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How To Increase Gratitude During Quarantine - Laurie Shoats LMFT -Ways To Be More Positive And Grateful During The Pandemic

How To Increase Gratitude During Quarantine Ways To Be More Positive And Grateful During The Pandemic   Wait, what!?! Be grateful and positive during a pandemic? How is that even possible? Unfortunately, most of us have known someone…

How To Cope During Covid-19

Coping skills for Covid-19

One Important Thing People Forget When Trying to Rebuild Trust

So you are working on rebuilding trust in your relationship. I know you are not happy about being in this situation however I commend you for trying to make it work. You must have had some form of infidelity in your relationship and now you…

What Happens If I Wait Too Long To Get Counseling - Laurie Shoats L.M.F.T.

What Happens If I Wait Too Long To Get Counseling?   You have been thinking about getting your relationship back on track for a while. Maybe you or your partner are a little skeptical about seeing a therapist and telling them all…

Got Worries? How to be the Best at Worrying- Real Life Solutions Counseling, Inc. Laurie Shoats L.M.F.T.

I am seeing a marked increase in worry/anxiety and panic attacks in clients over the last several years. People hypothesize that it is due to both regular media and social media. Whatever is the cause of it, you will be better off if you are…

Issues? What Issues? ~ Real Life Solutions Counseling, Inc. ~ Laurie Shoats L.M.F.T.

Issues? What Issues? ~ Real Life Solutions Counseling, Inc. ~ Laurie Shoats L.M.F.T. Do you think your partner has issues? Well you are right. Anyone who has ever experienced childhood has issues. There is nobody that has ever escaped…

How to Avoid Misunderstandings in Relationships~ Real Life Solutions Counseling, Inc.

How to Avoid Misunderstandings in Relationships~ Real Life Solutions Counseling, Inc. Do you and your partner argue at times only to realize that one of you misunderstood something? And that the misunderstanding caused the argument? If…

More Differences Between Men and Women's Ways of Thinking- Real Life Solutions Counseling, Inc.

Real Life Solutions Counseling/Blog More differences between men and women's ways of thinking The more you understand the differences between a man's way of thinking and a woman's way of thinking, the better equipped you are to have a healthy…

What NOT to expect from your therapist

I would like to clear up a misconception about therapists. So often, people think therapists are here to give advice. This is simply not the case. Imagine how dependent a client would become on their therapist if their therapist were the…

Another Communication Tip - Real Life Solutions Counseling, Inc.

Another Communication Tip-Real Life Solutions Counseling, Inc. December 2015 Communication. One of the TWO most important components of a relationship. Communication for the purpose of clarity is either one of the things most couples need…