By Callie Albaugh, MA, LAMFT & Mathew Meyers, MA, LMFT In a time of quarantining in our homes with limited access to the world outside, it can be a slippery slope into unhealthy habits and routines. For many, this is a time that we easily sink into extended technology use – either as a means […]
Reflections on Summer
As I look back at the summer and evaluate my summer bucket list, I reflected on some of the more meaningful experiences. My family spent a week camping. Both my wife and I grew up camping and were provided this experience by our parents. However, we (mostly me) were reluctant to venture into the […]
How Do I Tell My Kids They Matter?
As a therapist who has worked with many families, I have frequently heard parents say, ‘we love our kids unconditionally’. This sense that a young person is cared about just because they are part of family is so important. They don’t have to do anything to earn love from parents. All they need to do […]
Your Kids’ Brain on Technology
Mathew Meyers, MA, LMFT Recently I had the opportunity to learn from Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. during an all-day intensive workshop on Anxiety in the digital age. Ms. Wehrenberg is a coach, therapist, and trainer. At Traverse Counseling & Consulting we have the opportunity to work with and serve children, teens and parents in the area […]
Your brain is unable to read this whole title without losing focus…
Mathew Meyers, MA, LMFT Did I get your attention? There has been some suggestion that the ability to focus has been decreasing in recent years. Although there is some controversy about the research on this issue, some suggest that humans have only an 8 second span of attention (shorter than that of a goldfish) without […]