Blog Category: Therapy Topics

April is Autism Awareness Month, providing a time to reflect on autism as a condition which affects the individual with the diagnosis, their family, and the community in which they live. In April 1970, Dr. Bernard Rimland founded Autism Awareness Mon... Read More

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month providing a great opportunity to pause and reflect on the array of incredible people impacted by a developmental disability. In the United States, current estimates indicate that about 1 in... Read More

Screening and assessment are crucial in identifying individuals with alcohol or drug involvement, distinguishing them from abstainers and occasional users without significant problems. While screening focuses on this differentiation, assessment i... Read More

For many counselors who are engaged in clinical practice, there can be moments when a new concept, practice, or therapeutic intervention is introduced that requires comprehension in order to be successfully applied to clients. Regardless of how the i... Read More

What is a Substance Use Disorder?In the United States there is a growing prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) diagnoses among the general population. However, it is has been identified that there are certain populations that might be predispose... Read More

There is no better time to improve your Cultural Intelligence (CQ), than now. As society evolves and inclusion becomes more essential in all areas, this is an element one must have. What is Cultural Intelligence (CQ) ? Cultural Intelligence... Read More

What are Opioids?In the United States the rise and increase incidence of the opioid crisis has brought this issue to the mainstream media and various communities across the nation. Opioids are considered to be a class of drugs or agents that include... Read More

While anger is a normal human emotion, it can become problematic when it starts to cause impairment or disturbances in the life of a person and those around them. Anger is defined as a negative state of emotion that can be associated with physiologic... Read More

What is Historical Trauma? Often Historical trauma is defined as the following, “The collective emotional and psychological injury both over the life span and across generations, resulting from a cataclysmic history of genocide.”Historical traum... Read More

Working with older adults can be very meaningful and rewarding. However, misconceptions about mental health and older adults are abundant. These misconceptions may contribute to the lack of trained geriatric mental health professionals, and in turn,... Read More

You have probably already heard about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), but you may be hesitant to jump in because the concepts can seem complex and confusing. While a deep dive into ACT is far beyond the scope of a blog post, the basics o... Read More

The first-time l realized that something was wrong was when everything fell apart. My family and I had just immigrated to the United States from Ukraine, and I entered middle school. Starting seventh grade as 12-year-old, awkward preteen is hard... Read More