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Telehealth psychotherapy…with kids?? Really?
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, MFT Clinical Director, Child & Family Counseling Group This Fall kids are starting Distance Learning, or...
Aug 17, 20205 min read
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Helping Your Child with a Fear of Needles
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT Receiving injections and having blood draws can be quite an ordeal for children and for their parents....
Jul 27, 20205 min read
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Setting Limits on Screens
By Angela Dube, LMFT The most common source of family conflict I observe in my work as a child and family therapist is screen time. So...
Jul 20, 20204 min read
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Parenting During the Pandemic: A Free Parenting Class Series
Register to watch on Zoom, all programs will be recorded and posted on Facebook. Wednesday, July 1, noon: First, Adjust Your Own N95...
Jun 24, 20201 min read
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How to Help Someone Get Help (and not ruin your relationship)
By Rachel Martin, AMFT, supervised by Marté J. Matthews, LMFT We’ve all been there. A friend or family member, even a coworker calls and...
Jun 10, 20203 min read
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Grocery Shopping with Kids
By Rachel Martin, AMFT supervised by Marté J. Matthews, LMFT I don’t think I’m the only one who has daydreams sometimes about going...
Jun 8, 20203 min read
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How to Get Your Kid to Actually Clean Their Room
By Rachel Martin, AMFT and Marté J. Matthews, LMFT “That’s it. If your room isn’t clean by the time I get home, we’re donating all of...
Jun 8, 20205 min read
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“Plan B” for the Summer of 2020
By Marté J. Matthews, LMFT You probably had some great plans brewing for the summer of 2020 before Covid 19 came along, didn’t you? Were...
May 25, 20204 min read
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Quality Screen Time for Kids Does Actually Exist
By Marté J. Matthews, LMFT Let’s face it, our kids are going to have more screen time than we are ordinarily comfortable with. We are in...
May 11, 20202 min read
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A Little Bit of Good News
By Beth Proudfoot, LMFT Fear, loneliness, anger, and isolation can be very bad for our health. While we are all sheltering in place, we...
Apr 21, 20202 min read
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“I’m Sorry”-When to Apologize to our Kids and Why it is So Important Now
By Inda H. Brink, LMFT As parents we are not perfect, especially under stress! During this Covid 19 pandemic, we are all feeling a mix of...
Apr 13, 20203 min read
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Covid 19 Business Plan April 3, 2020
Since the Santa Clara County Public Health Department updated the shelter in place order everyone in the Bay Area, including CFCG staff,...
Apr 6, 20205 min read
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COVID-19 Office Updates March 31, 2020
With the news changing daily about the Covid-19 outbreak, the staff of Child & Family Counseling Group wants to share with you what we...
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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CFCG recommends…What To Do While We Shelter in Place
Beth Proudfoot recommends: Get outside! It's totally okay to take a walk or bike ride with the family when there's a pause in the rain....
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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Sheltering in place with kids? Try these ideas!
By Marté J. Matthews, LMFT While we are sheltering in place for a few weeks, how are you and the kids spending your time? Try a few of...
Mar 24, 20203 min read
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COVID-19 Office Updates
With the news changing daily about the Covid-19 outbreak, the staff of Child & Family Counseling Group wants to share with you what we...
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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Covid 19 and Anxiety
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT Well, that was sudden! On Friday, March 13, schools were closed and kids were sent home for the next three...
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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“May you live in interesting times…”
By Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT This famous quote/curse has all sorts of origin stories, but one thing is for sure, we are living in...
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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How Do I Know if My Child Needs Counseling?
By Rachel Martin, MA, AMFT and Marté J. Matthews, MA, LMFT For so many of us, knowing when and how to help our children is the hardest...
Feb 11, 20203 min read
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'Extend A Little Grace' — Navigating Food Allergies And Sensitivities At Thanksgiving
Our Clinical Director, Marté Matthews, was interviewed for an NPR article on navigating food allergies during the holidays. Check out the...
Dec 2, 20191 min read
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