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What is EFT for couples?
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is a type of short-term treatment used to improve attachment and bonding in adult relationships. Sue...

Crystal Gerlach
Sep 11, 2025


Emotionally Focused Therapy Techniques
The change process through EFT has three stages. The EFT process guides the therapist and helps them track progress when working with a...

Crystal Gerlach
Sep 11, 2025


Navigating the choice to be childfree & Childlessness
I've noticed an increase in clients seeking a therapist who understands a child-free lifestyle. The decision to remain child-free or...

Crystal Gerlach
Nov 22, 2024


Couples therapy
Whether you're experiencing a crisis or just looking to enhance and strengthen your communication, it could feel like you and your...

Crystal Gerlach
Nov 22, 2024


Meditation
A kindness meditation can help to increase self-compassion and emotional resilience. It can also cultivate positive emotions. This type...

Crystal Gerlach
Nov 22, 2024


Childfree after infertility
If you've exhausted all options and reached the end with infertility you might feel an uncertainty about what comes next. My experience...

Crystal Gerlach
Nov 21, 2024


Setting up a consultation
I always recommended to set up a consultation call sometimes called a discovery call, before having a therapy appointment. The call is...

Crystal Gerlach
Nov 21, 2024


Short Video: Anxiety Symptoms
A short Video: Understanding anxiety symptoms

Crystal Gerlach
Aug 10, 2018


Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion
Okay, so for most of us the idea of self- esteem is something we pay a little amount of attention to, for instance, we may be aware that...

Crystal Gerlach
Feb 2, 2018


Video Introduction!
This is a video intro I posted back in 2016 around the time I opened the practice, click on the link below to view, UPDATED video coming...

Crystal Gerlach
Apr 20, 2017


Stress – The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do
One of the most important things we can do for stress is challenge the way we think, and this can be done using awareness and therapeutic...

Crystal Gerlach
Apr 3, 2017


Parenting and Family
As a social worker and therapist (and human:), I understand how challenging these difficulties can be. Many families seek out therapy...

Crystal Gerlach
Jan 30, 2017


Fertility and Family Planning
Infertility treatments and the journey to building a family can be difficult for some. Some women may be waiting to start the journey...

Crystal Gerlach
Jan 30, 2017


Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
So you may be asking what the heck is Acceptance & Commitment Therapy? “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) gets it name from one of...

Crystal Gerlach
Jan 23, 2017


Virtual Therapy
For some people, the thought of having that initial therapy session may be especially difficult. In that case, using virtual sessions may...

Crystal Gerlach
Jan 17, 2017


Best Advice for People Taking Opioid Medication-Video DocMikeEvans
Please see the video below as it relates to both chronic pain and taking opioid medications. If you have been taking opioid medications...

Crystal Gerlach
Dec 9, 2016


ACT Video-The Struggle Switch-By Dr. Russ Harris
This is a great little video based on ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help explain some of the ways anxiety may come up...

Crystal Gerlach
Dec 9, 2016


Weather Changes Got You Down?
As summer ends and sunny days turn longer, darker and cooler, some people may notice a slight change in their mood. You may feel a...

Crystal Gerlach
Dec 9, 2016


Mental Health Apps
I know that for most of us we could spend a little less time on our cell phones. But the truth is that since most of us have our phone...

Crystal Gerlach
Dec 9, 2016


Chronic Pain
If you are in pain chances are you have been struggling for a long time. The material below is an excerpt from an article I found while...

Crystal Gerlach
Nov 29, 2016
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