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Blog post 11.03.2020

3 Ways to Help Kids Manage Emotions During Covid

The virus has upended the world as we know it, and kids are struggling.  Kids were not meant to live this way.  None of us were meant to live this way, but as a child therapist, I have a specia

Webinar 10.27.2020

Stop the Worry Cycle

Worry is common.  It becomes problematic when it is excessive, intrusive and constant.  It's hard to turn off worry because it feels like problem solving.  Learn how problem solving becomes a reinforcement loop and how to break that cycle.

 

Blog post 10.22.2020

Exposures: What to Do if Your Clients Say "I Can't Do It"

Have your clients faced those situations where, in getting ready to make values-based exposure exercises, their minds come up with thoughts along the lines of, “It will be too much; I won’t be able to handle it; It will be a disaster; how do I know it’s going to work; Do I really have to do it?”

Webinar 10.16.2020

The Practice of Cultural Humility: Addressing Privilege, Stereotypes, Biases, and Microaggressions in the Therapeutic Context

Cultural/diversity issues play a significant role in therapy. Reported experiences of microaggressions in the therapeutic setting are common among patients seeking mental health treatment (Davis et al., 2016) and among mental health providers (deMayo, 1997). Microaggressions have been associated with lack of treatment engagement (Crawford, 2011) and poor working alliance (Owen et al., 2010).
Personal Story 10.16.2020

Conquering Mountains

In 2014, I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder.  Although I received the diagnosis when I was twenty-seven, it was something I always struggled with.

Personal Story 08.21.2020

I Wore My Heart on My Sleeves - Edison's Story

This is why I’m so passionate about this topic. Imagine if there was a way to help the other 7.7 million youth suffering from a mental health disorder before it led to something as damaging as suicide?