An online art and wellness magazine does more than just highlight students’ creativity; it creates a therapeutic space for students, counselors and community to come together.
Month: September 2021
EMDR can be a powerful therapy for clients, but first counselors must learn how — and when — to use it effectively.
Early in my career, “anger management” with clients involved a set of techniques such as deep breathing and the development of varied coping skills. While those are certainly important areas on which to focus, I was missing a piece of the puzzle at the time that is also critical in managing anger.
Competently assessing client needs and determining an accurate treatment plan are skills that counselors need to continually develop and improve throughout their career.
When placed in historical context, it becomes easy to understand why many Black Americans remain skeptical that mental health professionals are truly here to help them.
Inside the walls of a therapy office, there is not a single human on this planet who is (or would have been) the best therapist for everyone. Do not be anxious about all the things you are not as a counselor; rather, stand tall in exactly what you are.
‘Developing balance therapy’ helps provide clients with the necessary skills to stabilize or self-regulate so that they can proceed on to deeper trauma work.
Professional counselors discuss how to best help veterans and military families who are struggling with complex emotions and mental health issues following the U.S.’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
They say laughter is the best medicine, and improv does make clients and counselors laugh, but in the process, it also teaches life skills that can improve mental and emotional well-being.
Using games as a coping strategy for other underlying issues can lead to an addiction, as real life is replaced with a virtual and more favorable one.