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02/19/2026

Meet Shelby, LPAT, ATR-BC!!! 🌟

Shelby has been an integral member of the CFC team since 2022!!

🌈 What is your favorite value of Creative Family Counseling?
Ooo! That's hard, it is a tie between Courage and Curiosity.

☀️ What made you choose this career path?
Many personal life experiences have slowly shaped my passion for early intervention, emotional/mental health, and self-compassion practices. I was raised to value and honor the humanity in all living beings and was blessed to be raised by generations of humanitarians.

🎲 What is your favorite game to play? Whether it be with clients or for personal enjoyment!
We're Not Really Strangers

🌿 What inspires you the most?
My friends, nature, pets, new things and scary moments/challenges (these are the times I have grown the most!)

🪷 What is your favorite form of self care?
Morning Dance Party! Or Puppy snuggles

👻 What is your favorite holiday?
Halloween

🐶 Are you a dog or cat person?
Dog

☕ What is your favorite restaurant or coffee shop to go to?
Toasty's

🥑 What is your favorite office snack to have in between sessions?
Granola bar, some brain food fuel

❓ What's your favorite question to ask clients?
What's one thing you've done recently you are proud of?

🎨 What is your favorite thing to do outside of work?
Spending time with those I love

You can learn even more about Shelby over on our website: https://creativefamilycounseling.org/our-team/shelby-birchler/
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02/17/2026

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month ❤️‍🩹

Not all abuse leaves visible marks. Many people also experience harm through emotional or psychological abuse, which can be just as damaging.

Teens can be especially vulnerable in relationships as they are still learning what healthy dating looks like and may not yet recognize warning signs.

If there is a teen in your life, we encourage you to talk with them about what makes a relationship healthy, the red flags to watch for, and to create a safe space where they feel comfortable sharing their experiences. 🫶
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02/12/2026

Are you a parent who is wanting to instill trust in your children? Helping them feel emotionally safe is one way to do just that!

Here are 5 ways to help your child feel emotionally safe:
🟠 Don't dismiss feelings. Be sure to acknowledge your child’s emotions as they work through big feelings. Helping them name what they might be experiencing can help them feel understood.
🔴 Validate and empathize. Recognizing your child’s emotions and validating what they are feeling can help your child feel seen by you. Not feeling shamed about the emotions they might be experiencing helps create a safe space for them.
🟣 Be consistent with boundaries. Consistency and boundaries can help your child’s world feel predictable, fair, and trustworthy.
🟢 Be sure to work to repair after mistakes or conflict arise. As the adult, taking the lead in repairing helps your child feel reassured that the connection is still there and that your love doesn’t go away when things get hard.
🔵 Stay calm during big emotions. Your child is still learning how to manage big feelings. When you stay calm, you become their steady anchor. Your presence helps their nervous system settle and shows them what emotional regulation can look like over time.

Interested in learning more parenting tips? Visit our website to learn more about our services: https://creativefamilycounseling.org/
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02/10/2026

“EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a therapeutic intervention that allows people to heal from traumatic or disturbing life events. We all have neural pathways in our brains that help us make sense of the world around us. However, these pathways can become blocked after a traumatic experience. Using eye movements or other bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps reprocess the memories related to those events, thus removing the blocks in the neural pathways. Once the block is removed, the brain begins to heal from the traumatic event.”

If you’ve heard the buzz around EMDR and wonder if it’s right for you, check out our blog for more info: https://creativefamilycounseling.org/is-emdr-right-for-me/
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02/05/2026

February is Black History Month! ❤️💛💚

Black History Month is a meaningful time to share stories, celebrate culture, and help kids feel proud of their identity, cultivating confidence, resilience, and emotional safety.

We encourage you to learn something new about Black history this month and take time to share it, being sure to start conversations and pass that knowledge on to the people in your life!
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02/03/2026

February 1st-7th is International Play Therapy Week! 🧩

Why is Play Therapy the recommended treatment approach to working with children?

The answer is simple! Children’s brains don’t have the developmental abilities to come to therapy and talk through their emotions and problems the way adults do. Children connect best through play! It’s through play that children communicate their needs, process their emotions, and discover themselves.

Play Therapy can be used for:
🔵 Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, and Panic
🟢 Adjustment to Family Changes such as Divorce or Deployment
🟠 Behavioral Concerns related to Aggression, Tantrums, and Defiance
🟣 Grief and Loss
🔴 Recovery from Trauma, Neglect, or Abandonment
🟡 ADHD
🔵 Sexualized Behavior
🟢 Depression

To learn more, give us a call at (502) 709-0410 or visit https://creativefamilycounseling.org/play-therapy/
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01/29/2026

Are you looking for a fun way to help your child cope with big feelings? Try creating a DIY Calm-Down Card Deck they can turn to whenever they need a moment of calm!!

Materials needed:

🔴 Index cards or card stock cut into small cards
🟠 Markers, colored pencils, crayons
🟣 Stickers or any other material for decorating

You can also use color coding for different skills if that is helpful for your child! For example, 💙 blue can be used for calming skills, 💛 yellow for energy release skills, 💚 green for positive thinking skills, and 💜 purple for connection skills.

Here are some examples of calming skills Natasha LMFT (IN), MFT associate (KY), has done with a client!!
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01/27/2026

Because January is International Child-Centered Divorce Month, we thought we would share some book recommendations we have on Co-Parenting:

1. Putting Children First: Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce - “An internationally renowned authority on children and divorce reveals the latest research-based strategies for helping children survive and thrive before, during, and long after their parents divorce. The breakup of a family can have an enduring impact on children. But as Dr. JoAnne Pedro-Carroll explains with clarity and compassion in this powerful book, parents can positively alter the immediate and long-term effects of divorce on their children.”

2. Mindful Co-parenting: A Child-Friendly Path through Divorce - “Being good parents is hard even when you’re happily married, but for separated or divorced couples, parenting can be particularly daunting. There is hope. Mindful Co-Parenting provides divorced parents a practical way through the process that protects their children. In this compact, step-by-step guide, written in a supportive yet direct style, clinical psychologists Jeremy S. Gaies, Psy.D., and James B. Morris Jr., Ph.D., identify what matters most to kids and describe the importance of parents being mindful of their children’s needs and wants.”

3. The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation - “A valuable parenting guide for divorced or separated couples with kids, this handbook offers tools for navigating conflicts and setting boundaries so both children and co-parents can thrive.”

Check out our website for direct links to purchase these books and for our entire list of recommended reading: https://creativefamilycounseling.org/recommended-reading-list/
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01/22/2026

Meet Melanie Summers, LPCA!! ✨

Melanie has been an intrinsic member of the Creative Family Counseling team for 2.5 years now! Keep reading to learn more about her!

🌈 What made you choose this career path?
This is my third career (yoga therapist to massage therapist now mental health therapist). I felt there was a real lack of somatic approaches and understanding of the nervous system in the field, so I got licensed to interweave that knowledge.

🌟 What is your favorite value of Creative Family Counseling?
It's a tie: Creativity and Curiosity.

💭 What's your favorite question to ask clients?
Why? Why gets a bad rap, but I like to look at "why" in the same fashion as we did as children with no judgment and curiosity. It is one of the best self-reflective tools there is.

🌿 What is your favorite thing to do outside of work?
Restore, Relax, and Explore.

🌼 What inspires you the most?
Being an authentic example for others.

🪷 What is your favorite form of self care?
Meditation, personal somatic EMDR, and walks in nature.

🎨 What is your favorite game to play? Whether it be with clients or for personal enjoyment!
It's not really a game, but I use ZenColor app to color daily to have mindful, slowdown time.

You can learn even more about Melanie by visiting our website: https://creativefamilycounseling.org/our-team/melanie-summers-lpca/
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01/20/2026

Oftentimes there can be an overlap for these two services when looking at Divorce Counseling and Co-Parenting Counseling. Couples often navigate divorce and co-parenting dynamics at the same time, but there is a clearly defined difference between these two services.

In this video, Jill and Janet, two of our Marriage and Family Therapy Associates here at CFC, shed a little more light on these services.

You can also learn more by visiting our website: https://creativefamilycounseling.org/
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01/16/2026

January is International Child-Centered Divorce Month. ❤️‍🩹

At Creative Family Counseling, we offer Divorce Counseling for those couples who wish for an amicable and respectful divorce process.

Common Issues Addressed in Divorce Counseling include:
🔵 Managing the crisis phase of un-coupling
🔴 Revising your relationship
🟢 Determining communication expectations
🟠 Shifting from a Personal Relationship to a Parental Relationship for couples who share children
🟣 Co-parenting decisions
🔵 Navigating the divorce process with respect
🔴 Saying goodbye and grieving losses

To learn more about Divorce Counseling at CFC, visit https://creativefamilycounseling.org/divorce-counseling/
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01/13/2026

At Creative Family Counseling, growth has always been part of who we are. As we continue striving to provide the best care possible, we’re also committed to fostering an environment that feels welcoming, accessible, and authentic for every client we serve. 🩵

Recently, our leadership team took time to reflect on who we are at our core and what truly guides our work. That reflection led us to refine our mission statement and further define the values that have always been at the heart of Creative Family Counseling.

We’re still the same team you know and trust, as we remain deeply committed to your mental health and well-being. Our mission hasn’t changed; it’s simply been strengthened, giving us clearer direction and a deeper connection to what matters most. We’re proud to share these elevated values with you!

You can learn more about who we are by visiting: https://creativefamilycounseling.org/
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8134 New LaGrange Road Suite 102
Louisville, KY
40222

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7pm
Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 7pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15027090410

Website

http://www.creativefamilycounseling.org/

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The goal of Creative Family Counseling is to provide evidence based mental health therapy for children, adolescents, adults, couples, & families through a creative approach. We treat issues such as anxiety & panic, depression, mood instability, parenting challenges, childhood behavioral issues, PTSD & recovery from traumatic events, strained relationships, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, procrastination, performance issues, and LGBTQIA issues.

The creative, outside-of-the-box thinking Therapists at Creative Family Counseling share a passion for helping families reach their goals as efficiently as possible. By the time people come to see us, they’ve already tried other solutions that haven’t helped them accomplish the change they wish to see. We feel strongly that we are not the experts in clients’ lives, but a partner in creating change. The specialties available at Creative Family Counseling include Positive Parenting Support, Play Therapy, Animal-Assisted Therapy with our Certified Therapy Dogs, use of art, Sandtray Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Performance Enhancement, Spiritually Integrated Counseling, and Positive Discipline Parent Education

Clients are welcome to include whoever they’d like into their therapeutic experiences at Creative Family Counseling with individual counseling available for people of all ages, plus family therapy, couples therapy and parent workshops.