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According to counselor Joyce Marter at Psych Central, therapy is often the same way. When clients start therapy, they often have some sort of major breakthrough that was the reason they accepted their need for help anyway. But eventually, clients experience setbacks, have major stressors and transitions, and regress. As a therapist, Marter notes her job is … Read more

For some, writing a check is second nature. For others, it may seem as antiquated as using a rotary phone. “While we’re all used to grabbing our laptop or phone when it’s time to make a payment, there are still times when writing a check is essential,” says Jen DeLoyd, head of checking and consumer … Read more

After 25 years of practicing as a psychotherapist, I have developed a healthy respect for self-fulfilling prophecies. If we don’t believe we will achieve our goals or attain our dreams, we won’t. I see vision boards as tools to help manifest our dreams and goals. We have been creating a family vision board since my … Read more

The holiday season is prime time for worrying about money – and dredging up old financial fears. But there are ways to cope, experts say. It’s important to remember that our thoughts, feelings and beliefs about money play an important role in shaping our financial behaviors, said Joyce Marter, LCPC, financial therapist and author of … Read more

Ever look around and think: there just isn’t any. more. room? It seems that as soon as we take a carload of bags to the donation center, whatever space or order we have been able to forge is almost immediately replaced with more stuff. It’s exhausting. It’s defeating. It’s depressing. And it can all be … Read more

The holiday season is prime time for worrying about money — and dredging up old financial fears. But there are ways to cope, experts say. Read this article where Joyce Marter is quoted “It’s important to remember that our thoughts, feelings and beliefs about money play an important role in shaping our financial behaviors, said … Read more

Excerpt from article… When it comes to family matters, that might mean talking before the holidays about the budget for gift-buying or asking ahead of time to steer clear of money or wealth-related topics in conversation during holiday gatherings, Marter said.

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