Meet Dr. Maria Fowlks
From a very early age I knew I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. Growing up with a mother who was a nurse and an uncle who was a firefighter, I saw how impactful being there for someone…
The Problem with Rescuing Your Kids
As a therapist who specializes in working with kids, teens, parents, and families, I have noticed a growing and very concerning trend in my work. So many of the kids, teens, and even young adults that…
Why All Teens and Young Adults Need a Therapist
At Thrive, we love working with teens and young adults! There are so many reasons for this passion and I thought it might be helpful to share more about WHY teens and young adults benefit so much…
Feelings, who needs them?
As a therapist who specializes in parenting and working with kids and teens, emotions and how we handle them is a big topic in my office. One of the common focuses of my work is about helping people understand themselves better, including…
What does Free Range Parenting really mean?
Free range parenting has been around for a long time, but recently has just caused a stir in the parenting world. In sum, free range parenting is the concept of raising children…
Five Reasons Young Adults Love Therapy
At Thrive, we love supporting new and returning college students and young adults! For many, the process of moving towards independence from our parents can be…
How Thrive Helps Parents
Since Thrive was founded in 2016, it has been a personal and professional mission of mine to make sure that our office is a place where parents are supported. Now that I have become a mother myself…
Parenting and Anxiety Blog Series (Part 3)
For our final blog in this series, I would like to continue expanding our discussion of anxiety and parenting to explore what happens when we parent…
Parenting and Anxiety Blog Series (Part 2)
For this blog, I wanted to talk about another effect of all of these opinions. Many of these books and articles give the message that if parents just did “x”, their kid would turn…
Parenting and Anxiety Blog Series (Part 1)
I recently gave a presentation at a local private school about parenting children with anxiety. As a result, I reflected a lot on not only why our kids and teens are so anxious and stressed, but why we as parents…