The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. 

Therapy Approaches

Mindfulness
-Accepting where you are but not settling for it
- Observing your life as it is happening, in the "here and now"
- Noticing thoughts as they arise without the need to buy into or believe them
- Accepting your current situation without judgment or the belief that you are "stuck"
- Allowing feelings to exist without letting them drive your actions, behaviors or beliefs 
- Using determination to drive action, not old habits or short-term convenience  

Psychotherapy
 - Often known as "Talk Therapy"
- Used in helping clients work through difficult or challenging situations, address mental health concerns, and cope with adverse seasons of life 
- Identifying and changing unhealthy thoughts patterns, emotions and behaviors

Relational
- Observing and understanding our relationships and how they can affect various aspects of our lives 
- Evaluating personal values and goals
- Marriage counseling
- Family systems counseling
- Effective communication styles, exploration and implementation
- Love Languages and how they can affect our view and approach to meaningful relationships 

Cognitive Behavioral 
- Focusing on and understanding of how a person's thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes affect their feelings and behaviors
- Focusing on present thoughts and beliefs
- Challenging automatic, and often unwanted, thoughts and reactions
- Gaining insight to new and more beneficial ways of thinking and behaving
- Adjusting perspective and understanding of one's role in their own life, including what is within and outside of our scope of control