As I was born and raised in North Central West Virginia, I didn’t have to deal much with the hurricanes of the coast until I relocated to SC back in 2002 and then again to NC in 2011. Having not learned much about these destructive creatures growing up any - of my friends in the past 15 years can tell you, I went on high alert - storm chaser style - glued to the weather channel during hurricane season. I mean, I needed to be prepared and I needed to know the amount of devas

Last week I was feeling the rigors of a being over scheduled and unforeseen issues that I mentioned to a few others that I should write a blog post about something along the lines of "your therapist being a person too". So I was above delighted when my longtime friend and colleague shot me a message as we were trying to juggle our own schedules attempting to figure out when to meet up that said she had randomly jotted down some of her own thoughts on paper about balance an

Part I of this series left us with a better understanding of what Coping Skills are for... Have you got all that?? Part II is up over on the

One of the Top 3 things I get asked about when a client first starts counseling is usually something along the lines of "How do I handl

You Are Not Alone. This Is Not The End. Please, if you feel you may harm yourself REACH OUT. There are people out there who care about your life. US: 1-800-273-TALK US LGBTQ Youth (the Trevor Project): 1-866-488-7386 US Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 (press 1) Canada: 1-800-SUICIDE OR help lines and centers by province OR 911 International: Befrienders Worldwide Australia: 13-11-14 (lifeline) or 1-800-55-1800 (kids help line for 5-25 yrs old) Almost every country has