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Children's Therapy

children's therapy

We believe that childhood should be a time for healthy growth and development with a happy family. For many children and teens, it is a time of great emotional stress. Children react to stress in many ways including withdrawal and acting out behaviors at home and school. Parents and school personnel want to help children become happy, loving adults, however in today’s society this can be a difficult goal. Our philosophy is to help children and families learn the life skills necessary to be successful. Click on the link to read more about children's therapy.

Family Therapy

family therapy

Family counseling may help to promote better relationships and understanding within a family. It may be incident specific, as for example family counseling during a divorce, or a child experiencing trauma. Alternately family counseling may address the needs of the family when one family member suffers from a mental or physical illness that alters his or her behavior or habits in negative ways. The therapist often helps the family reflect on better ways of communicating with each other and because of that family counseling may in part be instruction and encouragement. In fact, family counseling often teaches family members new and more positive ways to communicate to replace old, negative communication patterns.

 

Marriage Therapy

A couple doing marriage therapy in Phoenix, AZ

Marriage counseling seeks to identify areas of conflict and communication in a marriage and facilitate healthy ways of resolving them. If problems in a marriage aren’t identified or dealt with in a timely manner, they can grow out of control and bring devastation and possibly an end to the marriage. There is no such thing as a perfect marriage. Marriage counseling helps a marriage weather the storms and rebound stronger as a result of the counseling. Counseling helps a couple focus on their problems in a marriage and resolves them. Most problems include poor communication, a lack of intimacy, anger or nagging.

Individual Adult Therapy

adult therapy

Individual psychotherapy for adults offers a compassionate approach to therapy, which encourages clients to explore how limiting beliefs and trauma are held in the body—often below the level of conscious awareness. Specialties include trauma and PTSD; chronic illness including fibromyalgia, IBS, Lupus, insomnia, chronic fatigue and cancer.  Other issues addressed include grief and loss; emotional struggles such as shame, depression, anger and anxiety, and relationship problems.  Counselors have extensive post- graduate training in Self Regulation Therapy, a gentle approach that enables the nervous system to integrate overwhelming events and bring balance to the nervous system. Additionally they are trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

 

Marriage Seminar

By Susie Gonzalez | August 22, 2026

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…

Summer Camp

By DeAnna Wahlheim | August 10, 2026

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.…

Clinically Based Center

By Deborah Pettitt | March 16, 2026

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…

How to Train your Amygdala

By Deborah Pettitt | January 19, 2026

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…

Christmas Quotes – Part 2

By Deborah Pettitt | December 12, 2025

I thought I would share more of my favorite quotes this month for celebrating Christmas, I hope they a smile to your face and thankfulness to your heart. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens.   “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing,…

Glass Child

By Megan Meyer | October 31, 2025

If you’ve ever felt torn between meeting one child’s extra needs and making sure the other(s) feel seen, you’re not alone. Many parents in this situation are doing their best to hold everything together — balancing therapy appointments, medical needs, school supports, and emotional care. Yet, even with all the love in the world, the…

Part 2 – Quotes about Children

By Deborah Pettitt | October 9, 2025

This month I thought I would give you some more of my favorite quotes about children, after all they are our future. And one just for fun from Erma Bombeck: If you would like to read part 1 of our “quotes about children“, click on the link.

Understanding the Protective Response

By Deborah Pettitt | September 2, 2025

In Brain-Body Parenting, Dr. Mona Delahooke explains the concept of the protective response—a child’s instinctive reaction to perceived threats, which often manifests as challenging behavior. Rather than viewing these behaviors as intentional defiance or manipulation, Delahooke urges parents to understand them as nervous system-driven responses rooted in a child’s internal sense of safety. She introduces…