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 […]
Getting your Family Organized in COVID 19
By Callie Albaugh, MA, LAMFT Amidst an unprecedented time, families across the country are now balancing the workload of parent, employee, and teacher. Parents have been hurled into an arena of maintaining a structured flow of their family’s livelihood in a world that is currently mysterious to us all. We know that kids (many adults, too) thrive on consistent structure and organization. To […]
Coparenting in Two Household Families in a Pandemic
By Callie Albaugh, MA, LAMFT In the midst of a global pandemic, how DO you parent your children? As parental leaders, it is your role to provide structure, guidance, and assurance for your children on any given day. Throw a global pandemic in the mix, and suddenly, the ‘mom and dad’ job took on a whole new […]
Parental Leadership in a State of Emergency
How to: Manage Your Family’s New Way of Life By Callie Albaugh, MA, LAMFT We are living in a world that is uncertain, ever-changing, and consumed with anxiety-ridden news. With schools now closed for an unknown time period, parents can now unexpectedly add, “Homeschool Teacher,” to their resumes. Many parents wonder, “How do I manage […]
Launching Into Adulthood; Why Some Young People Get Stuck
In our clinical practice, we are seeing an increase in the number of young people often resisting the natural life transition to move from adolescence into young adulthood. Up until this point in their lives, most of these young people have stepped up and passed all of life’s usual challenges with flying colors. Yet suddenly, […]