Ask A Therapist: I Deal With Abusive Boyfriend By Cutting And Binging
Q: Hi, I am 19 year old girl in my 2nd year of college. I currently live with my boyfriend of 4 years who is 25 years old. Our relationship used to be really good, but now all we do is argue. A few...
View ArticleAsk A Therapist: How Can I Get My Baby’s Father Back?
Q: My daughter is 3 now. Her father and I have been split up for almost 2 years now. Due to postpartum, hormones, stress, loss of a family member, and cancer health related issues I was having and...
View ArticleIs Intense Mothering Stressing You Out?: Studio 5
Well-meaning moms, trying to do too much, may be at risk for anxiety and depression. Therapist, Julie Hanks, says intense, overly involved parenting can backfire. She has tips to help moms lighten up...
View ArticleAsk A Therapist: Father-in-law Is Ruining My Marriage
Q: My Father In-law has been living with us for 2 years now. What started out as a temporary situation 3-6 months. Has turned out to be a permanent situation. Despite talking to him, he doesn’t help...
View ArticleGetting to Know Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, Clinical Director of Wasatch Family...
PsychCentral recently interviewed our very own Clair Mellenthin, the Clinical Director here at Wasatch Family Therapy. Clair was asked about how she copes with stress, the best part of her job, and her...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Gift Giving
Yes that magical time of the year is upon us where we frantically run about trying to get the special people in our lives that special gift or take time out of our busy schedules to serve others. In...
View Article2 Minutes Tip for Stress Management
In a TED Talk from 2012, Social Psychologist Amy Cuddy explained how our body language not only shapes our interactions with others, but how it can have profound effects on how we feel about ourselves....
View ArticleWhen Your Spouse is Depressed
*Important disclaimer to following article- the tips below address non-suicidal depressed mood. If your partner is showing signs of suicidal ideation or talking about wanting to die, get them to...
View Article5 Tips for Creating a Peaceful Holiday Season
At the beginning of November my mom sent me a text that read “I just saw my first Christmas commercial of the season…. I’m starting to feel anxious.” It was meant as a joke between us because of how...
View ArticleFinding the Holiday Spirit (Part 2): Navigating Family Issues as a Couple
As discussed in the first part of this series, couples often face challenges between the two of them during the holiday season. However, the stress doesn’t stop there. Couple’s often find themselves...
View ArticleAsk A Therapist: I Deal With Abusive Boyfriend By Cutting And Binging
Q: Hi, I am 19 year old girl in my 2nd year of college. I currently live with my boyfriend of 4 years who is 25 years old. Our relationship used to be really good, but now all we do is argue. A few...
View ArticleManaging Holiday Perfectionism: Dr. Julie Hanks on KSL’s Studio 5
The holiday season can mean added stress and higher expectations (which is not good for “perfectionists” or “recovering perfectionists”!). Part of the added stress is that we often go on autopilot and...
View Article5 steps to Stress Reduction
Muscle relaxation has always been a staple in stress reduction, but is often not something we jump to when we recognize stress or other uncomfortable emotions. In fact, we often unnecessarily carry...
View ArticleValentine’s SEX
Valentine’s SEX: And other holidays you feel pressure to make IT great! There are a few holidays, you know which ones they are, that bring a chain of different thoughts. “My anniversary is coming. I...
View ArticleAsk A Therapist: Father-in-law Is Ruining My Marriage
Q: My Father In-law has been living with us for 2 years now. What started out as a temporary situation 3-6 months. Has turned out to be a permanent situation. Despite talking to him, he doesn’t help...
View ArticleGetting to Know Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, Clinical Director of Wasatch Family...
PsychCentral recently interviewed our very own Clair Mellenthin, the Clinical Director here at Wasatch Family Therapy. Clair was asked about how she copes with stress, the best part of her job, and her...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Gift Giving
Yes that magical time of the year is upon us where we frantically run about trying to get the special people in our lives that special gift or take time out of our busy schedules to serve others. In...
View Article2 Minute Tips for Stress Management
In a TED Talk from 2012, Social Psychologist Amy Cuddy explained how our body language not only shapes our interactions with others, but how it can have profound effects on how we feel about ourselves....
View ArticleWhen Your Spouse is Depressed
*Important disclaimer to following article- the tips below address non-suicidal depressed mood. If your partner is showing signs of suicidal ideation or talking about wanting to die, get them to...
View Article5 Tips for Creating a Peaceful Holiday Season
At the beginning of November my mom sent me a text that read “I just saw my first Christmas commercial of the season…. I’m starting to feel anxious.” It was meant as a joke between us because of how...
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