If you had asked yourself a year ago what life would look like in 2020, it’s doubtful you would have guessed we’d be going through a global pandemic with lockdowns and self-quarantining. Perhaps in the beginning, some families might have thought being forced to stay home from work and school would feel like a mini […]
For many kids, childhood is a time of wonder and awe. But even in the most loving and stable of family environments, children can still feel fear and anxiety. No parent can possibly anticipate every potential fear and there are many situations and events in childhood that can make a child anxious. Think back to […]
You’ve likely noticed how hesitant your child is to make friends or talk to other kids in class. Perhaps they dread conversations with adults and avoid eye contact at all costs. Is your child being shy or is something else going on? As a parent, it can be hard to know whether your child has […]
Yes! How is that possible, you might ask? After all, you’ve had counseling yourself and it lasted for several months or even years. Or perhaps you’ve heard the often quoted “statistic” that individuals need anywhere from 12 to 20 counseling sessions in order to resolve a problem or make changes in their lives. While those […]
Unprecedented. It’s a word we’ve been hearing for months now. When schools shut down in the spring and our kids were forced to homeschool, it felt surreal. Many of us assumed that by fall, Covid-19 would have all but disappeared, and life would return to normal. With Labor Day in the rear-view mirror and […]
