Ever wondered about the IFC origin story? It features loss, healing through connection, and two new moms raising their babies and a business side by side! At IFC we believe in healing through connection in all we do. Connection defines how we approach our...
As your child’s first and best teacher, your involvement in the therapeutic process can make all the difference for their progress! After all, you interact with your child everyday and provide many learning opportunities. No matter your child’s age or the goals they...
We spend 40% of our time awake, lost in thought. Almost half of our lives are not spent in the present moment. Mind-wandering isn't totally bad but can be harmful since we are prone to negative rumination (i.e., catastrophic thinking, what if thinking, etc.). This can...
Once you have found a therapist that is a good fit for your child, you might have some questions about what progress looks like throughout therapy. Therapy is a process with lots of tiny steps and tiny changes that add up over time. Progress Looks Different For...
Children will experience a range of different emotions throughout the therapeutic process. It’s important to remember that therapy is not supposed to be easy. Suppose your child begins to resist therapy, telling you that they don’t want to come to their sessions...
What is a parent session? At Individual & Family Connection, we value parent involvement throughout a child’s treatment. Therefore we structure our treatment to include time for 'parent sessions' every 4 weeks. This will be a time for you to sit down with your...
Is Therapy Working? While we set goals in therapy, it is still not a concrete and linear process that makes it easy to say whether or not progress is being made. This can be especially true for child therapy as you may not have a front seat to the process! When your...
Is your child's weekly therapy enough to meet their needs? Ups and downs during treatment are normal. However, you should still see continued movement towards your child’s treatment goals. When there is a lack of progress, or a halt in progress, despite consistent...
Connecting your pediatrician & therapist Here at IFC we want to build a team around your child and family; one that understands the ins and outs of your child's needs and how best to care for them. That includes parents, teachers, and other professionals involved...
Where to use a social story As therapists we love creating social stories together with our clients. We see the benefit of social stories in helping reduce anxiety, worry, and frustration in our clients and we would love to see parents using them at home too! Social...
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