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Coping with Uncertainty During the Coronavirus: Virtual Resources for Teens
Dealing with the effects of the coronavirus on our daily lives can be challenging, stressful, anxiety-inducing, and even distressing. Adults, adolescents, and children alike across our...
Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month
Contributed by: Austin Raines If you are reading this blog, odds are you are knee-deep in your own mental health concerns or the mental health concerns of someone you love. Perhaps it’s both. Regardless of what brought you to this blog, I’m so glad you’re here, taking...
Emotion Coaching for Teens
Contributed by Austin Raines During childhood and adolescence, individuals have a greater ability to learn and digest new information. The commonly used saying is that kids absorb new information like a sponge. During the early stages of development, kids are...
Impact of Vicarious Trauma on Parenting
Contributed by: Austin Raines "The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk through water without getting wet." -Rachel Naomi Remen Before I dive into the impacts of...
What’s the Deal With Attachment Styles?
Contributed by: Austin Raines February is a month that, for better or worse, operates as a reminder of relationships and how they impact our lives. With Valentine’s Day falling on February 14th, traditionally romantic relationships are at the forefront of people’s...
New Perspectives for a New Year
Contributed by: Austin Raines Congratulations on making it to a new year! The start of the new year comes with so much excitement and promise. The phrase “new year, new me” continues to grow in popularity and reinforces the concept that at the start of the new year...
Self-Care Over the Holidays
The holidays are generally one of the most exciting times of the year, but they are also one of the most stressful. Between coordinating travel plans, buying gifts, managing work schedules, handling kids that are out of school, and more, it is easy to feel run down...
Truth about Tobacco: The bottom line on the risks of e-cigarettes and nicotine for teens and young adults
Contributed by: Monique Heath, LCMHC, LCAS The temperatures are dropping, school is in session, the days are shorter, and the leaves are changing colors. These are all signs that fall is upon us. Much like this there are signs of all around promoting substance use....
Middle School Parents: How to Help Your Child Succeed Academically, Socially, and Emotionally!
Contributed by Renee Birch, LCMHC and NC Licensed School Counselor Is your middle school age child experiencing any of the following: fluctuation of energy and fatiguewanting to know the relevance in learningshowing varied interestsa concrete thinkersensitive at...
Communication Styles and Why They’re Important
Contributed by Mary York, MSW, LCSWA Have you ever heard the phrase “communication is key?” I’m sure you have! Whether you have heard it in the therapy room, at work, or just in everyday life; effective communication is one of the most important skills we can learn....
Understanding and Recognizing PTSD in Teens
Contributed by: Monique Heath, LCMHC, LCAS Being in an accident or natural disaster, experiencing spiritual or religious abuse, a sudden or violent death in your life, witnessing bodily harm or death, being physically assaulted, exposure to school violence, being...
Levels of Care in Mental Health Treatment
Contributed by: Lauren Moore, LCSW No matter where you are on your therapy journey, it can get confusing when selecting the appropriate amount of treatment that you or your child needs. In the mental health field, there are various levels of care starting at...
Setting and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries! You’ve probably heard this term within and outside of the therapy world quite a few times. While this is often a concept that we toss around repeatedly, we may not have a clear picture about what boundaries are and, importantly, how...
SPACE Model of Treating Anxiety
Childhood anxiety and family accommodation go hand in hand. Watching your child struggle with anxiety is painful and exhausting. Since parents are naturally driven to protect their kids, they develop methods of alleviating anxious feelings. When parents make changes...
The Benefits of Equine Therapy on Mental Health
Contributed by: Amy Gregor, LCSW It is no secret that the team here at Queen City Counseling & Consulting (QCCC) believes in the healing power of animals. We are excited to say that over the past several months we have continued to expand our knowledge in the...
A Case for Setting Intentions in the New Year
Written by: Perrin Jones, LCMHCA, NCC, MT-BC We’ve all heard the staggering statistics about new year’s resolutions failing. Even so, year after year, we put immense amounts of pressure on ourselves to change various aspects of our lives. Going into 2022, many of us...
Managing Expectations over the Holidays
Contributed by: Brady Smith, MSW, LCSWA Let’s just put it out there: holidays are stressful for everyone. Whether you’re spending time with loved ones, trying to enjoy a nonexistent break from school/work, or being pulled in what seems like a million directions from...
Book Review: Attached
Contributed by: Lauren Moore, LCSWA Attached, written by Amir Levine, M.D., and Rachel Heller, M.A., is a popular book amongst both therapists and clients. In this book, research expanded upon John Bowlby’s attachment theory is explained in a digestible format to help...
Book Review: More Than a Body
Contributed by: Ellen Herbert, LCSW While the wave of body positivity messages from influencers, celebrities and fitness gurus has been refreshing and certainly is a well-intentioned improvement from one-size (literally) fits all beauty standards of the past, Drs....