The-Counselor’s Blog
3 Steps to Help Your Kiddo Build Self Esteem
Self-esteem has been a buzz word for a while now. It’s important for parents to help develop their kiddo’s sense of self or self-esteem. Have
Say You’re Sorry!
Did you ever play the game “SORRY!” as a kid… or with your own kids? It’s the game where your goal is to go around the board and get
Separation Anxiety: What To Do?
You are getting ready to drop your sweet bundle of joy off at childcare, grandma’s, or the church nursery. As you walk up you are prepping them
Big Feelings
Have you ever tried to talk to your kids about feelings? Tricky, huh? How did you learn about feelings? How do we learn about feelings? How do we
Play: The Language Of Children
Once upon a time, we were all kids. And -get this- play was our language. It’s the language of childhood. Through play, children learn how to m
EMDR? What’s That?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Eye Moveme-huh!? We know – the name is overwhelming, but not as overwhelming as disturbing pa
Open Letter to My BIPOC Community
Hey, sis! Hey, bro! I get it. If ANYONE gets it, you better believe I do. I know firsthand what it’s like to “soldier on” and ignore wh
The (Other) Circle of Life
I think we can all agree, there is no one-size-fits-all “diet”. We are all bio-individual beings and one man’s food is another man’s pois
Thriving Through Bizarre Times
We’re living through such bizarre times. 2020 is over, 2021 has arrived, and 2021 feels kind of the same. Things are starting to get better, bu
Bill and Melinda, why didn’t you CALL ME??
It may come as no surprise that after 25 years as a last-ditch marriage therapist, my first thought at the end of Frozen II when Anna and Kristof