By Lauren Moore, LCSWA In North Carolina, we are already up to 80-degree weeks here in June. School is starting to let out, and it is almost officially summertime! Now more than ever, you may hear a therapist (and parent) often say “go outside!” to improve your day. Before you brush off the suggestion, consider
Written by: Perrin Jones, LCMHCA Coping skills go beyond just being a therapy buzz-phrase. Entire therapy modalities focus on teaching and implementing coping skills. “What coping skills did you use?” is a phrase that those in the therapy chair have probably heard quite often. It’s no surprise, then, that the immense focus upon coping skills
Author: Perrin Jones, MA, LCMHCA, NCC, MT-BC If someone (including a therapist) has ever told you to take a deep breath when you were feeling stressed or anxious, your initial reaction may have been to roll your eyes – you just didn’t feel that taking a breath was really going to cut it for you
Written by Ellen Herbert, LCSW “How does that make you feel?” If your therapist has asked you this, they’re probably cringing a little on the inside. Sure, it’s a therapy cliché, but sometimes it is the only question that needs to be asked in the moment. Essentially, identifying emotions forces you to take a pause
Contributed by: Lauren Moore, MSW, LCSWA Did you create those new year resolutions as the virtual ball dropped last week? The beginning of 2021 is a great time to reflect back on your experiences, lessons, highs and lows of this past unprecedented year. Take a few moments (or longer…) to review the questions below and
By: Lauren Moore, MSW, LCSWA December – the last month of the year and quite a hectic one. The holiday season is not only associated with joy and happiness, but also stress, depressive symptoms, and other mental health-related challenges. As we approach the holidays, it’s important to check in with yourself and plan for the
November is upon us, and so is the season of gratitude as we march towards Thanksgiving. The holidays are likely going to look vastly different this year than they have in years past, and it may feel like you have to dig deep to find some gratitude for the strange, chaotic, and difficult year 2020
Authored by: Queen City Counseling Client I’ll be honest: I find self-help books well intentioned but usually full of things that I won’t remember or don’t strike a chord with me. Untamed was different. I found myself continuing to jot down statements or thoughts that felt powerful to me throughout my reading. Here are my
Queen City Counseling & Consulting is excited to launch our brand-new book club series! Follow along with us each month as we choose a different thought-provoking book to share with you. We will post a blog at the beginning of each month as a guide for you to use while reading our pick and conclude
Contributed by: Lauren Moore, MSW, LCSWA Communicating with your teenager can often feel like a frustrating task. As a therapist, I often point parents towards a great resource called “The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers” by Dr. Gary Chapman to help parents better understand how to express love to their children. Dr. Chapman, a North
