Category: The Counselor Is In
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Therapy
Stressed, overwhelmed, needing an objective opinion. Awhile ago, I was feeling all of those things. I have numerous coping skills I use…
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Freeze
Fight or flight. I heard a lot about this growing up. I was told that if in a dangerous situation, my natural…
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Crying
During our Team Talk one day, I was talking with some of the clinicians in my office and somebody brought up how…
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Grief
Alert very sad-you may cry Recently my family had to say goodbye to our beloved Min Pin Chewie. He was a very…
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College is the only option?
“Where are you going to college?” “Which school did you pick?” “What is your major?” I’ve noticed that a lot of people…
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So Much Violence-What to do
I was thinking the other day about how different kids’ exposure to violence is now compared to when I was little. I…
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January 08th, 2018
Time To Be Silly Recently I was walking around Six Flags with my husband, older sister, and eight children ranging from age…
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Too Much
In my last post, I talked about asking your kids to donate old toys. Now I’m asking you to donate your belongings.…
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A Time To Give
“I want a new doll.” “I want a new video game.” “I want a new art kit.” It’s that time of year…
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consent
What does consent mean? Merriam-Webster defines consent as “compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another.” In the…
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Like Cleaning a Wound
Like Cleaning a Wound Well that title has some lovely imaging, doesn’t it?:) That’s how I describe therapy sometimes. It is like…
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SUPPORTING SOMEONE WITH DEPRESSION
I often have clients tell me people think they can “snap out of it” and feel better. That they have total power…