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Jennine's Blog

Jennine enjoys giving as many resources to her clients as possible.  Here you can learn about getting through the relationship struggles and singlehood problems. 

Wednesday, 07 December 2011 12:46

New Counseling Hours: Evenings and Weekends

We understand life gets busy and it's difficult to take time off of work, or finances may be strained. Here at Estes Therapy in San Diego we are making it convenient for you. We have extended our office therapy hours to day, evening, and weekend appointments to make scheduling easier for you.   New counseling hours for Estes Therapy: Monday-Saturday 9am-8pm  (Evenings & weekends!)  Jennine is in the office for counseling Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm.  The therapist interns are in the office for therapy Monday - Saturday 9:00am - 8:00pm (evening and weekends!)  Finances can be tight; it…
Sunday, 18 September 2011 09:16

Things you can do before and after therapy

Do you want to get the most out of your counseling session?  If so, make a day of your session!  There are a few things you can do to help you get the most out of your therapy and improve your relationships.  Many people cram their therapy appointment in between a busy day and don't have much time to absorb the information.  Our brains need to process the information to make it stick.  Here are a few tips you can do on making the most out of your time with the therapist.   Date Time! Many couples need time after…
Tuesday, 08 February 2011 16:40

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

What is EFT? And how it improves relationships. "To change the dance, both people have to change their steps." – Susan Johnson Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a short-term strategic therapy approach working with couples. It is a researched bases showing long term change in working with couples. The therapy approach focuses on creating a secure relationship by helping couples learn how to stop old communication patterns, decreasing their reactivity (either quickly snapping or shutting down), and creating an emotionally safe relationship. EFT helps couples to be more emotionally responsive, available, and accessible to one another through communicating and less…
Friday, 24 September 2010 13:55

Help! My Husband is Getting Deployed

Can your love go the distance with the distance in miles between you? This is a question surprisingly many couples are faced with in today’s society. With thousands of men and women in the military on their scheduled deployments, and spouses seeking jobs outside their county due to market declines, this is much more common now than ever. So we ask our self….. Can we make it? How do we make it? And the ever infamous question of, “will he stay faithful?” These questions can and will taunt an individual all the days of their lives if they do not…