Hope House Counseling and Education

03/25/2026

If you don’t have these three things going in your relationship now you may want to ask yourself why and ask yourself if this is the person you want to continue to invest in for the long-term. If you already are in a deeply invested relationship and feel like you need help improving these things, this is where good couples counseling or couples coaching can be extremely helpful. Sometimes just a small amount of intentionality can go a long way to making major improvements and all three of these areas.

give us a call to find out how our coaches, counselors, or groups could help you or your relationship.

12/20/2025

How was the last holiday gathering? Ready for the next one? Call us for a quick discussion to see if brainspotting could be helpful for you to process feelings so you can show up as your authentic self. 2058004366

10/26/2021

Henry Cloud’s teachings on boundaries are essential for any healthy relationship, addiction recovery, and trauma healing.

This is where boundaries move from a conversation to consequences and actions. It will be important to warn the person of the consequences so that they can still decide to change. And we always seek to communicate our boundaries with grace and truth.

Are you looking to resolve an issue in your family? Join me at my next workshop, When Family Hurts: Breaking Destructive Patterns: boundaries.me/family. *Price goes up 11/2

05/16/2021

Journaling is such an important tool that we encourage all of our clients to use. So many times I start writing and find out thoughts, dreams, emotions, fears, and joys that I would have never realized had I not spent the time with pen and paper. I have often found that simply identifying and putting a word to an emotion I am feeling allows me to let that emotion inform my behavior without controlling my behavior, which is usually what happens when emotions go unrecognized. Spending a few minutes with my pen and my journal gives me some much needed time to recognize and sit with those emotions. In the upcoming days I will share some of my favorites journaling tools ideas and I would love to see some of yours in the comments!

05/08/2021

I just saw this and immediately felt sadness for anyone who feels this way. Even sadder is that many would see this and laugh. Many of us are actually very angry at our younger selves and that is what could be causing much distress in our lives today. EMDR and IFS can bring a lot of personal healing and even calm the distress oftentimes felt today. Richard Schwartz book Greater Than The Sum Of Our Parts and Jenna Riemersma’s book Altogether You have great exercises I personally use.

10/06/2020

"Whether facing s*x addiction, betrayal trauma, grief, drug/alcohol addiction, or any number of mental health issues and life issues, one of the common issues is rationalization. S*x addicts rationalize that it really is not hurting anyone. The betrayed loved ones of addicts who have been unfaithful rationalize away their feelings of hurt. It is a powerful tool and it is used as a defense mechanism to hide from a truth we usually already know..."

Rationalization is a common issue in many mental health and life issues. It is a powerful tool and it is used as a defense mechanism to hide from a truth we usually already know. In reality, we are NOT really thinking rationally about these things! What we are actually doing is trying to make an i

10/03/2020

Hope House Counseling and Education is looking for LPC, LMFT, or LCSW therapists who specialize in relationships, trauma and addiction to join our team of counselors and life coaches.

Working in a group practice gives you many advantages over a solo practice including administrative services, marketing, therapy tools and resources, office space, and referrals. HHCE is a collaborative team environment where professionals from diverse educational and training backgrounds work together and support each other as we work to support our clients.

Tired of handling your own admin work and billing? Looking to have other professionals you can collaborate with on cases and consult with on cases? Let’s see if we can help each other reach our professional goals and be the best helpers we can be for our clients who deserve the best.

09/03/2020

What’s the one thing that you keep wanting but don’t choose? What’s a longing of your heart that you are too afraid to imagine coming true for you?

When I know where I have come from I can get curious about the choices that led me there. Knowing my pain from wounds in my past is crucial to understanding the dynamics that have brought me to where I am today. But the absolute truth is that I still have to look forward and choose where I want

09/02/2020

We’re wired for connection so long-term, committed partnerships should be just as instinctive, right? And if you don’t have that instinct naturally, you’re just out of luck? Fortunately, there are ways of communicating with each other and being a better partner that can be learned and practiced.

I tell my clients this all of the time, especially when it comes to being empathetic. It is a skill that can be developed.

I love reading the Gottman marriage minute and encourage almost every client I work with to sign up for these. The email takes one minute to read and if you want to go deeper on the subject, there are links at the bottom of the email to click for further reading. Enjoy!

08/31/2020

Whether you are experiencing grief, s*x addiction, betrayal, infidelity, trauma, depression, anxiety, or many of the other common issues that beset us, denial is almost there to hold us back from healing. There are a number of tools and assessments I have used to help clients break through various aspects of denial. One of the most straightforward and effective tools I teach my clients is how to create and utilize a problems list.

Basically, if something causes a problem, it goes on the problems list!

Whether you are experiencing grief, s*x addiction, betrayal, infidelity, trauma, depression, anxiety, or many of the other common issues that beset us, denial is almost there to hold us back from healing... One of the most straightforward and effective tools I teach my clients is how to create and u

08/24/2020

The S*xual Dependency Inventory (SDI-V4) is one of the most robust instruments for assisting you in determining if you suffer from s*x addiction and would call yourself a s*x addict. Secondly, it helps us determine what behaviors we will focus on in treatment if you are a s*x addict or even if you are not a s*x addict but just have some s*xual behaviors you want to stop.

The S*xual Dependency Inventory (SDI-V4) is one of the most robust instruments for assisting you in determining if you suffer from s*x addiction and would call yourself a s*x addict. Secondly, it helps us determine what behaviors we will focus on in treatment if you are a s*x addict or even if you