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Leslie shares her counseling expertise through the following counseling blog articles from individual challenges to couples and family relationship topics. Contact Leslie for counseling in Pleasanton.

An Effective Method For Children Suffering From Bullying – Part 1/3

An age-old trauma for school-age children in hallways and cafeterias, bullying continues its reign of terror. The forms and incidences of bullying, which include cruelty, exclusion, and rumormongering, have grown with the inclusion of cyberbullying now in the mix.

An Effective Method For Children Suffering From Bullying – Part 2/3

Children, Technology

Share with the client that over the next four to ten sessions the client will process their bullying trauma with the Multimodal Play Therapy Intervention.

An Effective Method For Children Suffering From Bullying – Part 3/3

Children

Technology Integrated Multimodal Play Therapy creates an opportunity for a client to calm and downregulate as they explore their bullying incident

Could Reading Children’s Books on Mental Health Issues Help Children?

Counseling, Parenting

People often ask, “Will reading children’s books on special concerns, like anxiety, depression or mental health issues help my child?” The answer according to research is, yes!

Is happiness born, raised or developed through practice?

Depression, Individual, Stress, Top Story

Researcher indicates that only about 50% of happiness comes from nature and/or nurture. The other 50% is considered to be a strategy that people can learn, practice and develop. What is the 5-3-1 strategy for happiness?

Love yourself daily!

Individual, Stress

We can obsess on media to approve of who we are or we can trust ourselves by looking inside to define how truly unique and extraordinary we are! Love yourself daily! Read more.

Is Guilt the Focus of Your Parenting?

Parenting, Relationship, Teen Issues

Is Guilt the Focus of Your Parenting? Many parents have slipped into guilt based parenting by accident. Many parents strive to parent out of a desire to be kind, warm, caring and educational. Working to teach children compassionately so that they are eventually...

5 ways to keep your social life alive when you’re super busy

Individual, Relationship, Top Story

Busy juggling work, school and raising a family? Having a vibrant social life and maintaining friendships is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Five tips on how to stay plugged into the social scene.

Valentine’s Day All Year ‘Round: Creating and Maintaining Romantic Rituals

Couples, Relationship, Top Story

Valentine’s Day comes once a year but couples can create and maintain a meaningful connection throughout the year by practicing their own special rituals on a regular basis. What rituals should you consider?