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Dec 3, 2019

Give Yourself the Gift of Mental Health Care in 2020 and SAVE!!!

NOTICE OF PRICE INCREASE for all services provided by Dr. Novian beginning Date: January 1, 2020 To save $$, purchase a session package t...

Aug 29, 2017

Hurricane Harvey

We are so blessed that Harvey didn't hit San Antonio the way it was expected to, but our hearts go out to all those in Houston, Rockport,...

Jun 27, 2017

Lessons Learned from Heat

"Hot under the collar" "Letting off steam" "Blood boiling mad" "Sweating it" ... There are so many idiomatic phrases in the English langu...

Feb 10, 2016

4 Things to know about "screen time"

Did you know that computer, phone, tablet, and TV screens can have an impact on how your child develops, both physically and relationally...

Dec 18, 2015

Respect and the Holidays

During the holiday season we talk a lot about Love, Joy, Peace, and Family. We create cards and letters that spout out the wonderful thi...

Nov 3, 2015

ADHD: What it really looks like

When someone mentions "ADD" or "ADHD" what do you picture in your head? What does ADHD look like to you? Is it that out-of-control 6 ye...

Oct 27, 2015

Do your personal and public identities match, or are you experiencing an Identity Crisis?

Do you know who you are? You aren't the same person you were 5 years ago, are you? Do you like who you are? Do the people around you s...

Oct 13, 2015

Concussion by the Numbers: This is Just Scary

There has been a lot of talk recently about violence and athletes. 2 boys attack a referee at their high school football game, and then ...

Aug 24, 2015

3 Things to Remember to Help Your Family Get Back to School

The first week of school is a strange time of year, isn't it? So many things are new! I sat down with my husband, the Marriage and Fami...

Jun 2, 2015

Mind Body Spirit Connection

People often ask me what the Mind-Body-Spirit connection is. Here are my thoughts in the most basic terms possible: The Mind: The mind...

Jan 28, 2015

Keeping your New Year Resolutions

How often have you started the year with the best of intentions: to change something about yourself or to attain a goal, but three weeks ...

Dec 18, 2014

10 tips for Holiday Stress Control

by Kate Novian 12/18/2014 All right, I don't usually write a lot, but I wanted to give some tips on the holidays, as it has been on my mi...

Dec 9, 2014

Holiday Hope

December 9, 2014 Dr. Allen Novian The holidays always seem to be filled with more expectations than excitement, which can bring out the w...

Mar 11, 2014

TAMFT Conference Review: What is Love

March 11, 2014 by Dr. Novian I was blessed to attend the TAMFT (Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) 40th anniversity con...

Nov 18, 2013

Autonomy: When and How Much Freedom to Allow Your Children

Parents frequently come up against the question, both with each other and their children, of "Do we allow our son/daughter to _____ or no...

Oct 9, 2013

Stress Comes, but Don't Turn Away!

By Dr. Allen Novian In times of high stress, including the current government shutdown, therapy often gets shoved to the bottom of the pr...

May 10, 2013

Fighting Fair: part 2

by Brianne Lutterman, MA, NCC, LPC-Intern On the last section, I talked about venting your relationship problems with your spouse/signifi...

Apr 22, 2013

NIMH director talks about “Brain Disorders” instead of Mental Health Disorders

By Dr. Allen Novian In this TED Talk by Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), he discusses the ne...

Apr 18, 2013

Relationships and Boundaries

By Dr. Allen Novian Have you ever seen a brother and sister sharing the back seat of a car? It seems inevitable that one will begin to p...

Oct 3, 2011

Stages of Forgiveness: Stage 7

By Dr. Allen Novian Stage 7: Stay in the Present “Bury the hatchet” is a phrase you may have heard many times. There is wisdom to this p...

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