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Letters

Letters

This week’s blog is inspired by a personal client of mine. During our session, she discussed various aspects of her relationship with her parents that she missed. This conversation eventually led me to ask her how she felt about writing a letter to her parents,...
Transitions

Transitions

In the New Year of 2021, I began my graduate program of Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Mental Health Counseling was something I was fairly new to but also not new in small ways. By this point I had books on my bookshelf to make one believe I was a therapist (book...
Embracing Uncertainty

Embracing Uncertainty

“What if rather than being disheartened by the ambiguity, the uncertainty of life, we accepted it and relaxed into it?” – Pema Chödrön Uncertainty. Relinquishing control. Letting go of having all the answers. For me, embracing ambiguity can feel nearly impossible....
Letter To Self

Letter To Self

Dear self: for you to read whenever you forget. Hi there, I hope this letter finds you well and warm, safe and happy, and I want you to know that you deserve those things very deeply. It is January and you have done so well and I am so immensely proud of you. These...
3 Reasons Why Play Therapy Is So Effective

3 Reasons Why Play Therapy Is So Effective

Through play, children discover the world around them and their feelings about it. Play is also how children communicate these often-complex feelings. This is what makes play therapy such a powerful treatment. Pretending offers children the opportunity to “finally” be...