Your partner has decided to go to therapy. Maybe you wonder why. Maybe you see the need for therapy and are in support of it. Maybe you even recommended it. But now what? What should you expect? Every person is unique, and therefore every therapy experience is unique, but in …
No one can really tell a client what will happen during a therapy session. No one can really tell what will happen after a therapy session, either. Will the client feel better, or will they feel worse? Will they feel energized, or will they feel tired? Will problems immediately resolve, …
Your child just came home from therapy and says, “I played in the sandbox today.” You do a double take, “What? The sandbox? Did you go to the park or something?” “No. We played in the sandbox. In the office.” Befuddled, you move on, making a mental note to address …
Foster care and adoption are hard, hard work. Children come to parents with all kinds of abuse, neglect, and trauma, the sum of which caregivers may never know. Parents work oh, so hard to provide a good home for their children. They apply all the therapeutic techniques they know and …
Taking a break is a simple, one-step strategy for self-regulation. With a little preparation and planning, it can be a skill that a person can easily access. What about when that person is a parent, though? How does a parent take a break? Is it ever okay for a parent …
You’re invited! Sign-up for this six-series class brought to you by Christian Family Care! CFC is excited to announce our upcoming group for kids ages 8 to 10 to help develop emotional regulation! The class will be Wednesdays from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, March 29th through May 3rd in …
Many churches in America are supporting and encouraging foster care. This is a wonderful thing as there are many, many children needing temporary, and possibly permanent homes. Foster care requires a lot of preparation on the part of the foster family. The church needs to work to support the foster …
Every behavior makes sense in context, but that does not mean every behavior is okay. This is a subtle, but important difference. In a world that increasingly (and often rightly so) recognizes victims and makes restitution towards them, there is also a place for personal responsibility. Many behaviors arise from …
Caregivers and parents often notice a strange phenomenon with their foster and adoptive children. They see that their children can get just as dysregulated from a compliment as they can from a complaint. Their children have angry responses to parents telling them they did well just as they do to …
Arizona Family Counseling is dedicated to consistent growth and being a part of cutting edge research. This academic paper by Christian Family Care/Arizona Family Counseling central region clinical director, Brandon Jones, explores decades of research on Attachment Theory and it’s intersection with Biblical Secure Attachment. —This written work will explore …
Part 2 in the Self-Regulation Series Taking a break is a simple way to pursue self-regulation. In times of elevated emotion, though, it can be hard to think of how to take a break. What does one even do to take a break when things are overwhelming? Making a plan …
Foster care can be part of The Great Commission to make disciples (Matt 28:19-20). It can share the love of Jesus with children whose biological parents either did not know Jesus or did not have the resources to parent as God would want. Adoption can also image God in his …