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A Connecticut Therapist in King Arthur’s Court

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 4/18/2012 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

Well, maybe not King Arthur’s court, but how about just the idea of a Connecticut Therapist in Juvenile Superior Court? It’s a pretty scary idea for many of us and unfortunately is not always a great place for a therapist … Continue reading »

Posted in Educational | Tagged attorneys, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, court, cross examine, deep breaths, go slow, Mark Twain, perspective, process, therapist, therapists, truth | Leave a reply

Appearances

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 3/22/2012 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

      Isn’t it always surprising when one hears about a friend, acquaintance, neighbor, who one day, all-of-a-sudden, unravels? The comments that often ensue are along the lines of, “I never would have expected … She seemed to have … Continue reading »

Posted in Educational, Good Things, Gratitude, Smart Life | Tagged accountability, appearances, comparisons, faces, fear, guilt, hiding, knowing, not knowing, persona, secrets, self talk, shame, unraveling, wondering | Leave a reply

Let’s Meet in Mystic!

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 2/24/2012 by Katherine Allen11/6/2018

As a member of the Board of Directors I am thrilled to help promote this year’s CTAMFT Annual Conference on April 20. We have been working extremely hard to bring MFTs and other therapy professionals a truly amazing learning and … Continue reading »

Posted in Divorce, Educational, Good Things, Intimacy / Couples | Tagged 2012, AAMFT, Annual conference, CEUs, connection, CTAMFT, divorce busting, intimacy, Marriott, MFT, Michele Weiner-Davis, mystic, passion, pleasure, relationships, spa | Leave a reply

Advice

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 1/18/2012 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

So often clients come in to therapy looking for “advice”. More times than I can count I have been sitting across the room from a client who is troubled and confused and had them state, “just tell me what to … Continue reading »

Posted in Educational, Good Things | Tagged advice, clients, Dr. Phil, process, support, therapy, what we do, what we don't do | Leave a reply

Routine Reflections

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 12/11/2011 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

The northeast has had quite a time these past few months, what with Hurricane Irene on Labor Day weekend, the “Arborgeddon” snow event Halloween weekend and now we are in the thick of the holiday season and all of the … Continue reading »

Posted in Educational, Good Things, Inspiration | Tagged change, comfort, discomfort, holiday, Linus, new, pattern, reaction, reflection, routine, season, stress | Leave a reply

December Divorce Support

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 11/15/2011 by Katherine Allen11/15/2011

This December, MFT3 will be running the Divorce Support group twice, first on Tuesday December 6 and then again on Tuesday December 13. It will be at 7:00 – 8:30 and the cost is $30. The holidays present a particularly … Continue reading »

Posted in Divorce, Educational, Good Things, MFT3 News, Parenting | Tagged december, emotions, group, holidays, support, tuesday nights | Leave a reply

When Therapy Ends

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 9/19/2011 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

This post was chosen as the AAMFT “Member Blog of the Week” on October 11, 2011 It’s hard to say goodbye even in the best of circumstances. But at the end of the day, essentially it is the end goal of … Continue reading »

Posted in Educational, MFT3 News | Tagged AAMFT Blog of the Week, concluding, done, ending, farewell, finished, goodbye, saying goodbye, so long, therapy | 1 Reply

Accountability

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 8/3/2011 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

It’s easy to say, somewhat easy to spell, yet oh so hard to do, at least in certain situations. One situation that has a particularly prickly relationship with accountability is the one with addiction. Remember the dragon? He hates accountability. … Continue reading »

Posted in Educational, MFT3 News | Tagged accountability, challenge, change, letting go, pain, principle, sitting still | Leave a reply

Facing the Dragon

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 6/22/2011 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

Dragons are all around us, it’s just that we can’t see them. Well, we can if we redefine them properly. Fire breathing dragons are the hosts of addiction. Yes addiction. And, unfortunately, addiction is all around us. Addiction can take … Continue reading »

Posted in Educational, Substance Abuse | Tagged addiction, alcoholism, bulimia, dragons, get help, heroin, process, therapy | 1 Reply

“Judgement” Day

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 5/19/2011 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

It’s been hard to resist the draw of the “Rapture” scheduled for Saturday. It kind of makes posting here irrelevant, yet I am compelled to do so anyway. But what I wanted to focus on was less about “Judgement Day” … Continue reading »

Posted in Educational, Good Things | Tagged boundaries, boundary, clear lines, Get Smart, informational, judgement, judgement day, limits, non-judgement, protective, rapture, the velvet rope | Leave a reply

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Notable sites

  • AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc.
  • Brainspotting The main site in the US for information on Brainspotting therapy.
  • CTAMFT The Connecticut Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Hidden Sugars Ever wonder just how much sugar is in something? Useful visual reference.
  • Sex Ed by Text Teens are looking for answers in their own language.

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