“Don’t let pain define you, let it refine you.”- Tim Fargo Nobody will understand the desire to be beaten into submission daily for years. I can’t imagine wanting to show up every day, just in hopes that this day may be different. Nobody can understand the struggles that it takes to allow your child to…
“Toys are like a child’s words and play is the child’s language.” ― Dr. Gary Landreth Often times, people ask, “What is play therapy and can it really help?” The following will answer a majority of questions about play therapy, but is it important to know ….. Yes! Play therapy really helps! A Brief Synopsis There are…
Hope is a necessity for normal life and the major weapon against the suicide impulse. —Karl A. Menninger How Real of a Threat is Suicide? Suicide is a very real problem in America. Nearly 30,000 Americans commit suicide every year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death amongst 24-35-year-olds, and is the third leading…
Everyone experiences anxiety at some point in life. Certain levels of anxiety and worry can be helpful and productive- for example, we worry about being hungry and having a place to live, so we work to obtain the resources needed to buy food and pay bills for a house, apartment, or other domestic living environment. …
How To Create A Healthy Family System How do you create a healthy family dynamic? Healthy families have systems and practices that they utilize which directly create and sustain the family system. If you are trying to create a healthy family system, I want to share with you a few areas that can be…
Ways To Help Your Child Increase Self-Esteem Parents come together in sharing that one of their main objectives is to raise happy and healthy kids. Part of raising a happy and healthy child is connected to teaching your child how to strengthen self-esteem. Have you ever sat down with your child to talk to…
Positive Affirmations To Raise Happy Kids Affirmations help kids build healthy levels of self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth. If you are unfamiliar with affirmations, I want you to think about them as words that feed the soul. Affirmations are words that we use to promote healthy thoughts, feelings, and actions. For instance, when a person…
How Counseling Can Help Your Child With Depression Working with a child counselor can give your child tools to address common depression symptoms, develop healthy coping skills, and learn how to become their own advocate. Common Signs Of Depression In Kids: Low energy. A decline in academic performance. Not wanting to socialize. Negative…
How To Teach Your Child Mindfulness: Tips From A Child Therapist Mindfulness is the act of being in the present moment. Though this may sound like something easy to do, it can be challenging. For kids, this strategy can be very challenging. This is due to the amount of stimulus that kids have in…
It has been almost a year since the world changed with the Covid-19 virus. After months and months of being locked down, many families are experiencing burnout from being forced to be home together so much. Family therapy during covid may be the answer. While the vaccines are being rolled out, we are still getting…