It’s time for a brand new episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This show is all about couples therapy. Joining Megan to discuss her approach to couples therapy is April Eldemire, LMFT. April runs the web site and practice Couples Thrive, based in the Fort Lauderdale area. She specializes in working with couples, specifically around the transition to parenthood.
April completed her undergraduate degree at Florida State University and her graduate training at Nova Southeastern University. She is also a guest blogger and regular contributor for The Gottman Institute as well as a Bringing Baby Home Educator.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- What sets couples therapy apart from individual therapy.
- The basics of how to use the Gottman method and EFT in couples therapy.
- Additional training options for working with couples on the transition to parenthood.
- Common issues that arise when working with couples on the transition to parenthood.
- And a great deal more!
Featured on the Show:
- Connect with April: Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter
- Connect with the Show: Facebook | Twitter
- Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify | iTunes | Player.fm (Android)
- Location: 1 East Broward Blvd. Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
- Contact Number: 954-654-9609
- Resources: The Couples Thrive Tip Sheet | The 21 Day Couples Challenge
Counseling Spotlight: Couples Thrive
Couples thrive was founded in May of 2012 by April Eldemire, LMFT in Fort Lauderdale, and has a dedicated mission of “Making Relationships Last.” April and Couples Thrive accomplish this through therapy, tools, tips and online resources, and even workshops. The specific workshop run by April is a 2-day one called “Bringing Baby Home.” It’s designed to help couples successfully transition into live as new parents.
In April’s own words, “Romantic relationships deserve to be satisfying, loving and fulfilling. I help couples, expecting and new parents achieve thriving relationships where they can get excited about ending the day, curled up next to their sweetie, feeling truly wanted, needed and cared for- even after a hectic day of work, crying babies and dirty laundry. After all, isn’t that what we all desire?”
Couples Thrive at a Glance:
Best of the Counseling and Mental Health Web: Postpartum Progress
Each episode we award a site or organization as the “Best of the Counseling and Mental Health Web”… as selected by Mastering Counseling Podcast listeners! Whether you’re a current mental health professional, or a student studying to become one, there are so many great resources out there discussing counseling and mental health. Some of these resources could even help your clients and be worth recommending to them.
As a reminder, if you ever have a suggestion for a resource or organization we should recommend, drop us a line via email, Faceook, or Twitter!
This week we’re happy to recognize Postpartum Progress. This week, we’re happy to recognize a site that tackles an issue that affects millions of women around the world – postpartum depression.
The site is called Postpartum Progress, and it offers a wealth of totally free resources for mothers.
It was created by Katherine Stone specifically to offer “warm, positive, in-depth information, support and hope for all pregnant and new moms who experience postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth, including postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, depression or anxiety during pregnancy, post-adoption depression, postpartum PTSD, bipolar, peripartum onset/postpartum bipolar, depression after miscarriage or perinatal loss and postpartum psychosis.”
Some of the resources available on site include downloadable PDFs in multiple languages of a “New Mom Mental Health Checklist” , links for mothers interested in joining supportive communities on social media, a specialized “warrior moms” Spotify playlist, and so much more. The of course have many different articles and blog posts offering facts, unique insight, and advice for moms working through postpartum challenges.
If you’re interested in finding out more you can visit them by connecting online.
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