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When the Unthinkable Happens
5 Strategies to Help Children Work Through Tragedy and Traumatic Grief
In the wake of recent tragedies that have directly impacted children, 小蝌蚪视频 author Andrea Dorn, MSW, LISW-CP, shares strategies for clinicians and caregivers to mindfully approach and work through this difficult topic with children.
Addressing Grief-Related Anxiety
Strategies for Normalizing Grief & Fostering Growth
For many grieving clients, working through anxiety will be a significant part of their path towards healing. Discover the first steps you can take to help clients manage their anxiety and process their grief on a deeper level.
Working with Suicide Loss Survivors
4 Strategies for Post-Traumatic Growth
Losing a loved one to suicide leaves survivors with overwhelming feelings of guilt and shame, as well as an intense struggle to make sense of what happened. Licensed counselor Rita Schulte provides strategies that can be used to foster post-traumatic growth when working with clients who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Finding Your Rainbow
Redefining Fertility and Regaining Control After Pregnancy Loss
Although pregnancy loss often takes away our sense of agency and control, we can use our values as a compass to find our own unique rainbow and live a fertile life.
Mourning Together, but Differently
Healing Your Relationship After Pregnancy Loss
When you鈥檙e consumed by the grief and trauma associated with pregnancy loss, it can be difficult to understand what your partner is going through鈥攑articularly if their experience of the loss differs widely from your own. But by taking a step back to consider their perspective and their experience, it is possible to develop greater compassion and find connection in the relationship again.
10 Things Your Clients Can Do Right Now to Help with Grief
David Kessler reveals small steps clients can take to lessen their suffering.
Discover 10 small, simple things grieving clients can do right now to get 鈥渦nstuck鈥 from the suffering of loss.
Trauma changes more than the mind
Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, LMHC, reveals how mental health conditions contribute to memory loss, dementia and diabetes
Discover why combining your mental health knowledge with the latest research in integrative approaches and nutrition can build rapport with clients and enhance clinical outcomes help.
How Loss at the Time of Menopause Can Masquerade as Depression
Distinguishing between 鈥渄epressing鈥 life changes and depression
Natural life changes such as menopause can make our clients feel depressed. But it is NOT the same as clinical depression. Here's how to tell the difference.
How to Develop a Safety Plan with Suicidal Clients
A Process of Inquiry That Promotes Empathic Connection
Effective suicide assessments are built on a foundation of empathic connection. When clients feel heard, understood, and respected, they鈥檙e likelier to let down their guard and explore sensitive topics.
5 Things Seasoned Therapists Wish They'd Known
... And the One Question You Should Always Ask Your Clients...
We asked some seasoned therapists to pass on the lessons they wish someone had told them when they were first starting out, and here are the results!