The La Luz Blog
Holiday Stress and Family Boundaries: A Therapist’s Guide
The holiday season can bring warm lights, special meals, and time with loved ones. But for many people, especially in close family settings, it can also bring stress. Old expectations might get stirred up. There may be pressure to attend every event, act cheerful, or...
How Christian Counseling Helps You Find Peace in Difficult Seasons
Hard seasons feel different for everyone. Maybe it is the loss of someone we care about, a big life change, or just a stretch of time where nothing feels steady. When daily life feels heavy, it is easy to lose a sense of peace or direction. But for many people,...
The Power of Gratitude in Marriage and Relationships
As the holiday season gets closer, daily life can start to feel crowded. Schedules fill up, plans stack on top of each other, and it’s easy to feel pulled in a hundred directions at once. Relationships, especially close ones like marriage or long-term partnerships,...
How to Equip Kids with the Armor of God for the New School Year
WRITTEN BY: BRITNEY VINCENT, LPC Back-to-school season can feel like stepping into a battlefield for both kids and parents. New classrooms, different routines, friend drama, tests, and sports—it’s a lot! As parents, we make sure our kids have the right shoes, school...
DBT for Teens: How Parents Can Support Emotional Growth
WRITTEN BY SARAH RIVERA, LPC-S: DBT for Teens: How Parents Can Support Emotional Growth is all about giving both you and your teen tools to handle life’s challenges. Teens face a lot — GPA pressures, friend drama, relationship problems, making the team, homework,...
How to Support Your Child’s Mental Health This School Year
WRITTEN BY BRITNEY VINCENT, LPC: If back-to-school season is leaving you wonderinf how to support your child's mental health this school year, you're not alone. Sure, anticipation of the new school year can bring excitement and eagerness, but let's be real- sometimes...
Why Do Minority Groups Avoid Therapy? 4 Reasons Why
Why do minority groups avoid therapy? It’s a question that mental health professionals, advocates, and community members continue to explore—and the answers are layered. Despite the growing awareness around mental wellness, individuals from minority backgrounds often...
Can EMDR Really Help You Heal from Trauma?
WRITTEN BY: BRITNEY VINCENT, LPC You might not realize it, but trauma could be showing up in your life in quiet, persistent ways—anxiety that won’t go away, irritability you can’t explain, or a constant sense of being on edge. Can EMDR Really Help You Heal from...
3 Reasons Why Some Therapists Don’t Accept Your Insurance
One of the first questions our front office hears when someone reaches out is:“Do you take insurance?”...And our answer? No, we don’t. That might sound surprising—maybe even disappointing at first. But have you ever stopped to wonder why some therapists don't accept...
3 Ways to Handle Summer Stress of Kids at Home
WRITTEN BY: BRITNEY VINCENT, LPC Handling summer stress of kids at home can feel like a tall order—because while summer can be fun, it can also be stressful, especially when the kids are home all day. The days are longer, the routine changes, and sometimes it feels...
Why Regular Attendance in Therapy Matters
WRITTEN BY: SARAH RIVERA, LPC-S You’ve made the brave decision to start therapy—now what? Beginning counseling is an incredible first step, but the next most important part is staying committed. Why regular attendance in therapy matters comes down to one key thing:...
When Culture and Counseling Cross
WRITTEN BY SARAH RIVERA, LPC April is National Counseling Awareness Month and National Minority Health Month—a perfect time to remind ourselves that sometimes when culture and counseling cross it can be tough. But it’s also a time for us to talk about how counseling...