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10 Tips on How to Respond when your child hits you.
How to Respond When Your Child Aggressively Hits You: A Calm, Safe, and Constructive Guide Few parenting moments are as emotionally charged and disorienting as when your own child hits you in anger or frustration. Whether it’s a toddler’s slap during a meltdown or a teen’s shove during an argument, being physically hurt by your…
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Top 10 Budget-Friendly Mental Health supporting Activities in and around Irvine California.
1. Walk your neighborhood with Merlin Bird ID app Stroll through your local streets or parks while using the Merlin Bird ID app to identify and listen for birds. The gentle bird calls and mindful walking make it deeply relaxing and mindful. 2. Ride the Orange Balloon at the Great Park Hop on the helium‑powered…
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Treating your child’s school anxiety in Irvine and Newport Beach
Individual psychotherapy can play a powerful and transformative role in helping children reduce school-related anxiety and strengthen their resilience. In a one-on-one session with a Uram Family Therapy trained therapist, a child benefits from a safe, consistent relationship with a therapist who understands how stress, developmental changes, academic pressures, and social dynamics interact to create…
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ACT for Distress Tolerance Skill Building
1. Acceptance What it means: Opening up and making space for painful feelings, thoughts, and urges rather than trying to suppress or avoid them.How it builds distress tolerance: 2. Cognitive Defusion What it means: Learning to “unhook” from unhelpful thoughts by seeing them as mental events, not absolute truths.How it builds distress tolerance: 3. Present…
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Core CBT Techniques for Anxiety
1. Cognitive Restructuring (Cognitive Reframing) 2. Behavioral Experiments 3. Exposure Therapy 4. Psychoeducation 5. Relaxation & Breathing Techniques 6. Mindfulness & Present-Focused Awareness 7. Problem-Solving Training 8. Thought Journaling 9. Graded Exposure (Fear Hierarchy) 10. Values-Based Action (borrowed from ACT but often integrated)
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ADHD Is Real: What the Global Scientific Community Agrees On
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been the subject of controversy, misunderstanding, and misinformation for decades. Is it overdiagnosed? Is it just a label for bad behavior? Do kids “grow out of it”? In response to these questions and myths, over 80 leading researchers from around the world came together in 2021 to publish the World Federation…
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Stowell Learning Center
I have been sharing clients with Jill Stowell and the Stowell Learning Center for over 15 years and highly recommend them. They tailor their education program to each student.
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Featured Therapist
Our featured therapist is Alejandra Rocha, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. Alejandra is incredibly empathic, understanding and attuned to your needs. She helps you figure out the challenges of life. If you are bout to get married, she offers the Prepare assessment for you and your fiance to develop a great plan to have a…
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Alejandra Rocha, MA, LMFT is accepting new clients!
If you are getting married soon and would like to make sure that you have the tools to connect with each other, schedule a premarital “PREPARE” package. You get a report of your strengths and challenges as a couple, including your stress levels and the influence that your in-laws may have on your marriage. Alejandra…
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Schedule an appointment with one of our therapists.
At Uram Family Therapy, we have several specialists that can help you improve your mood, decrease anxiety, and improve your connection with your partner or family. We primarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and EMDR as well as evidence-based family therapies. To schedule an appointment today,…