Blog Archives - Lindsey Hoskins & Associates

In Search of Empowerment

For some, individuals spend time in therapy expressing the feeling of having no control over their life. When this pattern emerges, I see my role in the therapeutic process as exploring how the client identifies and would like to experience...

Adjusting the Judging

in Blog January 25, 2021 171 0 0

Over the course of the last few months, I have noticed more and more of my clients have begun addressing their needs regarding managing their insecurities. These insecurities can stem from childhood, traumatic experiences, or relational...

Please Disagree With Me

in Blog January 13, 2021 221 0 2

I am familiar with unhealthy fighting through my 20 years as a family and couples therapist. This week, tempers rose and most of us watched in disbelief as the Capitol building was breached. Political violence is often a result of &hellip...

Rate, Tone, and Volume: Give Yourself, and Everyone Around You, the Gift of More Effective Communication

in Blog December 20, 2020 257 0 1

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas Eve to those celebrating! While this entry is not explicitly festive, I would invite you to consider how the tools discussed here may be particularly applicable to life during this unusual and rather disrupted...

Pandemic Parenting, Part II: Empowering Your Child

in Blog November 16, 2020 264 0 0

This is part two of a two-part series. In case you missed the first one, it is here. I encourage you to read it, as this post builds on the concepts in the first post. In the first post, we … Continue reading →

What This Election Can Teach You About Your Relationship

in Blog October 27, 2020 366 0 1

One thing after another has filled up our plate this year, many of them negative. The pandemic, polarized elections, online schooling, and working at home have made it a difficult year. In just a few days, the election will be … Continue...

Behind the Veil of Expertise: A Brief Interview with My Husband

in Blog October 18, 2020 431 0 2

As a couple therapist who is also married, I occasionally receive questions about how my work impacts my own relationship. In order to explore this subject as thoroughly as possible, I decided to interview the other expert on my marriage—my...

Two Ways to Manage WFH Burnout

in Blog September 24, 2020 424 0 0

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic we have made the sudden transition to work remotely for the first time. While some folks had working hours extended, others experienced furloughs and started job searching remotely. These circumstances have blurred the...

Pandemic Parenting, Part I: Assessing the Needs of Your Child

in Blog September 14, 2020 373 0 0

As we continue to process and redefine our sense of “normal,” I encourage you to take a moment to be proud of the hurdles you have overcome so far. Although we are experiencing the same pandemic, it has affected us … Continue reading...

The healthiest mindset during this pandemic

in Blog August 26, 2020 427 0 0

The COVID-19 Pandemic has increased stress for many of us. Lockdowns and closures left us in shock. A new reality of life, full of novel and challenging stressors, is present now. I like to think of stressors as bricks. The … Continue...

Part II: How to Challenge Systemic Racism through Cognitive Restructuring

in Blog August 17, 2020 491 0 2

This blog post is PART TWO of a two-part series. The first post was published on June 11, 2020: click here to catch up! In Part I of this series I exhort white readers—who may be unfamiliar with and/or resistant … Continue reading...

My Farewell Letter to You

in Blog July 22, 2020 632 0 0

Dear clients and colleagues: As many of you know, my time at Lindsey Hoskins & Associates is rapidly coming to a close; Sunday, July 26th, 2020 will mark my final day as a psychotherapist at the practice. During the four … Continue...