Lora Hoffstetter 

Depression affects many people, and it can be life changing. Medical treatment and counseling can often help relieve symptoms, but...

Relationships—both romantic and platonic—at their best, can be one of the strongest sources of happiness and stress relief, offering.....

Every brain changes with age, and mental function changes along with it. Mental decline is common, and it's one of the most feared.....

The brain uses more energy than any other organ in the human body and glucose is its primary source of fuel. But what happens when....

Demanding. Bossy. Defiant. Sound familiar? Here's how to take back the lead with a kid who thinks they're running the show.

How can I improve communications in my family? Here are a few important ways to build healthy communication

By Claire Lerner #parenting#happyfamily#parentreactions This article discusses the influence parental reactions have on young...

Parenting is complex work. Each day, we make countless decisions about what kids eat, how to get them to sleep, how much screen time to allo

Self-control is the ability to regulate and alter your responses in order to avoid undesirable behaviors, increase desirable ones, and achie

By Dr. Laura Markham at AhaParenting.com #TeenLife #StayingClosetoYourTeen #Family #HoffstetterCounseling We need to rethink the old...

By Amy Morin, LCSW at VeryWellMind.com #Parenting #AuthoritativeParent #RaisingResponsibleKids #HoffstetterCounseling There isn’t a...

Learning how to see with the heart–shifting perspectives ever so slightly–is easier once you learn how to talk to yourself and to others.

As with so many things in parenting, you’ll get what you put in. By taking the time to help your young child get into the habit of helping.

People who are having a midlife crisis are thought to be struggling with their own mortality and, somewhere during midlife, they ditch.....

Life is full of tough conversations with our kids, whether that’s explaining to your four year old why Grandma died, a bullied child....

The art of storytelling has long been a respected skill and an important tradition in many cultures. Over the course of history,...

Psychotherapy can provide help with a range of problems, from depression and low self-esteem to addiction and family disputes. Anyone who is

The technology age has given us access to abundant information, has simplified many aspects of our lives, and has even improved our......

For many, family mealtime has been lost in our over scheduled lives.  For many families, school, work schedules and extracurricular...

Most of the things you do each day are based on habit: The way you run through the steps of getting ready in the morning, the route....