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Transitions Marriage & Family Therapy and Counseling Blog
http://transitionsmft.org/blog/
Transitions Marriage and Family Therapy provides quality family, marital and individual therapy and counseling from a Christian perspective to adults and children of all ages in the City of Harrisonburg and the surrounding area.
Recent Posts
Counseling with Teens (Ages 13-18): Kristin’s Approach
One of the hallmarks of teenage behavior is the drive to define their identity apart from adult/parental influence. So while teens are mature enough to talk directly about their problems, it is still useful to approach therapy differently than one w...
Influencing Teen Driving Behavior
There are two informative studies in the October issue of Pediatrics that reveal: the effects that some parenting styles can have on teen driving safety, as well as the increased risk associated with teens having a vehicle of which they are the prima...
Counseling with Pre-Teens (Ages 10-14): Kristin’s Approach
As parents of pre-teens know well, every child moves at a different pace. Some children feel like little teenagers at the age of nine and others still act fairly childlike until they reach their teens. How I conduct therapy with pre-teens depends o...
Counseling with Children (Ages 4-11): Kristin’s Approach
Talking is an integral part of counseling with adults. Adults are able to step back and talk about what is going on in their mental and emotional processes. Much of adult counseling is helping adults to further develop their ability to understand and...
Study Finds that Predictable, Required Time Off Reaps Big Benefits
I recently came across an article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that makes for an interesting follow-up to my post last month about the importance and difficulty of Sabbath rest. The article looks at a study published this October in the Harvard B...
Couple’s Counseling: Why I Don’t Take Sides
Sometimes when a couple comes in for marital counseling they both, on some level, (and perhaps only unconsciously) want the counselor to take their side and help them change their spouse. This is an interesting dynamic and one which, if I succumbed t...

