by Owens Counseling | Jan 18, 2021 | Balance, Counseling, Life, Mental Health, Uncategorized
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...
by Owens Counseling | Jan 18, 2021 | Balance, Counseling, Life, Mental Health, Uncategorized
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...
by Owens Counseling | Jan 13, 2021 | Balance, Counseling, Life, Mental Health, Uncategorized
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...
by Owens Counseling | Dec 28, 2020 | Balance, Counseling, Life, Mental Health, Uncategorized
By: Carol Briggs, Clinical Intern 2020 started out pretty good for me. I was excited about looking for an internship, I had plans to travel in April, and my self-care was mostly consistent. Then mid-March hit. I lost my job, my partner was laid off, and classes went...
by Owens Counseling | Nov 24, 2020 | Balance
By: Carol Briggs Clinical Intern Carol treats issues related to depression, anxiety, stress management, self-care, career satisfaction, self-esteem, substance use, life stage adjustment, as well as grief and loss. She is especially passionate about helping clients...
by Owens Counseling | Oct 29, 2020 | Balance, Communication, Therapy
Hello, my name is Taylor and I am a K-5 Physical Education teacher to 800+ students in the Northwest suburbs. My school offered two options for our families in the 2020-2021 school year, fully remote or hybrid. Students are only in the building for two and a half...
