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# Cultivate

LOVE through Restoration, Confirmation, Strengthening and Establishing marriage and family for the eternal glory of Christ

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://kariswong.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://kariswong.com/blog/)
- [How to Share Bad News to Your Children?](https://kariswong.com/2016/11/how-to-share-bad-news-to-your-children/) - 7 Simple steps to having difficult conversations while raising Emotionally Intelligent Children without lying, bribing, threatening or manipulating.
- [Before Bringing Your Child to Your Country](https://kariswong.com/2016/08/before-bringing-your-child-to-your-country/) - 7 things you need to know before you bring your internationally adopted child to this country
- [The Minimalist Guide to Reducing Your Child's Anxiety](https://kariswong.com/2017/06/the-minimalist-guide-to-reducing-your-childs-anxiety/) - Teach just ONE principle in your child's life about seeking excellence VS perfection to reduce their anxiety significantly
- [Real Survivors Support Group](https://kariswong.com/2017/02/real-survivors-support-group/) - Raising awareness for women survivors of different developmental traumas, Such as sexual assaults, domestic violence, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, recovering addicts, etc.
- [7 Hacks To Reduce Screen Time With Your Children- with TBRI Connecting Principles](https://kariswong.com/2017/01/reduce-screen-time/) - Applying TBRI Connection principles, 7 ways to reduce screen time while increasing connection time with your children.
- [Read-Along Group [Teen Girls]](https://kariswong.com/2016/08/readalong/) - A 11-week therapeutic group for Teen Girls, intended to help with perfectionistic thinking or struggling with self worth.
- [What Kind of Parents Does Your Child Need?](https://kariswong.com/2015/10/what-kind-of-parents-does-your-child-need/) - Learn the four major parenting styles and observe God's patterns of how He "parents" us with a high level of nurturing as well as a high level of structure.
- [[No Drama Discipline] In Action (In Cantonese)](https://kariswong.com/2016/03/no-drama-discipline-in-action-in-cantonese/) - A video of a Cantonese speaking mother and her child demonstrated what Dr. Daniel Seigel and Dr. Tina Bryson meant to Name it to Tame it and Connect and Redirect.
- [How Counseling Is Different From Chatting with a Buddy](https://kariswong.com/2016/01/why-counseling-is-different-from-chatting-with-a-buddy/) - Friends can be biased and judgmental. They might see you as a burden. Worst of all, as much as they love you, they might not keep you deepest secrets.
- [Do I Need Counseling?](https://kariswong.com/2016/01/do-i-need-counseling/) - Learn the Three Determining Factors Whether Counseling Is For You. Understand why confidentiality matters in the healing process via professional counseling.
- [Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy](https://kariswong.com/2015/10/introduction-to-marriage-and-family-therapy/) - Is Marriage and Family Counseling best for me? How is Marriage and Family Counseling different from other types of counseling?
- [Christmas Scents and My Bi-cultural Brain](https://kariswong.com/2015/12/christmas-scents-and-my-bi-cultural-brain/) - Learn about how scents and tastes affect your internationally adopted children.
- [NEWS: Teen Girls Counseling Group](https://kariswong.com/2015/10/news-teen-girls-counseling-group-high-school-only/) - This is a 6-week survival guide for teen girls to understand their emotional roller coasters, discussing JOY, SADNESS, ANGER, FEAR, DISGUST, etc.
- [Empower Your Child To Live as A Sojourner](https://kariswong.com/2015/10/empower-your-child-to-live-as-a-sojourner/) - 3 advantages of raising your (older) internationally adopted child as a sojourner as you build their FOREVER HOME.
- [7 Ways to Celebrate the Moon Festival in America](https://kariswong.com/2015/09/7-ways-to-celebrate-the-moon-festival-in-america/) - Raising Bicultural children in America through celebrating the Moon Festival!
- [How to take a Time-Out?](https://kariswong.com/2015/09/how-to-take-a-time-out/) - How to fight fair and smart with your spouse without cutting each other's heads off? Learn how to take an effective Time-Out.
- [Emotional Brewing- 7 Steps to Say Goodbye to Bitterness](https://kariswong.com/2015/09/emotional-brewing-7-steps-to-say-goodbye-to-bitterness/) - How exactly do we forgive? What should I do? Come read the sample prayers of letting go of your nasty past.
- [Have an interview with your partner about Forgiveness with 10 questions](https://kariswong.com/2015/08/have-an-interview-with-your-partner-about-forgiveness-with-10-questions/) - Are you and your partner on the same page on what Forgiveness is and more importantly, how it looks like? Take a look at the 10 questions about Forgiveness.
- [Forgiveness VS Reconciliation](https://kariswong.com/2015/09/forgiveness-vs-reconciliation-2/) - Forgiveness and Reconciliation look similar, but they are not the same. Learn about the differences between Forgiveness and Reconciliation
- [10 Simple Steps to Keep Your Anxious Thoughts Captive](https://kariswong.com/2014/11/215/) - 10 steps to help you cast your anxiety, so that your brain stops racing with anxious thoughts.
- [Welcome to My Blog](https://kariswong.com/2015/07/blog/) - Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you will find this your cyber source of encouragement and insights!

## Pages

- [Home](https://kariswong.com/) - Christian marriage and family counseling services for the El Paso, Fort Bliss Area.
- [Premarital Counseling](https://kariswong.com/premarital-counseling/) - Congratulations on your engagement! You are now making a life-time commitment! While you are spending hours and thousands of dollars to prepare for your Wedding, do you feel prepared for your Marriage? We are starting a new premarital counseling course for couples to learn about communication skills and lay a foundation for their marriage. It
- [About Karis](https://kariswong.com/about-karis/) - Biography Karis Wong, M.A. MFC, LPC Karis is a Licensed Professional Counselor, authorized by the State of Texas. Karis graduated with a Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington with a minor in Linguistics.
- [Client Portal](https://kariswong.com/client-portal/) - Please be redirected to here for the client portal.
- [FAQ](https://kariswong.com/faq/) - How Do I know if I Need Therapy? Here is an assessment (provided by Psychology Today) which might be insightful for you to find out if therapy is needed. According to the research of Dr. John Gottman, it takes couples on average six years from the first signs of problems to get relationship help. Getting
- [Schedule An Appointment](https://kariswong.com/contact-2/) - Please visit this page (https://karis-wong.clientsecure.me/) to Request an Appointment or check the availability of Karis. You may also fill out the contact form and Karis will get back to you in the next 1-5 business days. Thank you.
- [Online Counseling](https://kariswong.com/online-counseling/) - Is your marriage or your family struggling with unresolved conflicts, but also have a hard time making arrangements for babysitting or the commute? Do you struggle with your busy schedule or your family's busy schedule? Do you worry about PCSing soon, but did not want to vomit the same information over and over to a
- [Online Courses](https://kariswong.com/online-courses/) - TBRI online courses, parenting online courses, premarital counseling online courses, marriage enrichment online courses
- [Virtual Sandtray Therapy](https://kariswong.com/virtual-sandtray-therapy/) - Virtual Sandtray Therapy is an online service for telehealth clients (upon requests) to process their emotions and thoughts nonverbally, or verbally if the client chooses prefers. It is not only effective for children or teens, even adult clients find this intervention very helpful at times to help express ideas or insights when words are limiting.
- [Prepare Enrich Certification Workshop](https://kariswong.com/prepare-enrich-certification-workshop/) - Become a facilitator via the live workshops in El Paso, Texas.
- [Adoption Support](https://kariswong.com/international-adoption-support-china-other-asian-countries/) - Post-Adoption Support (China & Other Asian Countries) Parenting is challenging enough, think about the combination of that with (possibly) language barrier, cultural misunderstandings, biological differences, identity crisis, disorganized attachment, the list can go on... As a Trust-Based Relational Intervention® practitioner, Karis approaches post adoption care from an attachment-based, trauma-informed perspective, designed to meet the complex
- [Marriage Counseling](https://kariswong.com/marriage-counseling/) - Is Marriage Counseling For You? A Marriage Counselor Might be Helpful when... You and your spouse have been experiencing a very low level of marital satisfaction. You find it difficult to grant or ask for forgiveness following a conflict, betrayal, infidelity or hurt. You often disagree upon the same major issues, such as parenting, spending
- [Family Counseling](https://kariswong.com/family-counseling/) - Family Counseling Individual VS Family Counseling "Happy wife, Happy Life?" The truth is you are NOT very likely to be having a happy life if your child, your spouse, your in-law, your parent (or whoever in your family) is unhappy. A strong, healthy family is crucial to the well-being of individuals (whether we like to
- [Contact Information](https://kariswong.com/location/) - To set up an appointment or enquiries, please click the orange button on the side bar (or at the bottom on your mobile device). You may also email info@kariswong.com or call 818.527.4785
- [Mission Statement](https://kariswong.com/mission-statement/) - Cultivating love through restoration, confirmation, strengthening and establishing Marriage and Family for the eternal glory of Christ Restoration Providing individual, couples, family and group counseling services through Counseling Center of Expressive Arts. For more information, please visit here. Confirmation Providing Couples' Checkup or Prepare Enrich assessment tools to help couples identify the strengths
- [About](https://kariswong.com/about/) - Biography Karis Wong, M.A. MFC, LPC, LCDCI Karis is a Licensed Professional Counselor, authorized by the State of Texas. She is licensed by the State of Texas as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern. Karis graduated with a Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She holds a Bachelor of
- [Real Survivors Support Groups](https://kariswong.com/services/real-survivors-support-groups/) - Feeling Alone? Did you know that so many people have walked your path and you need not struggle alone? Many people find group therapy more beneficial when they deal with life issues together with others. You may be surprised how much YOU can also offer to others who might be exhausted from exploring the journey
- [Services](https://kariswong.com/services/) - International Adoption Support Support Groups Family Counseling Marriage Counseling Marriage Enrichment Premarital Counseling

## Categories

- [Marriage Enrichment](https://kariswong.com/category/marriage/)
- [Blended Families](https://kariswong.com/category/blended-families/)
- [International Adoption](https://kariswong.com/category/international-adoption/)
- [Interracial Adoption](https://kariswong.com/category/interracial-adoption/)
- [Support Groups](https://kariswong.com/category/support-groups/)
- [Updates on Services](https://kariswong.com/category/updates-on-services/)
- [Being Bi-cultural](https://kariswong.com/category/being-bi-cultural/)
- [Spiritual Wellness](https://kariswong.com/category/spiritual-wellness/)
- [Anxiety](https://kariswong.com/category/spiritual-wellness/anxiety/)
- [Counseling 101](https://kariswong.com/category/counseling-101/)
- [Parenting](https://kariswong.com/category/parenting/)

## Tags

- [perspectives](https://kariswong.com/tag/perspectives/)
- [bi-cultural](https://kariswong.com/tag/bi-cultural/)
- [Moon Festival](https://kariswong.com/tag/moon-festival/)
- [Forgiveness](https://kariswong.com/tag/forgiveness/)
- [Reconciliation](https://kariswong.com/tag/reconciliation/)
- [Interview Exercise](https://kariswong.com/tag/interview-exercise/)
- [Anxiety](https://kariswong.com/tag/anxiety/)
- [Scriptures](https://kariswong.com/tag/scriptures/)
- [Prayer](https://kariswong.com/tag/prayer/)
- [Conflict Resolution](https://kariswong.com/tag/conflict-resolution/)
- [Gottman Research](https://kariswong.com/tag/gottman-research/)
- [American Asian](https://kariswong.com/tag/american-asian/)
- [Raising Bi-cultural Children](https://kariswong.com/tag/raising-bi-cultural-children/)
- [Sojourner Living](https://kariswong.com/tag/sojourner-living/)
- [Resilience](https://kariswong.com/tag/resilience/)
- [Forever Home](https://kariswong.com/tag/forever-home/)
- [Adopting Older Children](https://kariswong.com/tag/adopting-older-children/)
- [Paradox](https://kariswong.com/tag/paradox/)
- [AAMFT](https://kariswong.com/tag/aamft/)
- [Why Counseling?](https://kariswong.com/tag/why-counseling/)
- [What's Counseling?](https://kariswong.com/tag/whats-counseling/)
- [Marriage and Family](https://kariswong.com/tag/marriage-and-family/)
- [Parenting](https://kariswong.com/tag/parenting/)
- [Structure](https://kariswong.com/tag/structure/)
- [Nurture](https://kariswong.com/tag/nurture/)
- [Rules & Relationships](https://kariswong.com/tag/rules-relationships/)
- [Grace-Filled Parenting](https://kariswong.com/tag/grace-filled-parenting/)
- [Christmas](https://kariswong.com/tag/christmas/)
- [Scents](https://kariswong.com/tag/scents/)
- [Detaching Feelings](https://kariswong.com/tag/detaching-feelings/)
- [Attaching Feelings](https://kariswong.com/tag/attaching-feelings/)
- [Confidentiality](https://kariswong.com/tag/confidentiality/)
- [Verbal Processing](https://kariswong.com/tag/verbal-processing/)
- [Nonverbal Processing](https://kariswong.com/tag/nonverbal-processing/)
- [Connection](https://kariswong.com/tag/connection/)
- [Good Listeners](https://kariswong.com/tag/good-listeners/)
- [Bad Listeners](https://kariswong.com/tag/bad-listeners/)
- [empathy](https://kariswong.com/tag/empathy/)
- [empathic listening](https://kariswong.com/tag/empathic-listening/)
- [Perfectionism](https://kariswong.com/tag/perfectionism/)
- [Cantonese](https://kariswong.com/tag/cantonese/)
- [Discipline](https://kariswong.com/tag/discipline/)
- [Cultural Transition](https://kariswong.com/tag/cultural-transition/)
- [International Adoption](https://kariswong.com/tag/international-adoption/)
- [Adoption](https://kariswong.com/tag/adoption/)
- [Real Survivors](https://kariswong.com/tag/real-survivors/)
- [Support Groups](https://kariswong.com/tag/support-groups/)
- [Sexual Assaults](https://kariswong.com/tag/sexual-assaults/)
- [Emotional Abuse](https://kariswong.com/tag/emotional-abuse/)
- [Recovering Addicts](https://kariswong.com/tag/recovering-addicts/)
- [Domestic Violence](https://kariswong.com/tag/domestic-violence/)
- [Verbal Abuse](https://kariswong.com/tag/verbal-abuse/)
- [Emotionally Focused Parenting](https://kariswong.com/tag/emotionally-focused-parenting/)
- [Emotionally Intelligent Children](https://kariswong.com/tag/emotionally-intelligent-children/)
- [TBRI Principles](https://kariswong.com/tag/tbri-principles/)
- [Connecting Principles](https://kariswong.com/tag/connecting-principles/)
- [Screen Time](https://kariswong.com/tag/screen-time/)
- [Brain-based](https://kariswong.com/tag/brain-based/)
- [healthy touch](https://kariswong.com/tag/healthy-touch/)
- [safe touch](https://kariswong.com/tag/safe-touch/)
- [Character Building](https://kariswong.com/tag/character-building/)
- [Excellence](https://kariswong.com/tag/excellence/)