long term. To start with, school problems...
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Sam DiFranco
Feb 3, 20181 min read
Trust Issues Where Do They Come From?
Often, issues with trust arise based on experiences and interactions in the early phases of life, primarily childhood. A person who did...
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Sam DiFranco
Jan 27, 20181 min read
Problem Solving
The term problem solving is used in many, many, many disciplines, sometimes with different perspectives, visuals and often with different...
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Sam DiFranco
Jan 20, 20181 min read
Children’s Reaction to Trauma
Children and teens can have extreme reactions to trauma, but their symptoms may not be the same as adults. In very young children (less...
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Sam DiFranco
Jan 13, 20181 min read
Coping with Anger
Anger problems can make you feel isolated from others, dissatisfied with life, and completely misunderstood. When you have a difficult...
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Sam DiFranco
Jan 6, 20181 min read
Other Illnesses/Bipolar Disorder
Some bipolar disorder symptoms are similar to other illnesses, which can make it hard for a doctor to make a diagnosis. In addition, many...
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Sam DiFranco
Dec 30, 20171 min read
Cultural Communication Issues
Even if two parties share the same language, differences in culture may hinder effective communication. One’s culture may often have an...
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Sam DiFranco
Dec 23, 20171 min read
Stages of Grief
Denial: “This can’t be happening to me.” Anger: “Why is this happening? Who is to blame?” Bargaining: “Make this not happen, and in...
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Sam DiFranco
Dec 16, 20171 min read
Social Anxiety
People with social anxiety disorder (sometimes called “social phobia”) have a marked fear of social or performance situations in which...
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Sam DiFranco
Dec 9, 20173 min read
Depression in Teens
It’s not unusual for young people to experience “the blues” or feel “down in the dumps” occasionally. Adolescence is always an unsettling...
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