Love Takes the First Step
Alongside the parenting books I’m writing, I’ve just released a book about my own experience of God: Exile to Home: Discovering the Father’s Heart. As I reread and revise it, I keep noticing connections between the Father’s love for us and what I’ve learned about attachment, emotional regulation, and how we parent our children. One…
Read MoreMarriage Seminar
1. Master the Gentle Start-Up Recently, my husband, Pastor Martin Gonzalez, and I had the privilege of speaking at the Family Worship Center’s bi-annual marriage banquet. Married for 43 years, sharing biblical truths alongside clinical counseling tools was an absolute joy. Here are three key takeaways to help cultivate a resilient marriage: How conflict begins…
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More than we ever imagined When we began planning our very first Equine Therapy Summer Camps, we hoped children would have fun, learn new skills, and leave feeling a little more confident than when they arrived. What we didn’t expect was just how meaningful the experience would become—for the children, their families, and for us.…
Read MoreClinically Based Center
Family Christian Counseling Center is a clinically based business, but what does that mean? It means we are an office where mental‑health services are provided using established therapeutic methods, ethical standards, and evidence‑supported practices. Our main purpose is to provide a structured, confidential environment where clients can address emotional, behavioral, and relational concerns with the…
Read MoreHow to Train your Amygdala
This month I thought I would write a review of a children’s book How to Train Your Amygdala by Anna Housley Juster. This would be great to read with your child to learn about the amygdala and to practice the training strategies. Reading it together can build positive connections, building new pathways in the brain…
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