Dreading Your Next Family Gathering? How to Handle Difficult Family Dynamics
Family gatherings can bring up old roles, emotional triggers, and relationship patterns that leave you feeling stressed or overwhelmed. Learn practical strategies for recognizing your triggers, setting healthy boundaries, regulating your nervous system, and navigating difficult family dynamics with greater confidence while staying true to your values.
Supporting Your High School Senior Through the College Application Process
The college application process can be exciting, stressful, and overwhelming for both teens and parents. Learn practical strategies to support your high school senior, navigate important decisions, reduce stress, and foster greater confidence throughout this major life transition.
How Taking Responsibility for Your Emotions Can Transform Your Relationships
When conflict arises, it's easy to believe another person is responsible for how we feel. But what if that's only part of the story? Learn how taking responsibility for your emotions can improve communication, reduce blame, and strengthen your relationships.
How Do I Know If My Child Is Okay? Looking Beyond Behavior to Connection
Every parent wonders, "Is my child okay?" Learn the signs of healthy emotional development, when to seek support, and why connection matters more than perfect behavior.
What Do I Do With All This Pain? Four Emotion Regulation Skills for Difficult Emotions
When emotions feel overwhelming, it's natural to want them to stop. We may try to push them away, distract ourselves, or find relief as quickly as possible. But sometimes what we need most isn't an escape from our emotions—it's a way to understand them, make space for them, and decide what comes next.
Why Some Teens Struggle More During Summer Break
Many teens look forward to summer break, but the loss of school-based structure and social connection can create unexpected emotional challenges. Discover why some adolescents struggle more during the summer and how parents can foster connection, resilience, and emotional well-being during the transition.
Body Image Resilience in a Culture of Insecurity
Conversations about weight, aging, dieting, and appearance happen everywhere—from poolside lounge chairs to social media feeds. In a culture that profits from insecurity, building body image resilience can help people navigate comparison, challenge diet culture, and find joy in the bodies they have today.
Can I Participate in Pride if I’m Straight?
Can straight people go to Pride? Absolutely. Pride Month is a time to celebrate, learn, and show support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Discover how allies can participate respectfully, educate themselves, and create meaningful support that lasts far beyond June.
Helping LGBTQ+ Youth Feel at Home: A Guide for Parents
Many parents want to support their LGBTQ+ child but feel unsure where to begin—especially when faith, fear, and family expectations are all part of the conversation. Small acts of acceptance, listening, and connection can make a lasting difference in a young person’s life.
Dr. Julie de Azevedo Featured in Allure: The Pressure Utah Women Feel to Be Perfect
Dr. Julie de Azevedo was featured in Allure Magazine in an article exploring beauty standards, perfectionism, and identity within Mormon culture and Utah life.
6 Signs that You’re Healing (Even If Life Still Feels Hard)
Healing does not always look the way we expect it to. Sometimes it looks like becoming kinder to yourself, recovering more quickly after difficult moments, setting healthier boundaries, or feeling more comfortable being who you are. Even when life still feels hard, there are often quiet signs that healing is already happening.
How to Actually Say You’re Sorry: A Guide to Repairing After Conflict
Have you ever had an argument that seemed resolved, but still didn’t feel better? Real repair goes deeper than saying sorry. Learn five steps that help couples slow down, share honestly, and reconnect in a way that rebuilds trust.
How to Find the Right Therapist and Know if They’re a Good Fit
Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming, especially when you are comparing insurance, private pay, specialties, and online profiles. Learn how to search smarter, use consultations well, and know if a therapist is truly a good fit after the first few sessions.
The Hidden Stress of Being the Go To Person at Work
Being the go to person at work can come with hidden stress. Many people who keep things organized, solve problems, and support everyone else often carry pressure that goes unseen. Learn how to recognize burnout, set healthy boundaries, and protect your mental health.
What Actually Happens in a Play Therapy Session?
Play therapy helps children express emotions, process experiences, and build confidence through the language they know best — play. Learn what happens during a session and how this evidence-based approach supports healing, growth, and stronger family connections.
Entrepreneurial Marriage: Turning Business Skills into Connection
You’re successful, driven, and capable—so why does your relationship sometimes feel harder than it should? The answer isn’t that you’re doing something wrong. It’s that the skills that work so well in your career need to be used differently in your relationship. Here’s how to make that shift and reconnect.
How Social Media Affects Teen Mental Health
How does social media impact teen mental health? In a recent KSL News segment, Wasatch Family Therapy therapist Leanne Stange shares what she’s seeing in her work with teens, and what families can do to support healthier habits, stronger connection, and better mental health.
Building Healthy Habits in 2026
Big resolutions often fade, not because we lack willpower, but because they ask for too much, too fast. Sustainable change tends to start in quieter, smaller ways. By focusing on tiny, intentional habits grounded in self-compassion and personal values, it’s possible to reshape routines, mindset, and well-being over time. These five principles offer a more realistic, lasting approach to building habits that actually stick.
What Hollywood Got Wrong: Men’s Emotional Health
Our culture (and Hollywood) teaches men to express emotional needs physically. This is where Hollywood gets it wrong. Explore a healthier way for men to express their needs.
What is EMDR Therapy?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing often referred to as EMDR Therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders. Learn more…