Dr. Dave
Dr. Dave Jenkins, DMin, LMFT is a marriage and family therapist in the Northern Virginia area; retired US Army counselor/medic. He's the founder of Fredericksburg Relationship Center. He's been married to the same woman for more than 30 years and has four children, a daughter-in-law and son-in-law.
What’s Your Family Type
Dr. Jenkins, DMin, presented this to a government audience in 2012. Do you come from a Colony, a Herd, Solitary...
Dr. Jenkins, DMin, presented this to a government audience in 2012. Do you come from a Colony, a Herd, Solitary...
Regression and Recovery
Using an accessible neurobiological model, the course explains how control shifts away from the prefrontal cortex during regression, why logic collapses, and how experiences such as anxiety, trauma, meaning-laden situations, and reactive awakenings can trigger or sustain these states. Special attention is given to why steady-state regressions are frequently misdiagnosed and misunderstood.
Using an accessible neurobiological model, the course explains how control shifts away from the prefrontal cortex during regression, why logic collapses, and how experiences such as anxiety, trauma, meaning-laden situations, and reactive awakenings can trigger or sustain these states. Special attention is given to why steady-state regressions are frequently misdiagnosed and misunderstood.
Stress on the Brain
Audio training event discussing the effects of stress on brain functioning.
Audio training event discussing the effects of stress on brain functioning.
Holiday Family Stress
How does your family deal with holiday stress?
How does your family deal with holiday stress?
Don’t Love Like “Ordinary People”
Watch the movie "Ordinary People" to learn how to navigate relationship struggles that some families face.
Watch the movie "Ordinary People" to learn how to navigate relationship struggles that some families face.
What Are Your “Terms of Endearment”
Watch the movie "Terms of Endearment" to learn how to navigate the abusive relationships that some encountered growing up and continue to face with their parents.
Watch the movie "Terms of Endearment" to learn how to navigate the abusive relationships that some encountered growing up and continue to face with their parents.
Is Your Relationship Backstory Like “The Story Of Us”
Watch the movie "The Story of Us" to learn how to navigate relationship struggles that most marriages face.
Watch the movie "The Story of Us" to learn how to navigate relationship struggles that most marriages face.
Pearls of Wisdom
Quotes and Pearls of Wisdom from Dr. Dave that he often uses in therapy. Analogies generate right-brain images and have...
Quotes and Pearls of Wisdom from Dr. Dave that he often uses in therapy. Analogies generate right-brain images and have...
Relax Like Your Life Depends On It
Learning to relax is a skill. It takes practice and you must give yourself permission.
Learning to relax is a skill. It takes practice and you must give yourself permission.
Relationship Advice From The Movie, “Why Did I Get Married”
Struggle Every relationship has its struggle. What’s yours? About the Movie: “Why Did I Get Married?” is a 2007...
Struggle Every relationship has its struggle. What’s yours? About the Movie: “Why Did I Get Married?” is a 2007...












