Saundra Dickinson

Coming to Alternatives is an opportunity to understand & learn new ways to view & resolve relationship difficulties, old as well as new or ongoing problems. Problems are viewed as opportunities to learn & grow into the adult we were meant to be, so we can give and receive the love we have always wanted. It is our belief that families need an education around being healthy in their relationships, much like we all need help and some education about learning how to drive or how to perform our tasks in the workplace. It’s not only families that need education and information, it’s all of us in this society. We just haven’t had the opportunity or the luxury to use the time and energy it takes to have healthy relationships, therefore, we have done the best we could with what we knew from our own raising and families of origin. The field of Psychology has spent many years trying to figure a better way, and we are slowly arriving at meeting the goal of healthy families. So much has been written in the past 12-15 years on this subject, that it is overwhelming. We are learning what works and what doesn’t. There are a few consistencies that are standing the tests of time, and they help guide us along on this journey to healthy relationships.