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Classism in Counseling

Classism in Counseling

Due to educational requirements and payment structures, the counseling field often perpetuates classist systems that determine who gets counseling and who can become a counselor. First of all, and the most obvious one is that receiving counseling can be expensive....
Working with Suicidality

Working with Suicidality

Suicide is often a taboo and avoided subject, even in the mental health field. A lot of counselors are uncomfortable with talking about and assessing for suicide. There can be multiple reasons that lead to counselors feeling uncomfortable discussing suicide or working...
Being a Therapist with OCD

Being a Therapist with OCD

Growing up I had constant anxiety. My anxiety would interfere with my sleeping, eating, and school. As a child I would not sleep at night out of fear that I would stop breathing in my sleep. I also would only eat certain foods or eat very slowly out of fear I would...