The Power and Purpose of Community
The Power and Purpose of Community Counseling offices are filled with individuals seeking healing, connection, and growth. The challenges of trauma, anxiety, depression, relational concerns, substance abuse, and other issues, require support. Seeking professional help is a logical next step and can be an essential tool in our healing and [...]
The Power Of Play
Is Play Therapy effective and worth the investment of time and money? Yes. For children, play is the most effective tool in a counseling office. Children understand more words than they can productively use. So, while a child may understand what is being said to them, they may have no [...]
Making Our Girls Safer
The world can feel like a dangerous place, especially for parents of a teenage daughter. But there are some things that we can teach them to help them face it successfully. Be Bold Boldness is a reflection of self confidence. To look someone in the eye when talking to them. [...]
Parenting and Consequences
We live in a “self-esteem” culture that has decided that if parents discipline their kids, if kids are held accountable for bad behavior, it hurts their self-esteem. In fact, just the opposite is true. Now, abusing or neglecting a child certainly crushes self-esteem and confidence. However, appropriate discipline or [...]
Parents as Mentors
Whether it’s ancient literature or modern media, mentors are seen everywhere.” In Star Wars, Luke has Ben Kenobi. In the Rocky films, Rocky Balboa has Mick. In both, older men teach young men how to deal with life, both challenging and encouraging them. In the TV show, “Suits,” Harvey mentors [...]