Special delivery on May 8! Mark your calendars and help me spread the word, please? Real parenting resources for real parents. Holla.
Acta non Verba
Have you ever grinned at someone who said something that outwardly appeared polite or generous? For many sensitive, empathetic, and intuitive souls, these sayings often come across as void. Have you ever thrown something like this out in a desperate plea to feel good without actually doing anything? Probably these friendly sayings are very well-intended. …
5 Keys to Connect with Teens
Take-aways and practical tools for real world parenting. This seminar style meeting affords Q&A support for participants.
Decisions Decisions
Will you help pick the book cover for my soon-to-be published best-seller? Voting is open until 2/27/25. I know it’s short, but these things have a long run before they are hot off the press. Please let us know your favorite! Joyful Journeys Counseling was opened to support Central Texans with professional mental health care …
Trauma Informed Center Certified
It only took four years, but the founder of JJC finally completed the Trauma Informed Certified application and was certified at the start of 2025. This means our office has skillfully crafted practices and physical space to ensure the highest level of care for our team and clients.
January 2025 MomJunction Article
How and can couples reconnect after emotional distance? A simple self-imposed Q&A might work like *magic*. You can only change YOUR behavior.
Bee Family
Author Unknown This story was found online and is shared without a known author. Honey Collection Casualty My dad has bees. Today I went to his house and he showed me all of the honey he had gotten from the hives. He took the lid off of a 5 gallon bucket full of honey and …
Runner Up Best of Austin 2024: When Not Winning Is Winning
It can be hard to lose. I wonder if you can relate to the idea that it might also be hard to win? Joyful Journeys Counseling went through THREE rounds to finally succumb as second runner up for Best Mental Health Professional 2024 in Austin, TX. Nomination Round First, JJC was nominated in August as …
The Best Counseling Session Ever: Why Talk Therapy Still Has a Place in Austin’s Mental Health Care Scene
Talk therapy could be scorned for it’s long-term and seemingly indefinite trajectory. Discovery is my method for clients who need articulation support.
Don’t Cry: The Parent Trap When Our Children Feel Lonely, Sad, or Bored
Joyful Journeys Counseling offers parent support including parent-child relationship education and co-parent workshops in Austin and the surround Central Texas area.
