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Center Focused Therapy is excited to present our new blog! Noted below are our thoughts on a variety of important topics that we hope provide meaning to you.
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Assembling a Village
This proverb, often evoked when raising children, holds a wisdom that extends far beyond the nursery. The truth is, it takes a village to live well, to heal, to grow, and to thrive — in motherhood, partnerships, careers, and every life stage...

Dr. Maria Fakhouri
May 85 min read
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When Everything Feels “Meh”: Dealing with Emotional Numbness
Have you ever had a day—or several—where nothing feels particularly bad, but nothing feels good either? You’re not sad, not joyful, not even particularly anxious. You’re just… meh. If that sounds familiar, you might be experiencing emotional numbness...

Abeer Shahid, LPC
May 82 min read
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Feel Your Feelings: What Does That Really Mean?
“Feel your feelings” is advice you’ve probably heard a hundred times—maybe from a therapist, a friend, or a post with a calming background and elegant font. But what does it actually mean to feel your feelings?

Abeer Shahid, LPC
Apr 292 min read
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Challenging Self-Criticism
The phrase “we’re our own worst critic” is popular for a reason. We oftentimes are the first people to point out flaws in our work, the first to take away from the effort we put in, or the first to dissect our decisions..

Riley Lentz, LSW
Apr 293 min read
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Navigating Life Transitions: Finding Your Ground When Everything is Shifting
Transitions often require us to let go of familiar roles, routines, and sometimes even parts of our identity.

Abeer Shahid, LPC
Apr 252 min read
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Getting Past Getting Started: Tips for Motivation and Starting Tasks
When facing a task, whether it’s new to us or been a part of our life prior, it can be hard to begin. The “what-if’s”, our other responsibilities, and other roadblocks can get in the way of us starting..

Riley Lentz, LSW
Apr 233 min read
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