As a clinician, I have always enjoyed working with both individuals and families. So often, we think of treating one or the other, but are we really? As much as we grow and differentiate as individuals, we are continuously impacted by our upbringing and current familial relationships. Avoidance of difficult conversations is all too common. […]
Getting Creative with Self-Care
When I talk about self-care some people are hesitant, having seen self-care reduced to simplistic, and often expensive, ideas about how we can treat ourselves. The four quadrants model was developed by Dr. Jennifer Middleton–this variation asks that we consider how we can care for ourselves in an ongoing and day to day way, but […]
Why We Do What We Do: Trauma and Stress Responses – The Four F’s
When getting to know clients, I often explore with them the ways in which they respond when they are overwhelmed, stressed, or in relation to traumatic incidents. Some helpful terms to think of these in can be survival mode or reflexes and habits, also more commonly known as the 4 F’s – Fight, Flight, Freeze, […]
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Did you know, in addition to it being Stress awareness Month, every April is also national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)? Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. The statistics are overwhelming, but it’s important for us to acknowledge and examine to empower survivors and educate people about who is most at risk. Each […]
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