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DBT for Teens: How Parents Can Support Emotional Growth

by Sarah Rivera | August 13, 2025 | Counseling for Adults | 0 Comments

WRITTEN BY SARAH RIVERA, LPC-S: DBT for Teens: How Parents Can Support Emotional Growth is all about giving both you and your teen tools to handle life’s challenges. Teens face a lot — GPA pressures, friend drama, relationship problems, making the team, homework,...

How to Support Your Child’s Mental Health This School Year

by Sarah Rivera | July 21, 2025 | Counseling for Adults | 0 Comments

WRITTEN BY BRITNEY VINCENT, LPC: If back-to-school season is leaving you wonderinf how to support your child's mental health this school year, you're not alone. Sure, anticipation of the new school year can bring excitement and eagerness, but let's be real- sometimes...

Why Do Minority Groups Avoid Therapy? 4 Reasons Why

by Sarah Rivera | July 9, 2025 | Counseling for Adults | 0 Comments

Why do minority groups avoid therapy? It’s a question that mental health professionals, advocates, and community members continue to explore—and the answers are layered. Despite the growing awareness around mental wellness, individuals from minority backgrounds often...

The Power of Gratitude in Marriage and Relationships

Nov 10, 2025 | Counseling for Adults

As the holiday season gets closer, daily life can start to feel crowded. Schedules fill up, plans stack on top of each other, and it’s easy to feel pulled in a hundred directions at once. Relationships, especially close ones like marriage or long-term partnerships,...

How to Equip Kids with the Armor of God for the New School Year

Aug 28, 2025 | Counseling for Adults

WRITTEN BY: BRITNEY VINCENT, LPC Back-to-school season can feel like stepping into a battlefield for both kids and parents. New classrooms, different routines, friend drama, tests, and sports—it’s a lot! As parents, we make sure our kids have the right shoes, school...