May 31st, 2025 the recent domestic dispute between a married couple off Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden, Fla., where gunshots were reported outside downtown Winter Garden City Hall during a domestic dispute on Saturday evening, involved the Winter [...]
Understanding the distinctions between personality disorders and other mental health conditions is crucial for the diagnosis of a personality disorder and treating these conditions effectively. While both fall under the umbrella of mental health issues, they differ in their [...]
Toxic relationships encompass a range of detrimental behaviors, including jealousy, dishonesty, control issues, toxic communication patterns, lack of support, and betrayal. These behaviors can have severe repercussions on mental health in a romantic relationship, often resulting in heightened stress [...]
Selfish in Relationships It's difficult to criticize someone for their selflessness. We are educated to value kindness, generosity, and the needs of others around us greatly. One of the earliest lessons many of us recall from our toddler years [...]
Strengthen Your Marriage: Expert Tips & Advice The spring season provides an ideal opportunity for couples to deepen their connection and fortify their relationship. With the extended daylight and pleasant temperatures, there are countless possibilities for enjoyable and significant [...]
Beginner's Guide: How to Avoid Divorce Dallas Premarital Counselor offers 3 Tips to Avoid Divorce before you get married. It’s not a far stretch to assume that impulse marriages, marriages that happen just hours after knowing each other, are [...]
From Toddlers and Tiaras to Instagram Beauty Pageants, young girls are throwing themselves onto the merciless stage of judgment, comparisons, criticism and pain. According to an ABC News report, “Among the hottest activities on social media these days is [...]
According to the National Retail Federation, Valentine’s Day spending for 2023 was $25.9 billion. The average person was expected to spend $193 last year. There was even a study of the 10 most romantic cities based upon how much [...]
Orlando Marriage Counselor - Valentines Day Tips We want to Help you Avoid Valentines Day Disappointment by Total Life Counseling Orlando Marriage Expert. It comes around once a year; to some it’s not a real holiday, and to some it’s expected [...]
Lake Mary Relationship Counselor gives 5 Ways to Beat the Valentine’s Blues! So you didn’t get flowers, chocolate or a card today, what do you do? Ever feel like Valentines Day is "Single Awareness Month?" For many, Valentine’s Day [...]
2019 New Year's Resolutions | 7 Tips to Keep your New Year's Resolutions | Forbes Did you make a New Year’s Resolution for 2019? If you did, there is a strong possibility that you will not see it through to [...]
Orlando Marriage Therapist on 5 Things To Renew Your Relationship in the New Year What are your New Year’s resolutions for 2010? Many times people set goals that include specific career, weight, and financial goals. How about setting some specific [...]
10 Tips to Protect Your Child | Student-Teacher Relationship | Michelle Preston A high school teacher having sex with a teenaged student is the hot topic this week. Once again, a female teacher is accused of seducing a young [...]
Key Highlights Orlando Relationship Counseling offers expert tips for couples to strengthen their relationship. Celebrity couples who made it work and like Nick and Vanessa Lachey's, Jenifer Lopez and Ben Afleck, Jay Z and Beyonce, and Tom and Rita [...]
Social media can affect us negatively today in several ways. Firstly, it can lead to addiction and consume a significant amount of our time, leading to procrastination and lack of productivity. Secondly, social media can create unrealistic expectations and [...]
Disordered eating does not discriminate when it comes to age, race, gender, ethnicity, weight, or sexual orientation. Typically eating disorders can appear majority in younger populations, in teens and young adults. Don’t be fooled, eating disorders also can start [...]
"I don't understand why my daughter is so sad lately? "Why is my son spending time with bad influences?" "Why does my daughter go out with abusive guys?" "Why does my son have such low self esteem?" If you [...]
Richard Gere separated from Cara Lowell over the past year and they are planning to divorce after 11 years of marriage. The media has reported on the high percentage of divorces amongst celebrities and wonder how they grow apart. [...]
Orlando Relationship & Marriage Counselor offers tips for Safe-Dating, in light of the devastating murder of a University of Virginia lacrosse player, many of us are asking, how safe is it to date? Dating is an important milestone in [...]
How Comparing Effects Your Partner What are some Valentine's Day tips for singles and couples from an Orlando marriage counselor? Some Valentine's Day tips for dating singles and couples from an Orlando marriage counselor include: for singles, focus on self-love [...]
Relationship experts tell us that finances are one of the main causes of conflict in a relationship and that a couple handles financial stressors better when they feel valued and connected to each other. Romance is one of the [...]
The effects of trauma are not limited by factors such as age, gender, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. The experience of trauma is common among both adults and children, but it is especially prevalent in the lives [...]
What is Trauma? Trauma refers to our emotional response to distressing life experiences. Trauma comes in many different forms and ranges in how severely it affects someone. Given that trauma is such a universal experience, few people will live [...]
Sexual Dysfunction: 5 Reasons Your Teen Should Avoid Porn An issue of TIME Magazine featured a surprising cover story entitled “Porn and the Threat to Virility.” New research and anecdotal stories were highlighted on how young men fed on [...]
April is the season of springtime and growth! This is an excellent time of the year to facilitate the growth of your mental health and development. Mental health is a critical topic to talk about. By being transparent [...]
Most people desire to have and maintain a happy healthy relationship but have not stopped to consider what is required to make it happen. Studies show that sixty-six percent of Americans who desire to have a happy relationship also [...]
As Valentine’s Day approaches, everyone is thinking about that special someone or those friends that have never left your side. On this special day we celebrate love and friendship. Friendship is an interesting phenomenon. As human beings, we enjoy [...]
Have you ever struggled with accepting help when needed? How about believing “yes you can accomplish it all” to then find yourself overwhelmed? One of my biggest struggles is accepting help or even asking for help when I need [...]
For many women, becoming a mother is one of life’s most treasured and fulfilling events. It is life-changing, and every second, from conception to raising children, is integral in the life and the personhood of the mother. Being a [...]
The impact of infertility is not discussed enough, but it is a prevalent problem. Its effects take a toll on a person physiologically and mentally. One in eight couples have reported to have difficulty conceiving or maintaining pregnancy. There [...]
Nicholas Sparks is no stranger to heart-wrenching passion and the kind of love that only star-crossed lovers share. Teary eyed audiences have come to expect this from his novels and their film adaptions, but do the rose colored glasses [...]
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have been a couple since 2006 and although they seem like a fairy tale couple, their recent drama proves otherwise. Tom’s first son was born in 2007. However, his first child was not with [...]
Dr. William Eaton describes phobias to include fear and avoidance (Eaton et al., 2020) in his study. He explains that most phobias will begin in childhood, though will maintain maximum strength in midlife and late in life. The authors [...]
Women's Mental Health is a crucial issue that affects millions of women worldwide. Over 1 in 5 women in the United States in the past year have experienced a mental health condition. Common conditions are anxiety and depression, although [...]
Relationship Issues | How To Fix It| It's true that every couple experiences relationship issues at some point. No relationship is perfect, and disagreements and conflicts are a natural part of any partnership. What's important is how those issues [...]
Orlando PTSD Counselor discussed the sudden loss of country singer Jake Flint, died in his sleep just hours after getting married. He was only 37 years of age and had a sudden death while sleeping. According to his loved [...]
Due to modern medicine and medical procedures, it is difficult to think that every mother was at risk when she gave birth. Most experiencing pregnancy go as planned or with slight complications. But according to the World Health Organization [...]
Mean Girls, Slumber Parties, and Suicide/3 Tips to Help Parents Understand Bullying Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Indirect Aggression may provoke adolescents to suicide if not addressed in time. On April 16, 2011, a slumber party in Minnesota became national news [...]
Orlando Teen Counselor gives parents tips for setting rules with the Prom. So, what’s a parent to do? There are so many questions to answer and some parents are not sure which way to turn. With the approach of [...]
Do you feel like it takes begging, pleading or even an ultimatum to get your husband to consider marriage counseling? Try to understand from your husband’s point of view why he may be apprehensive about the whole counseling process. This may help [...]
Ok, maybe we have not all actually sat down and written out a list of what our partner “must have” in order for us to marry them, but we have certainly thought about it! Some have taken the time [...]
World Kindness Day World Kindness Day is celebrated on November 13th every year. It is a day to promote and celebrate acts of kindness among individuals and communities, and to raise awareness about the positive impact that kindness [...]
It’s no secret that we are all in this together. There is a higher level of fear and anxiety that has spread through the world since early last year. It’s not “over” yet and still life goes on. You [...]
Just like every school year, a new set of challenges is presented before him. With these challenges comes both stress and excitement. Do you remember your first day of class? Maybe you were like me and unable to sleep. [...]
Valentine’s Day is an excellent way for couples to take a little extra time and show each other their appreciation for all that they do. We can get so caught up in our busy schedules that we may forget [...]
Valentine’s Day is an excellent way for couples to take a little extra time and show each other their appreciation for all that they do. We can get so caught up in our busy schedules that we may forget [...]
Are you dreading the holidays? Do you have to split holidays with more than two groups of relatives? Do you feel you are traveling all over the place and resent holidays? Are you a people pleaser and trying to [...]
Why is it so hard to leave relationships that we know aren’t good for us? Logically we often know we need to get out, but emotionally it can feel like we are living in an invisible prison. The feelings [...]
Relationships can be difficult, but when you add a global pandemic, quarantines, curfews, and the mass hysteria flowing through society, relationships can seem almost impossible. You’re stuck in the house all day, unable to distract yourself with your usual daily [...]
Orlando Counselor Therapist Do you think you are too fat? Or too skinny? Researchers suggest that the way you think about yourself affects your sex life! According to a recent study, female high school students who are underweight or who [...]
