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Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 11/2/2017 by Katherine Allen6/21/2018

Everyone is cheering for our own Betsy Auray to kick some butt this weekend at the New York City Marathon!!! Join us in cheering for her and this amazing effort! Katherine is still at MFT3 3-days a week, Tues-Thurs. Their … Continue reading »

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Posted in Brainspotting, Inspiration, MFT3 News | Tagged 3-days, Anthem, BCBS, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, cheer, congratulations, exciting, Fairfield County, insurance, Katherine, MFT3, NYC Marathon, therapists, therapy, Trumbull | Leave a reply

How Can You Make Sad Fun or Playful?

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 4/5/2017 by Katherine Allen4/5/2017

Emotions are complicated things. (Duh, or else this profession wouldn’t exist). Sometimes stating the obvious is necessary to get to the next place, like the ability and need to have simultaneous emotions roiling around together. Like Fun, playful and sad. … Continue reading »

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The First Step is the Hardest

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 2/8/2017 by Katherine Allen2/8/2017

This past weekend we watched this short video. I find it to be a perfect encapsulation of the fear and trepidation we fill ourselves with when we are contemplating doing something outside of our comfort zones. We can “psych” ourselves … Continue reading »

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Tragedy

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 6/24/2016 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

It seems, when one tunes in to the news, that we are being bombarded with tragedy after tragedy. In some ways we aren’t, there is a lot of fear-mongering out there, but unfortunately we are suffering from some tragedies too. … Continue reading »

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Posted in Brainspotting, Educational, Inspiration | Tagged Ana Grace Project, change, enough, fear, guns, hope, loss, Love Wins, massacre, Nelba Marquez-Greene, Orlando, Sandy Hook, shootings, tragedy | Leave a reply

On Hiding

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 5/12/2016 by Katherine Allen5/12/2016

We were listening to music this morning and as I ate my scrambled eggs and toast, this song played. It struck me as fittingly appropriate for clients coming to therapy. They have been hiding; from pain, from fear, from truths, … Continue reading »

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Posted in Good Things, Inspiration | Tagged assist, being seen, Brakestra, facing fear, facing pain, facing truths, hiding, Inspiration, journey, MFT3, no longer hiding | Leave a reply

Trees, Going Slow, and What’s Really Important

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 4/9/2016 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

I have been pondering this post for some time. The usual interruptions have occurred, attention gets drawn away. Not today. We have seen a real increase in clients coming in who are more depressed, anxious and unsettled than ever before. I … Continue reading »

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Posted in Good Things, Gratitude, Inspiration | Tagged beauty, carpet, changes, connection, disconnection, elephant, go slow, japanese, maple, noise, peace, ponder, reflect, scarlet, technology, thoughtful, transition, trees, twisted | Leave a reply

A Thought about Thanks

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 11/22/2015 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

It happens every year, but the Thanksgiving and winter holidays tend to make many folks very sad and anxious. This in turn makes me quite sad because they are some of my most favorite days and memories. Recently I was … Continue reading »

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Posted in Good Things, Gratitude, Inspiration | Tagged better, change, childhood, control, family, feelings, holidays, lens, MFT3, sad, thanks, Thanksgiving, thoughts, troubling | Leave a reply

The Well of Being

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 4/9/2015 by Katherine Allen4/9/2015
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Happy New Year

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 12/31/2014 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

Transitions offer us the time to reflect on what has come before, and to dream about what might come. 2014 was a very busy year for all of us at MFT3. And already 2015 is shaping up to be one … Continue reading »

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If only!

Marriage & Family Therapy of Trumbull, CT (MFT3) Posted on 5/22/2014 by Katherine Allen7/25/2018

I often wish that this were true, that it was this easy to ease the suffering of others. In the words of Charlie Brown, “sigh.” But don’t let that stop you from coming in to therapy! Sometimes just the mere act … Continue reading »

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Notable sites

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