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Unpacking Therapy Clichés: Pet Therapy

Written by: Amy Gregor, MSW, LCSW In recent years, you may have noticed that more places are incorporating pet therapy into their services. You may have seen this during a hospital stay, at your therapist’s office, the dentist, at your grandparent’s assisted living residence, the airport, and even in some schools around town – but

Goal Setting in the New Year

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

The Mental Health Benefits of Gratitude

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

A graphic from Queen City Counseling & Consulting titled Virtual Resources for Teens offers ways to cope with isolation, featuring colorful abstract people in the background.

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 Charlotte community and the nation have found themselves with a new “normal” that includes going to school or work online, not being able to go to favorite places