I am often asked “What is the difference between group therapy and individual therapy? and “Should I pick one or the other?” Individual therapy and group therapy are both incredible tools that can greatly improve lives. However, there are several key differences between the two. Some individuals benefit from one or the other or a combination of the two. Below are some key differences between individual and group therapy and insight regarding when to consider group therapy.

When a child is anxious, overwhelmed, angry, embarrassed, or afraid, most parents want to help. We want children to know that their feelings are important and that they do not have to navigate difficult experiences alone.

This month, The Conative Group turns 10. Ten years. Even now, it is a little amazing to write those words. A lot has happened since we opened our doors in August 2016. We have grown our team, expanded our services, created programs we never could have imagined at the beginning, trained future clinicians, partnered with schools, navigated a pandemic and more than a few Houston weather events, and had the privilege of becoming part of the lives of so many children, teens, young

There’s nothing quite like a good mistake to remind us of our inadequacy! Mistakes can activate our emotional brain and makes us feel anxious and or depressed. A surge of negative emotions can arise after we make mistakes, which can result in behaviors that impair our functioning. Is there a way to make our relationship with mistakes/failures into healthy coping mechanisms rather than avoidance, maladaptive behaviors, and just suffering? What is your relationship with failur

When working with children who struggle to emotionally regulate, I notice that each of these children has one thing in common: There is someone in their circle who they view as a role model who also struggles to emotionally regulate.