When relationships feel strained, distant, or confusing, many couples aren’t sure what kind of help makes sense. Over the years in my work as a couples therapist, I’ve found that understanding what’s going on in a relationship—getting some clarity—is a crucial first...
Dr. DiBlasio introduces her writings on mental health, wellness, trauma, resilience, and healing on Substack, Unsilenced for Good. Topics range from coping with today’s stress, cultivating courage, the neuroscience of trauma and healing, and responding to danger or...
This short video acknowledges the scope of sexual violence in our country while highlighting a non-profit organization that for 20 years has been working together to create effective solutions to combat the problem. Ordinary people can make an extraordinary...
Dr. Bruce Chalmer recently published his third book, entitled Betrayal and Forgiveness: How to Navigate the Turmoil and Learn to Trust Again. If you've experienced betrayal, if you want to help someone who has been betrayed, or even if you're the one who betrayed...
I have always loved words. I love to read them and sometimes to write them. Words are powerful. I love words so much that I have been known to occasionally make up my own. I say these word creations so casually that sometimes people---just for a split second- --think...
As 2023 is coming to a close, it is a natural time for reflection. Overall, it has been a year full of both gifts and challenges. On the plus side, we were thrilled to welcome two new mental health professionals to Stone House Associates this fall. Katy Howe, M.S.W.,...
Our own Dr. DiBlasio, as well as additional members of The Safety Team were thrilled to be interviewed on four international podcasts: Couples Therapy in Seven Words, Disrupting the Dominoes, Notice That and Beyond Trauma. Each episode covers different information and...
by Danielle Seymour, M.A., LCMHC What is DBT? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment protocol developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan during the 1980’s. It was initially created to treat those suffering from characteristics most commonly...
Our Innovative Trauma Recovery Program is Featured on a podcast: Couples Therapy in Seven Words! By Christine DiBlasio, Ph.D. I remember the first time that I had to give a professional public presentation, many years ago. I lost a lot of sleep beforehand, and...
Dr. Bruce Chalmer has been putting up videos about couples therapy topics for a few years, and has recently written a book called Reigniting the Spark: Why Stable Relationships Lose Intimacy, and How to Get It Back. It’s based on a seven-word formula that summarizes...