Bullying and suicide: What’s the connection? PBS NewsHour Bullying, as many people know, can be a tremendously painful experience for a young person. The point has been driven home over the last decade by stories about teens like Phoebe Prince Read More …
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The Therapeutic Relationship
The therapeutic relationship is a professional one that helps in facilitating the healing process or helps in ongoing maintenance of personal development. Therapy can be beneficial if you’re working through a significant trauma, emotional conflict, or just need a place Read More …
COWs and Boundaries
I’m not always referring to the animal when I talk about cows in this article; I’m referring to Crisis Of the Week (COW). COWs are crisis that usually pass and that will not mater in a week, month, or even Read More …
How Understanding Yourself Can Help in Building Healthier Relationships
Do you find love to be easy, difficult like a tug of war, or something you run from? We all have goals for our personal relationships or more commonly said in our generation,.. #RelationshipGoals. When two people get into a Read More …
Will Marijuana Legalization Increase The Need For Addiction Counselors?
Recently, the state of Colorado legalized recreational marijuana and soon many more states might follow closely behind. What remains to be seen now is the effect this decision will ultimately have on Colorado counselors working in settings such as mental Read More …
What Is The Difference Between a Counselor And a Psychologist?
Psychology vs Counseling Counselors and psychologists are both mental health practitioners and both fields require individuals practicing to be state licensed. Their services are reimbursable by insurance companies. In fact, they have overlapping duties at times, but there are some Read More …
The School Counselor and What They Do
School counselors are a crucial part of today’s educational leadership team and they offer relevant assistance to all students whether they are in elementary, middle or high school. Nowadays school counselors do not just sit in their offices handing out Read More …
High Paying Careers for Counselors in 2017
The counseling field is particularly under-appreciated but it can be emotionally rewarding. It is for philanthropic individuals who are looking to bring help to anyone and everyone in need and anyone who wants to contribute to their communities. Counselors listen Read More …
Everything You Need to Know About the Mental Health Counselor on The Bachelor
Nick Viall, the current ‘Bachelor’ gets to choose from 30 beautiful ladies for a potential bride and all of them are now vying for his affection and his attention. One of these lovely ladies is Taylor Nolan and here is Read More …
A Closer Look at the Treatments for PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is induced by witnessing a terrifying event, usually life-threatening. Common symptoms of the illness include nightmares, uncontrollable thoughts, flashbacks and severe anxiety and they can get worse or last for years on end. This is Read More …