That Hurt Me: Understanding Misunderstanding

By: Kaleigh Nobbe, Counseling InternSo you didn’t mean it like that. In many situations we can believe that a person’s words or actions were intended to hurt us, but they brush it off like nothing ever happened. What does this mean and how do we move forward? It could...

What’s the Deal with Pronouns?

By: Carol Briggs, Clinical InternOne of my roles as a counselor is to advocate for, and promote acceptance, inclusion, and equity. One of the ways to promote acceptance and inclusion is to help normalize feelings and situations that don’t get enough attention or are...

Coping Skills Types

By: Ema Gavrilovic, LPCIn my last post, I introduced coping skills and how to utilize them.  I also touched on the main difference between the former term and the term, self-care, a more extensive version of a coping skill. In the next four blog posts, I will dissect...

Coping Skills: What are They and How Do I Use them?

By: Ema Gavrilovic, LPCCoping skills is a term that is you hear often in a counseling session. We hear teachers using them in the classroom to manage students who throw tantrums (“Use your emotion flash cards, Johnny”). We hear parents using them to respond fairly to...