It wasn’t talk therapy that Michelle Wade’s client needed most during crisis. It was text therapy. The safety plan for Wade’s adolescent client dictated that she call Wade, a private practitioner in La Plata, Md., whenever she felt like cutting herself. But instead of calling, the client kept texting Wade.
Category: Counseling Today
With a Coke and a tub of buttery popcorn in hand, a comfy seat to lean back in and a larger-than-life screen to take you somewhere new, movies provide a great escape from life. But, helping professionals say, movies can also come in handy in counseling by offering clients a
Often, it is difficult for people with depression to come forward with their struggle to friends and family, and a new survey reveals that many depressed people often hide their symptoms from doctors as well. Forty-three percent of the 1,054 respondents polled said they would keep symptoms of depression to themselves.
Counselors who stepped in and tried to help support a grieving nation in the aftermath of 9/11 believe lessons that emerged from that tragic day have gone a long way toward shaping the counseling profession’s direction over the past decade.
I remember sitting in Ms. Smith’s sixth-grade class, in full daydream mode, as she droned on and on in the background. Suddenly, Ms. Smith declared, “Now that I have explained this assignment, I want you all to get right to work on it.” My classmates immediately started working diligently at
For me, one of the most positive rewards of American Counseling Association membership is the opportunity to network and develop relationships with other professional counselors. I am convinced that through the years, what I have received in friendships and communication has been worth every cent that I have spent on
When Chad Betters wants his students to grasp what it means to have a disability, he shares the story of a former client. The woman had been a nurse for 19 years but developed an allergy to latex as a result of her work. “By developing this condition, the client
Cynthia Chandler has a secret weapon in her counseling toolbox. He’s furry, has four legs and facilitates breakthroughs with clients that Chandler suspects would not happen otherwise. His name is Rusty, and he’s one of Chandler’s cocker spaniels. Rusty might not be able to talk, but there’s no doubt he
Can you believe how the year has just flown by and that this is my last column to you? As I contemplated what I would say, so many thoughts flooded my mind that I wondered how I could pull them all together and still stay within my limited word count.
As someone who has worked for the American Counseling Association for more than 20 years, you might think that I have seen it all and heard it all. But truth be known, I have been in learning mode the entire time I have served the association, first in the area