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The Benefits of Continued Learning

Mental health care professionals have minimum requirements for continued learning in order to renew and maintain their...

Replacing Defeatism With Empowerment

Many adolescents with substance abuse issues and mental health diagnoses feel completely defeated and may even be at...

Why Failure Is the Ultimate F-Word

The word failure is far too common in the vocabulary of adolescents. Whether they have heard it from teachers, parents,...

Helping Clients Discover New Thinking for a New Year

Approaching the new year creates the opportunity for reflection and change. While many people create resolutions to...

Divorce, Co-Parenting, and Forgiveness

While marital issues are between the parents, specifically the decision to get a divorce, unfortunately, that decision...

Why Is It Harder to Forgive Family Members?

Forgiveness is never easy. Being hurt or wronged by someone else is difficult, and it is human nature to feel pain. Yet...

Watching for Increases in Holiday Depression and Suicide

The holidays often bring an increase in depression for adolescents, often because of loneliness or feeling like others...

Helping Adolescents Manage Family Drama During the Holidays

A mid adult mother and teen daughter listen to the unrecognizable mid adult female counselor. Most adolescents do not...

Keeping Your Cool When Your Schedule Heats Up

Whether or not you celebrate holidays or traditions at this time of year, it seems like schedules naturally increase....

Teaching Adolescents Gratitude: Fake It Till You Make It

Let’s face it; gratitude is not something that a typical adolescent is known for. With the changes in their bodies and...

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