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Top 3 Relationship Articles

• 10 Characteristics of Successful Relationships
• Healthy Relationships: Assessing the Emotional Safety
• How to Heal from Infidelity
• Top 3 Relationship Tips and Tools Practicing Empathy With Your Partner in an Argument 5 Tips for a Healthy Relationship 3 Mistakes Couples Make in Relationship Counseling

Top 3 Mental Health Articles

• 6 Qualities of Happy People
• What is Family of Origin Work?
• 5 Stress Management Strategies for Highly Driven Professionals

Top 3 Mental Health Tips and Tools

• Calming the Spinning Thoughts of Anxiety
• 3 Tools to Manage Depression
• 3 Tools for Effective Anger Management

Additional Resources

• Therapy-At-Home Workbooks(TM):Premarital Counseling

Ask the Relationship Therapist
• Therapist Directory
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• Misc. Resources (coming soon)

 

~ Mental Health Articles by Lisa Brookes Kift, Marriage and Family Therapist ~

Help for Various Mental Health Issues

I've written numerous mental health articles on a number of topics related to mental health issues. While I'm not providing therapy in these articles, I hope you find something to help you with your situation.

• 6 Secret Qualities of Happy People

What do happy people have that others don't?

• 5 Stress Management Strategies for Highly Driven Professionals

Get a handle on your work stress.

• What is Family of Origin Work?

Describes this type of therapy and situations it might be helpful for.

• Childhood Experience and Adult Anxiety

Looks at the connection between family of origin experiences and anxiety as an adult.

• Identifying Clinical Depression and Steps to Manage Depression Symptoms

How can you tell if you're truly depressed? Also, ways to start coping with symptoms.

• Understanding Anxiety Disorders

  Basic overview of anxiety - information obtained from recent anxiety conference.

• The First Individual Therapy Session: What to Expect

  General outline of a first therapy session.

• Has Your Therapist Had Their Own Therapy?

  General outline of a first therapy session.

I write mental health articles often and will update this website when there are new ones. For my quick Mental Health Tips that can be tried right away. I enjoy receiving questions and feedback about topics I've written about - which can be e-mailed to me at lisa@lisakifttherapy.com.