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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...