Books for Couples Raising Kids with Special Needs
When I first envisioned writing a whole post series about relationships for couples raising kid with special needs, I knew that I wanted to recommend the book ‘ScreamFree Marriage’ as part of the series. When I do couples counseling with partners raising kids with...
How Couples Counseling Can Help Special Needs Parents
The statistics you’ve heard are all bunk Special Needs Parents are no more likely to divorce than other couples. Let’s just get this out of the way up front, because if there’s anything I detest, its fear mongering. There is a lot of hype that would have you believe...
3 Marriage Counseling Exercises to Improve Intimacy When Yu’re a Special Needs Parent
Parents of kids with disabilities face some truly unique challenges, both as individuals and as partners. When I see special needs parents for couples counseling to address their struggles, they often say similar things. They are overwhelmed by the emotional,...
Why You Need a Special Needs Babysitter
Having a reliable babysitter is critical for your marriage when your child has disabilities Special needs parents in couples counseling are usually surprised when I want to talk in detail about their family’s babysitting situation. They say “We came here to...
How to Use a Coping Skills Kit
What is a Coping Skills Kit?A Coping Skills Kit is just a collection of items that are calming to you in times of distress. I often suggest a Kit for my counseling clients who have Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who are also struggling with anxiety.What...About the Mental Wellness + Disability Blog
Hi, I’m Rose Reif!
I offer counseling to disabled and neurodivergent people and their family members in my Cary, NC office.
Here on the Mental Wellness + Disability blog, I write posts intended to offer resources, useful strategies, and support to disabled and neurodivergent people and the people who love them.
