Individual, couple, family therapy with children, adolescents and adults. Areas of specialization include family conflicts between parents and teens, marriage counseling, co-parenting following divorce, step-parenting, peer relationships, emotional regulation, anxiety, depression, self-mutilation/cutting and self-esteem. Specific training in Parent Management Training-Oregon (PMT-O Specialist); a behavior management technique for parents to utilize with children to prevent and reduce behavior issues in school age children. Integrated problem-centered approach.
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What is Financial Infidelity? – BMC on Shondaland.comCarrie Krawiec, family therapist at the BMC, recently was quoted on Shondaland.com to discuss financial infidelity. Financial infidelity, like other forms of infidelity, is a serious relationship issue that creates lasting distrust and discomfort between couples. It is defined by a partner concealing harmful spending habits from the other, leading to financial repercussions like debt ... Read more
Adjusting to relationships after a year of quarantine conditions takes workSo much has changed for all of us over the past year and a half. We withdrew from workplaces and schools, we ceased socializing and traveling and for six seasons learned to mistrust the very air we breathed, in order to quarantine at home. Although fewer than 50 percent of Americans are fully vaccinated against ... Read more
COVID-19 Triggers the Rise of Illness Anxiety Disorder – BMC on Seen MagazineLori Edelson, family therapist and founder of the BMC, was recently featured on Seen Magazine to discuss the rapid rise of Illness Anxiety Disorder due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The length and severity of the global pandemic has people justifiably focused on health – but illness anxiety becomes a disorder when it affects daily functioning. ... Read more
Substance abuse increases during the summer, study found; here’s what to look out forSummertime is a time of joy for so many here in Michigan. It’s time to get out and connect with friends, a time to be more active and a time to decompress. Read the full article from WXYZ here. See the full video here.
Birmingham Maple Clinic Doctor Talks a\About Covid Related PTSDRead and watch the full story here.