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Suicide Prevention Month

A Closer Look at Suicide Prevention

By: Samantha Brawley, LPC Most individuals may not realize the extensiveness of the effects of suicide. It is a difficult...
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Suicide Prevention Month

How Can I Help Prevent Suicide?

By: Samantha Brawley, LPC The Department of Health and Human Services encourages community and family members to follow the ACE...
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Suicide Prevention Month

September is National Suicide Prevention Month

By: Samantha Brawley, LPC As a therapist, I consider it my duty to educate others on awareness of “red flag”...
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Mental Health Tips

On The Hard Days

By: Tiara Little, M Ed, LPC On the hard days when your mood is low, your anxiety is high, your...
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Mental Health Tips

Flags

By: Paul Alexander Flags bring color to overcast days, and we all see some people going through some days when...
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Mental Health Month

Creating An Environment That Encourages Mental Well-Being

By: Ana Garcia May is Mental Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and...
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Mental Health Month

Controlling Yourself & Dealing with Stressful Situations, 2

By: Laura Langley, MS, LPC Part 2 In the mental health field, many of us use the term "healthy coping...
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Mental Health Month

Controlling Yourself & Dealing with Stressful Situations

By: Laura Langley, MS, LPC Part 1 Throughout my 17 years as a counselor, I've come to realize that I...
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Fridays with Foster

Depression

By: Foster Grant There are times when I just need to be alone; other times I don’t know my purpose...
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Mental Health Tips

Life Lessons and Legos

By: Deborah Johnson In recent sessions with clients ranging from the ages of 5 to 16, I utilized the Legos...
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Fridays with Foster

Healthy Eating

By: Foster Grant I LOVE SNACKS!!! I love all kinds of snacks – crackers, cookies, kolaches, most of all PUP...
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Mental Health Tips

Expect Seasons of Change, 2

By: Laura Langley, MS, LPC Part 2 Read Part 1 Here So, how do you handle change? In 1998, author...
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Mental Health Tips

Expect Seasons of Change

By: Laura Langley, MS, LPC Part 1 Recently a friend of mine had numerous life changes occur in a short...
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Fridays with Foster

Anxiety

By: Foster GrantYEP! This is what my anxiety looks like! SHREDDING STUFF UP! When I am left alone or my...
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Suicide Prevention Month

Suicide Prevention Month

By: Natashia Slack-Trusclair, MA, LPC We all have ups and downs, highs and lows. I believe we are all coping...
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Mental Health Tips

Loneliness

By: Barbara Courville, MBA, LPC-S "I’m So Lonely I Could Cry” by Hank Williams is a song that a lot...
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Mental Health Tips

Constituents, Comrades, and Confidants

By: John Randall Supervised by: Barbara Courville, MBA, LPC-S Many years ago there was a group of Illinois Army National...
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Fridays with Foster

Anger

By: Foster Grant Even though my title is “Therapy Dog” and the expectation is that I comfort and care for...
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Mental Health Tips

Self-Care

By: Tiara Little, M Ed, LPC Self-care is a hot topic, one that is often glamorized and may feel unattainable...
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Fridays with Foster

Friendship

By: Foster Grant My humans don’t know it – but I love my pup friends A LOT! They really understand...
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