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Creating Structure in Your Therapy Sessions
Sometimes new counselors feel like they are winging it during session. Clients come in with ten topics to talk about and counselors feel they are frantically throwing interventions at their client as the conversation twists and turns. It is difficult to know for certain if the session is productive. This can be particularly hard to…
Family Therapy – Family Values
Many families come in feeling divided on priorities and values. Many scholars in the field of counseling research argue that understanding a family’s values is key to helping families work through conflicts (Thoburn & Sexton, 2016 & Trotzer, 1981). Kids, and even parents, can have a hard time identifying shared values within their family. A…
Podcast Rec – “When Teens Threaten Self-Harm: Guidance for Clinicians and Parents, Ep. 252” from Light up the Couch
Here’s a podcast rec from one of my favorite podcasts, Light up the Couch. The host, Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Irias, LMFT, interviews a new expert every episode. The experts dive into a wide range of counseling topics from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The experts often talk about personal experience, anonymized case examples, and research in…
Rookie Counseling 