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What Determines Gender Identity and How Can Parents Help?
What makes someone feel they have been born into the wrong body? Gender identity is a prominent topic these days thanks to the transgender movement, yet many people are still uncertain about what causes this issue. What is it, exactly, that determines whether...
Diagnonsense
Hello and Happy New Year! With 2020 behind us, it’s time to move forward, grow, and live our lives to the fullest. Part of my job as a counselor is to help educate and orientate my clients to the world of mental health counseling (I truly believe that an understanding...
Incompetent No More: Learning To Challenge Self-Defeating Beliefs
Before we get into anything deep and reflective, let me just tell you something—You are COMPETENT, you are CAPABLE, you are CONFIDENT, and most importantly you are COMPLETE. Now that you have been affirmed with positive affirmations, let’s be honest, it has not always...
Counselor Burnout and Prevention
For several years, the concept of burnout has been widely discussed among counseling professionals as an occupational hazard, with recent studies indicating that this phenomenon continues to be a major concern. In a survey among counselors, those experiencing burnout...
Boundaries Part 3: Boundaries in Romantic Relationships
We have learned about what healthy boundaries are, and that boundaries start internally rather than externally. We have also learned that in some families, healthy boundaries are difficult to maintain, due to a variety of issues. Our final discussion topic regarding...
What Postpartum Depression Can Feel Like
It's a few days after you've given birth. the celebratory phone calls are still coming in all you feel is sadness all the way down to your gut. Although the emotions are unexpected and less than welcome. Postpartum depression can be common among new mothers. Up to one...