Dec 3, 2019Give 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 this month! iCNS is d...
Aug 29, 2017Hurricane HarveyWe 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, Victoria, Corpus Ch...
Jun 27, 2017Lessons Learned from Heat"Hot under the collar" "Letting off steam" "Blood boiling mad" "Sweating it" ... There are so many idiomatic phrases in the English language that refer to he...
Feb 10, 20164 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? One of the scarie...
Dec 18, 2015Respect and the HolidaysDuring the holiday season we talk a lot about Love, Joy, Peace, and Family. We create cards and letters that spout out the wonderful things our kids have do...
Nov 3, 2015ADHD: What it really looks likeWhen 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 year old in the grocer...
Oct 27, 2015Do 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 seem to understand wh...
Oct 13, 2015Concussion by the Numbers: This is Just ScaryThere has been a lot of talk recently about violence and athletes. 2 boys attack a referee at their high school football game, and then a Catholic school st...
Aug 24, 20153 Things to Remember to Help Your Family Get Back to SchoolThe 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 Family Therapist, this m...
Jun 2, 2015Mind 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 is inwardly aware. ...
Jan 28, 2015Keeping your New Year ResolutionsHow often have you started the year with the best of intentions: to change something about yourself or to attain a goal, but three weeks later you are alread...
Dec 18, 201410 tips for Holiday Stress Controlby 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 mind lately. The Chri...
Dec 9, 2014Holiday HopeDecember 9, 2014 Dr. Allen Novian The holidays always seem to be filled with more expectations than excitement, which can bring out the worst in us at times....
Mar 11, 2014TAMFT Conference Review: What is LoveMarch 11, 2014 by Dr. Novian I was blessed to attend the TAMFT (Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) 40th anniversity conference this past we...
Nov 18, 2013Autonomy: When and How Much Freedom to Allow Your ChildrenParents frequently come up against the question, both with each other and their children, of "Do we allow our son/daughter to _____ or not?" This question co...
Oct 9, 2013Stress 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 priority list, and rel...
May 10, 2013Fighting Fair: part 2by Brianne Lutterman, MA, NCC, LPC-Intern On the last section, I talked about venting your relationship problems with your spouse/significant other to family...
Apr 22, 2013NIMH director talks about “Brain Disorders” instead of Mental Health DisordersBy Dr. Allen Novian In this TED Talk by Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), he discusses the need to redefine “ment...
Apr 18, 2013Relationships and BoundariesBy 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 pester the other by p...
Oct 3, 2011Stages of Forgiveness: Stage 7By 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 phrase if you underst...
