Rising Stronger Counseling

Rising Stronger Counseling ✏️Registered Counseling Intern.
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Getting back into routine can feel like a big shift after time off. For many kids, this transition brings mixed emotions...
01/08/2026

Getting back into routine can feel like a big shift after time off. For many kids, this transition brings mixed emotions: excitement, resistance, tiredness, or overwhelm, and all of that is part of adjusting.

Helping them ease back in doesn’t mean getting everything right. Anticipating the change, preparing together, and staying emotionally present can make routines feel safer and more manageable. Gentle support and consistency go a long way as everyone finds their rhythm again. 💛

Getting back into routine can feel like a big shift after time off. For many kids, this transition brings mixed emotions...
01/06/2026

Getting back into routine can feel like a big shift after time off. For many kids, this transition brings mixed emotions: excitement, resistance, tiredness, or overwhelm, and all of that is part of adjusting.

Helping them ease back in doesn’t mean getting everything right. Anticipating the change, preparing together, and staying emotionally present can make routines feel safer and more manageable. Gentle support and consistency go a long way as everyone finds their rhythm again. 💛

As a new year begins, we’re holding space for reflection, not pressure. Growth doesn’t have to be loud or fast, sometime...
01/01/2026

As a new year begins, we’re holding space for reflection, not pressure. Growth doesn’t have to be loud or fast, sometimes it looks like steadiness, awareness, and taking things one step at a time.

Wishing you a gentle start to the year ✨

#2026

As the year comes to a close, this is an invitation to reflect and write down your achievements and losses, to notice wh...
12/30/2025

As the year comes to a close, this is an invitation to reflect and write down your achievements and losses, to notice what carried you, what brought moments of joy, and what you’d like to bring with you into the year ahead.

Reflection doesn’t have to feel heavy. A few quiet moments can help you reconnect with your strengths, appreciate how far you’ve come, and step forward with intention and self-compassion. 💜

Happy Holidays!The season can bring a mix of emotions, and all of them are welcome here. Whether your days feel full or ...
12/25/2025

Happy Holidays!
The season can bring a mix of emotions, and all of them are welcome here. Whether your days feel full or quiet, joyful or reflective, we wish you moments of comfort, care, and ease, just as you are.

Sending you warmth this season ✨

The holidays often bring more than gatherings and traditions, they bring changes in routine, heightened expectations, an...
12/23/2025

The holidays often bring more than gatherings and traditions, they bring changes in routine, heightened expectations, and emotional closeness that can activate attachment patterns for both children and adults.

Behaviors like clinginess, withdrawal, irritability, or people-pleasing are often signals of a nervous system seeking safety and connection, not signs of something going wrong.

When we understand attachment, we can respond with more compassion, curiosity, and repair, creating moments of connection even during a busy or emotionally charged season.

You don’t have to “perform” the holidays. You’re allowed to feel whatever comes up  joy, grief, exhaustion, tenderness, ...
12/18/2025

You don’t have to “perform” the holidays. You’re allowed to feel whatever comes up joy, grief, exhaustion, tenderness, all of it.

This season, give yourself space to feel.
To breathe.
To be human.

And if you want support, therapy is a safe place to land.
No judgment. Just care. 💛

Family time with teens can feel different, quieter, shorter, and sometimes a little unpredictable. But that doesn’t mean...
12/16/2025

Family time with teens can feel different, quieter, shorter, and sometimes a little unpredictable. But that doesn’t mean the connection is gone. Teens need space to grow and a home that still feels open, safe, and warm when they come back in.

It’s the small moments: the quick rides, the casual invites, the tiny rituals, that help them feel like they belong.

Give them room. Keep the door open. That’s where connection lives.

holidays

When your family shifts, the holidays can feel tender. You may find yourself trying to hold onto old traditions while al...
12/11/2025

When your family shifts, the holidays can feel tender. You may find yourself trying to hold onto old traditions while also realizing they don’t fit your life anymore. And that’s okay.

You’re allowed to create new rhythms… new rituals… new moments that feel like home for you and your child. There’s no perfect way to celebrate, just the way that feels grounded, safe, and true for your family right now.

Kids remember presence, not perfection. Warmth, not the agenda. Connection, not the pressure to recreate the past.

Give yourself permission to build something new this season, something that supports your healing, your joy, and your version of family.

If this time of year feels heavy, you’re not alone. You’re doing the best you can, and that’s more than enough. 💛

parenting family

The holidays come with so much pressure: the plans, the schedules, the expectations, the “shoulds.”. But your child isn’...
12/09/2025

The holidays come with so much pressure: the plans, the schedules, the expectations, the “shoulds.”. But your child isn’t going to remember the perfectly timed dinner or the color-coordinated plans.

They remember how it felt to be with you:
Your steady energy.
Your soft voice.
Your willingness to slow down when things felt overwhelming.
Your calm becomes their anchor. 💛

If the plan falls apart, if the day gets messy, if the schedule goes out the window… it’s okay. Your presence is the part that actually sticks and your calm is the tradition they’ll carry forward.

Take a breath. You’re already giving them what they need most.

Parenting has a way of touching the old bruises we didn’t even know were still there. And sometimes the reactions we don...
12/04/2025

Parenting has a way of touching the old bruises we didn’t even know were still there. And sometimes the reactions we don’t like, the snaps, the shutdowns, the overwhel, aren’t about our child at all. They’re about the parts of us that are still hurting.

That’s where EMDR can help. It gives you space to heal, so you can respond instead of react… and show up as the parent you want to be.

If you’re ready to break old cycles and build new patterns, we’re here whenever you are.

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