Fall means back to school. Back to school, unfortunately, also means a notable uptick in suicidality among school age children, specifically teens. [1] Probably one of a parent’s worst fears is losing their child to suicide. Over the past several years, more awareness...
This year, I’m thankful for painI am thankful for the deepest sorrowsI am thankful for my losses, big and smallI am thankful for the hardest trials I’ve facedI am thankful for the resentment of unrecognized laborI am thankful for the frustration of being so constantly...
Psychotherapeutic training generally includes something called Universality as a healing technique. It stems from Irvin Yalom’s germinal Therapeutic Factors for facilitating group therapy. It basically means that when humans get to hear and witness another human...
Conversations with our teenagers regarding suicide prevention are vital in keeping them healthy and safe. CDC has reported an increase of adolescents who have had a suicidal attempt since 2020, the beginning of the pandemic (CDC, 2021). As a previous school counselor...
