Parental Self-Care – What it is and Why it Matters in Child-Rearing
Child-rearing is a challenge. After all, you want your kids to grow into responsible, respectful adults — and for that…
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Mental Health Resources from Austin Therapists
Practical guidance on anxiety, parenting, relationships, and child and teen mental health — written by the licensed therapists at Austin Family Counseling. Whether you’re navigating a tough season with your teen, working through couples challenges, or just want evidence-based tools for everyday stress, our Austin-based team shares what actually helps.
Supporting Your Child During Test-Taking Season
With the upcoming STAR tests, AP exams, SATs, ACTs, and more— it’s no secret that school test-taking season is upon…
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The Beauty of Hard Feelings
When my grandmother died five years ago, it was the first time in my life I experienced deep, aching grief.…
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From the Other Side of the Couch…What it’s Like to be a Therapist
If you were to google the definition of a mental health therapist you would get some variation of this: "a…
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Running…it’s Kind of like Therapy
...but not really. Back in October of last year my friends and I agreed to do a fitness challenge. The…
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Resilience: What it is & How to Cultivate it in Your Children and Yourself
Resilience: (n.) “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change” (Meriam-Webster Dictionary). Being human means living…
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