Why do people pull their hair out?

The short answer is “it just feels good”.

Even though it can cause a lot of distress and embarrassment it feels good to the people who do it.

My List of Recommended Books

As a therapist who works with kids from 5 years old on up. Clients are often asking me for good parenting books to read, so I figured I would put together a list. This is by no means an exhaustive list. However, I do reference these books every week. I have also listed a few I like to use with my child and teen clients.

What parents should know about sandtray therapy sessions

Your child, adolescent, or even adults may participate in sandtray therapy as a part of therapy with Amy. While this may look to you like just playing in the sand, sandtray therapy is much more than that. Children often do not have the words or the understanding of their feelings to talk through what is going on for them. They may not be able to explain why they feel or act a certain way. In fact, many adults even struggle to answer these questions.

What parents should know about play therapy sessions

Your child or adolescent may participate in play therapy as a part of therapy with Amy. Play therapy might involve building, books, arts and crafts activities, puppets, figurines, board games, or pretend games like house, restaurant, doctor, or dress-up. Play therapy might look a lot like just playing, so it is reasonable to wonder what makes play therapy different from just playing.

Why I started my own blog and launched my own website?

As many of you know I am one of the proud co-owners of Life Skills Resource Group. If you do not, I encourage you to check out our site. Cindy Fabico and I have spent years curating a practice that brings a wide array of mental health and life coaching services to our community. We are thankful for the licensed counselors and certified life coaches who work in our office and contribute to our good standing in the community. Our goal has always been to link counseling to those who want it in our community and I feel we have been able to accomplish this at Life Skills Resource Group.

You have mostly likely heard the acronym OCD before but do you know what it stands for?

OCD stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. We all have obsessions such as worrying bad things will happen and compulsions such as knocking on wood. The O and the C of OCD are a natural part of our lives. It is when these obsessions and compulsions begin to run our lives that it becomes a disorder.

My husband recently came to me and said, “I’m starting a new morning routine. Want to join me?”.

I was interested since I am a routine person by nature.  I had a morning routine, only there was no “me time” built in. It was a rushed, fast-paced routine of getting up, working out (if I felt like it), getting ready, and getting out the door as fast as I could. I was solely focused on rushing to work, and I would barely speak to anyone.  I believed the extra few minutes in bed were more important than taking extra time for myself in the mornings. Boy, was I wrong!

As a counselor I am often asked by clients, “Why am I all of the sudden so tired?”  

Parents wonder what the heck is going on when their child starts crawling on the floor, jumping on the couch, or acting in a way that may seem out of the norm for their child. Some clients are nervous that they are “checked out” and “can’t focus”. When this happens, I am grateful to educate my clients about what’s going on.