Staff Profile: Beatrice McMullen, LMFT, Family Therapist
A Compass For Families Beatrice McMullen never pictured herself crisscrossing Connecticut’s highways each week, but as the full-time family therapist at Causeway Collaborative, each mile is worth the journey. Bringing her direct, concrete yet wholehearted approach to her practice that helps young men and their families navigate adolescence and early adulthood, she’s embraced her commute […]
Surviving September: College Edition
The number one fall focus of Causeway’s therapeutic mentors and family therapists is helping parents navigate their concerns and expectations when their son starts college. The antidote? It might be simpler than you think. We’ll tell you how! Nurturing Connection Without Overstepping The start of school with all of September’s unknowns can be a nerve-wracking […]
Surviving September: High School Edition
September brings a unique set of challenges for parents of high school-aged boys, too…but we’re here to tell you that success is closer than you think. While the prep differs slightly from what we advise for college-bound students, the foundation for success is similar. Instead of focusing on weekly check-ins, we suggest hitting the organizational […]
Resource Round-Up
Our staff loves staying on top of the latest and greatest books, videos, podcasts, and blogs that inspire us to do our best work. Here’s a collection of recent content (and in some cases, not-so-recent but oh-so-good content) we hope might help you on your journey supporting your son and family…and, your journey supporting yourself. […]
Smooth Transitions: Shifting Your Son from Summer to School Time
As summer winds down and structured school planning ramps up, parents of boys and young men face unique challenges. At Causeway, we see various issues present themselves depending on your son’s age and life experience. Here’s our tailored guide to help you support your sons through this transitional period, with some input about what Causeway […]
The Big Picture: Why Family Therapy Matters
Causeway is committed to helping young men navigate life’s challenges…but our work doesn’t stop with them. That’s because we know that when families engage in family therapy and counseling, the potential for transformative change is immense. In 2022, we added a focus on the family system to our resource offerings by hiring Nicole O’Brien, Ph.D., […]
Let’s Go There: Navigating the College Transition
You ask. Causeway answers. In future issues of our Causeway Connections e-blasts, we’ll feature questions from parents and caregivers in a section called Let’s Go There, along with Causeway’s best answers. Being our first e-blast, this time we’ve asked mental health clinician and Futures Coach Anthony Rinaldi, MS, LPC-A at our Westport location, to share […]
Podcast: Understanding Anger in Young Men: Beyond the Surface Emotions
Welcome to another great episode of Causeway Conversations, where Vince, Nicole, and Gina dissect the misunderstood emotion of anger in young men. They dive into its underlying causes such as fear and confusion, and the transformative power of understanding, communication, and patience in addressing it. The discussion begins with an insightful look into […]
Podcast: Exploring Personal Growth and Leadership
Join hosts Vince, Gina, and Nicole as they tackle personal growth, leadership, and navigating life’s hurdles while reinforcing Causeway’s mission to guide young men through mentorship, coaching, and therapy. Nicole starts the podcast with her insights on leadership: “Leadership can look in a variety of different ways. Being graceful is leadership. There are […]
Podcast: Westport Family Counseling hosts the guys from Causeway Collaborative
Nicholas Strouse talks with Vince Benevento and his colleagues who have formed a team to help young men who may have lost their way. Over the course of the podcast, they explore a crisis that many young men are facing: the inability to find an identity as a man, and an inertia that has stalled […]