ADHD Awareness Month
Since preschool is an optimal time for social, emotional, and academic learning, early intervention is key.
Walk and Talk Therapy
Instead of meeting in an office, during a Walk and Talk session, client and therapist conduct their meeting outdoors (usually a park or at an indoor space conducive to walking with some privacy)
How to Read A Book
Remember that We can decide what to do with the things that happen to us. In doing so, we use those boulders as an advantage, as a challenge to get around, instead of believing that nothing good can ever come of it and that our story is completely ruined.
5 Steps to Overcoming Panic Attacks
Those who experience panic attacks on a regular basis often feel embarrassed or ashamed because they know, logically, that these attacks aren’t actually going to kill them.
How to Determine When Challenging Behavior Is Not Typical
Children and parents can have bad days, but if noticeable changes in mood are happening often, there could be an underlying mental health issue.
Maintaining A Healthy Work/Life Balance
How do you maintain your work/life balance? Maybe you had a terrible day, and you decide going for a run or a walk would help clear your head and de-stress more than doing the laundry. don't make yourself feel guilty for this.
Start the Conversation: Follow-Up
This month, Resolve clinicians have focused on providing four main points in Suicide Prevention.
Start the Conversation: Warning Signs
"Suicide. The word suicide catches people’s attention. The truth is that suicide catches everyone’s attention. It’s the actions that lead up to suicide that often go unnoticed." - Allison kidd
Are you A.R.E In Your Relationship
Sue Johnson, founder of Emotion Focused Couple Therapy, describes the need to be Accessible, Responsive, and Engaged (A.R.E) in loving relationships.
How to Qualify for an Emotional Assistance Animal
We all know the feeling that our furry friends bring us when we come home to them: they rush to the door, smother us in kisses, and suddenly any bad thing that happened in our day is gone simply by their incomparable presence.
Proactive Versus Reactive Responding
For years, my mom has confidently said to me, “Make it a great day!”--meaning I have control of how my day goes.
Managing Your Expectations
“You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Love in the Afternoon
The Aftermath: Valentine's Day Part 2
This post was supposed to be published on February 15, the day after Valentine’s Day. However, what I had planned to talk about in regards to this day was washed off the table when yet another mass shooting in a school took the lives of over 15 people.
Connecting In Everyday Moments
In my work with partners in marriage and couple's counseling I hear a lot of talk about people "playing games" or trying to "get the upper hand" in relationships.
The Importance of Hello and Goodbye
You probably have seen the reaction of a dog when its owner comes home, if not experienced it yourself.
How To Find Your True Love
"loving ourselves through the process of owning our story is the bravest thing we can ever do." - brene brown
Why You Should Be Doing Proactive Counseling
“Be proactive not reactive, for an apparently insignificant issue ignored today can spawn tomorrow's catastrophe.” ― Ken Poirot
6 Must-Know Interviewing Tips for Millennials
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."