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Taking Care of Yourself or a Loved One After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can come with a range of emotions. You might feel surprise, fear, anxiety, and even relief after determining a course of treatment. Friends and family usually try to be supportive, but there is no “one size fits all” way to support someone going through a new health diagnosis. Though breast…
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Featured Therapist for March, Charles Muorah
Every month, Council for Relationships features one of our Staff Therapists. This month’s Featured Therapist is Charles Muorah, PhD, STL, LMFT who joined the staff in 2006. Learn about him in the interview below! Tell us a little about what makes you unique as a therapist and person. I feel like being a therapist is…
Read MoreStaff Therapist Allen-Michael Lewis Featured on KYW NewsRadio: Black History Month A Good Time to Talk to Kids About Race
February 17, 2020 | February is Black History Month, and Staff Therapist Allen-Michael Lewis, MS, LMFT suggests it’s also a good time to open up a conversation about race with your children, especially in families that are not ethnically diverse. Listen to the full interview on KYW NewsRadio Allen-Michael Lewis, MS, LMFT is a Staff Therapist…
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Helping Our Brains Heal with EMDR
Emma Steiner, MSW, MFT, LCSW, works with individuals and couples at our University City office. Read on to learn about EMDR and Emma’s experience with this form of therapy. Recently, I joined 14 of my Council colleagues at the first weekend of EMDR training. EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is an information processing…
Read MoreThe Thief in the Night
Chronic pain is the thief in the night; it robs from one’s relationships and it steals one’s strength. Few things are as strongly correlated with the decline in quality of life as chronic pain. It is associated with an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It’s positively correlated with an increased risk of divorce,…
Read MoreFeatured Therapist for January, Matthew Purinton
Every month, Council for Relationships features one of our Staff Therapists. This month’s Featured Therapist is Matthew Purinton, MSW, who joined our staff in 2007. Learn about Matthew in the interview below! Tell us a little about what makes you unique as a therapist and person. I think what makes me unique as a therapist…
Read MoreStaff Therapist, Sara Corse, Ph.D., Interviewed on CBS 3 Philly
December 4, 2019 | Staff Therapist, Sara Corse, Ph.D., provides her insight on determining if a family member needs help or is suffering from a mental illness. While the vast majority of people coping with a mental illness are not violent, and in fact more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators of it,…
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How to Handle Thanksgiving Among Family Members with Different Political Views
Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LSW, works with individuals, couples, and families at our University City and Paoli offices. Read on to learn her approach and tips for dealing with family members with different political views during Thanksgiving. Amy Jones also provided her professional opinion on KYW Newsradio. Click here to listen to the radio segment…
Read MoreMaintaining Self-Love While Dealing With a Mental Illness
Erica Rand, LCSW, MEd, works with individuals and couples in our Center City and University City offices. Read on to learn her suggestions on maintaining self-love. Depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses can distort how we view ourselves and negatively affect our self-confidence, which in turn can diminish our ability or desire to show ourselves…
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Featured Therapist for October, Erica Rand
Every month, Council for Relationships features one of our Staff Therapists. This month’s Featured Therapist is Erica Rand, LCSW, MEd, who joined our staff in 2019. Learn about Erica in the interview below! What do you consider to be the goal of therapy? What do you help your clients work towards? The goal of therapy…
Read MoreCFR Staff Therapist Ryan McMillian Spoke on Veterans’ Voice Radio
September 30, 2019 | Recently, Ryan McMillian, MDiv, LMFT, shared his expertise in a panel discussion about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Veterans’ Voice Radio – WFYL. PTSD is a condition that affects individuals who have experienced, or witnessed, a traumatic event. Symptoms can vary in severity and are separated into four distinct clusters: Intrusive…
Read MoreUnderstanding Post-Partum Depression
Dr. Jane Summers is the Medical Director at Council for Relationships, and founding Director of Women’s Psychological Health Services. Having specialized in women’s behavioral health throughout her career, Dr. Summers’ approach prioritizes understanding the unique issues that effect the emotional health of women such as reproductive health and hormonal changes over the lifespan and challenges…
Read MoreFeatured Therapists – Therapists of Women’s Psychological Health Services
Every month, Council for Relationships features our staff therapists on the blog. This month, we feature the therapists of our Women’s Psychological Health Services program. Read on to get to know more about the group! What is Women’s Psychological Health Services? WPHS is a diverse team of dedicated clinicians who collectively share decades of…
Read MoreMemorial Day: Honoring the Dead by Serving the Living
Dr. Nancy Isserman is the Director of Operation Home and Healing: services for Veterans, active military members, and their families. U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman/RELEASED Memorial Day honors all who have died for our country, particularly in battle or from wounds they suffered in battle. Almost two million people…
Read MoreSaying Goodbye to Game of Thrones: Dealing with Disappointment and Endings
Michele Southworth, JD, LMFT is a senior staff therapist at Council for Relationships University City. Image Credit: Macall B. Polay/HBO Sunday night, after eight seasons and 73 episodes, we said our goodbyes to the surviving Stark siblings and other survivors of the Battle of Kings Landing, along with what remained of the armies of the…
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Eustress: How to Use Stress to Your Advantage
Florda Priftanji, LMFT joined our staff in 2018 and is this month’s Featured Therapist. Read on to learn how stress can sometimes be a good thing. We often view stress as a problem to avoid. However, when stress is used to our advantage, it can aid by increasing productivity, helping us detect harm, and…
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Meet Florda Priftanji, April’s Featured Therapist
Every month, Council for Relationships features one of our staff therapists on the blog. This month’s Featured Therapist Florda Priftanji, LMFT, joined our staff in 2018. Get to know more about Florda in the interview below! What do you consider to be the goal of therapy? The overall goals of therapy depend on the needs…
Read MoreKeeping College Admissions In Perspective
If you’re a senior in high school or the parent of a senior in high school, the end of March is more about college admissions than the beginning of spring. The recent college admissions scandal is just one example of how parents can become overwhelmed and over-involved in the lives and decisions of the high…
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Owning Your Narrative as A Biracial Person in America
Allen-Michael Lewis, MS, LMFT joined our staff in 2018 and has been working as a couple and family therapist since 2012. He has a specific passion for working with children, teens, and young adults as they attempt to navigate life transitions. In the United States, we continue to see an increase in the reported number…
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Introducing Featured Staff Therapist Allen-Michael Lewis
Every month, Council for Relationships features one of our staff therapists on the blog. This month’s Featured Therapist Allen-Michael Lewis joined our staff in 2018. Get to know more about Allen in the interview below! What do you consider to be the goal of therapy? For me, the goal of therapy is to understand how negative…
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Responding to Insult with Wisdom
Click here to watch a short video synopsis of the following post. Does a week go by when we don’t experience some sort of insult, snide comment, or disapproving glare from family members, friends, or coworkers? The question is: how do we stand up tall and with integrity in the face of such abuse? A preeminent…
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