This fall, our team attended the Educator’s Roundtable hosted by Newport, Groves (GLO), Horowitz Health, and Traverse. Dr. Joshua Stein, an adolescent and adult psychiatrist with Newport, shared powerful insights on perfectionism—something we see often in our work with kids, teens, and families. We know that real learning takes root when we pause, reflect, and […]
The Avoidance Trap
Accommodation: Parents Avoidance Trap Anxiety is a prevalent topic in media and professional training spaces today. It’s also a fundamental part of how our nervous system is wired. In my work with teens, I often hear them say, “I just want anxiety to go away.” My response is usually, “I haven’t figured out how to […]
Uncharted Territory; Positive Strategies for Parenting in the Digital World
If you are not an educator, you like me, do not have much of a template for parenting/teaching children how to be responsible digital citizens. Note that these skills are higher level executive functioning skills. They require practice, intentionality, and development. By that I mean, as young people age and their prefrontal cortex continues to […]
How to take care of self and family with Stay-at-Home order
The impact of this pandemic has shifted the everyday lives of us all. Suddenly, our daily routines are limited to the confides of our own home. It can feel as though we aren’t able to maintain our standards of living – grocery shopping, running errands, attending appointments, etc. Thankfully many therapists, including our therapists at Traverse, have implemented […]
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 […]