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Coach Thought of the Week: It’s Optional
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, September 19, 2022
Coach Thought of the Week: Bouncing Forward
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, August 29, 2022
Life happens because life is 50/50. We’re going to have both good and bad experiences. We’re going to have positive and negative thoughts and feelings. …
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Let Go and Let God
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Change is such a constant in our lives…whether we like it or not. Many years ago I decided to embrace change and look forward to …
College Bound Reflection
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Remind yourself: A Reflection on Sending Your Teen Off to College August is here and the reality that your children are heading off to college …
Coach Thought of the Week: Manuals for Others
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, August 01, 2022
After eight years as a Life Coach, I recently completed a second Life Coach Certification. This time with The Life Coach School. One of the …
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Purposeful Parenting – One Year In
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, July 20, 2022
A year ago, I wrote a blog post for the same July monthly theme, “Purposeful Parenting.” https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/purposeful-parenting-as-a-new-mom/) At the time, I was a brand new mom …
Raising Emotionally Intelligent Beings
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, July 04, 2022
Recently, the topic of interest amongst my clients is parenting styles. More specifically, which of the four parenting styles – Authoritarian, Authoritative, Passive, and Neglectful …
Give Yourself Some Grace
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, May 18, 2022
It’s Mental Health Awareness month!  And, although it’s nice to have a month dedicated to mental health, I’m happy to see there has been a …
Overcome Your Fears!
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, March 09, 2022
By Dara Teller, RCSW “Fear is the most subtle and destructive of all human diseases. Ladies and gentleman, fear kills dreams. Fear kills hope. Fear …
Self Acceptance > Self Esteem
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, February 23, 2022
One of the few beneficial byproducts of this pandemic is our focus on good mental health. As a mental health professional, I appreciate this greatly. …
