Melissa Kester, LMFT provides therapy for individuals, couples and adult family members. By looking into past and present relationships, we work to develop new patterns and capacities with our clients to allow them more fulfilling relationships.
We are a community of engaged and thoughtful, systemically trained practitioners. Melissa practices indepth psychotherapy that incorporates systemic, relational, contemplative and psychodynamic therapy.
My advice is that if you must be selfish, be wisely selfish. ... The kind of selfishness that provokes fighting, killing, stealing, using harsh words, forgetting other people’s welfare will only result in your own loss. - Dalai Lama
Read MoreI recall the first time someone wished me a happy mother's day. My child was not even born, but it felt so wonderful to be seen. It has been my experience that most mother's own their new role, even before their little one is born and, at times, even before they are pregnant. Sure we can't completely experience or know what each child will bring us, because pregnancy is filled with surprises, but we are embracing this new world of motherhood.
Read MoreIt is not unusual to have tasks that go into the next day, but now our society lives each day where 24 hours is just not enough. It is so satisfying to leave each day with our tasks completed, but this notion seems like a distant memory for most of us. As Tim Kreider, wrote in the New York Times...
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Does the Level of stress we have in our lives define our level of success and more specifically who we are?
We complain of feeling tired all the time, of being overwhelmed with duties of work,family, personal health, and commitment to friends. As we attempt to help manage and curb the overwhelming duties involved , we can present with a level of resistance akin to someone stealing our identity. Many of us try to achieve a near perfect outcome to all of the "have to's" in our lives...
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