Need Help With Your Teenager?

We are pleased to announce the addition of Courtney Strull, a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern supervised under Cory Montfort LPC-S, to our Plano office. She’s earned her Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master’s degree in Counseling from Southern Methodist University.

Parenting Teenagers 101: How to Get Them to Talk

Remember that developmentally, teens fall victim to concrete thinking. I chalk it up to being part of the human experience; the inability to see past the facts, physical world, or this moment right here and now. And it’s not their fault. Their brain isn’t fully developed yet.

Parenting Style

Psychologist Diana Baumrind noticed that preschoolers displayed different behaviors due to parenting style. She set out to describe the dynamics that influence parenting styles and found that particular parenting characteristics produced children with improved self-esteem and confidence.

Imposter Syndrome: The Parenting Edition

As an individual therapist, I can say with full honesty that I am not the perfect parent. But guess what? I don’t expect you to be either. My work comes from a place of constant learning rather than pure expertise.

When I Was Your Age: Teens

Adolescence is indeed a complicated phase of life. It truly strikes me how often we remove ourselves so far away from the very developmental process we were all once a part of. Weren’t we all teens at some point?

Fostering Independence In Your Child

What these lessons teach us, however, is to strive toward independence and autonomy, and to trust our own skills. When we intervene so often for the sake of saving time or saving a mess, we are essentially telling our kids to remain completely dependent on us.

How To Choose A Therapist

The therapist-client relationship is a bond based on trust, collaboration, and communication. It’s okay to interview your therapist with some questions.