Healing Hearts with Faith
In the delicate world of childhood trauma, healing is not a goal—it's a necessity. Navigating this challenge can be difficult, but integrating Christian faith into therapy offers hope. By combining techniques with spiritual guidance, we can help build strength and healing in young hearts. This blog post explores how faith can be a powerful tool for healing, and how it’s incorporated in therapeutic settings.
Navigating the Path to Healing from Trauma
Balancing College Life Successfully
College life is a pivotal time for academic exploration, personal growth, and making friends, and it can also be an exciting experience. However, many students find themselves overwhelmed as they try to balance academics and their social lives. In this blog post, we'll explore ways to help you maintain this balance, making your college years rewarding and enjoyable.
Guiding Your Teen Through Life After Divorce or Separation
Navigating life after a divorce can have many ups and downs, but for teens, it can be especially challenging. The transition can feel overwhelming and confusing, which is why your role as a parent is more crucial than ever. Providing your child with the right support and guidance will help them adjust to the new normal in a healthy and positive way.
Strengthening Family Bonds Through Summer Activities in Tampa, FL
Summer is an exciting time as the days grow longer and the opportunities for family bonding are readily available. For families in Tampa, FL, summer presents a great opportunity to strengthen the ties that bind them together. With an abundance of activities tailored to all ages, there's no better place to create lasting memories and deepen your connections. This blog post explores various summer activities in Tampa that can bring your family closer, offering practical tips, fun ideas, and valuable insights to ensure a memorable summer for everyone.
5 Benefits of Starting Therapy in the Summer
The summer season, with its hot weather, longer days, and less busy atmosphere, presents a unique opportunity for individuals looking to start therapy in the Tampa Bay area. Sometimes scheduling therapy can seem like another to-do on your list. In the height of busy work schedules and school activities, it can be easy to push it off. With 1 in 5 US adults experiencing mental illness each year, it is not a matter to push aside. Throughout this post you will see why beginning mental health counseling in the summer can be a great idea for many! Often seen as a time for rejuvenation and change, summer can be the perfect season to start a journey toward better mental health and well-being.
Trauma Therapy for First Responders in Tampa, FL
First responders—firefighters, police officers, paramedics—are our everyday heroes. They run towards danger when others flee, providing vital services in the most critical moments. They are often viewed as strong and indestructible. But who takes care of them when the weight of their experiences becomes too much to bear? In the blog post we will explore the importance of trauma therapy for first responders in Tampa, FL, offering evidence-based practices and faith-based insights to support these brave individuals.
Feeling Behind as a College Student
As new therapists who work with teenagers and college students, we hear a lot about always feeling behind or being in a rush! This may include feeling rushed to get into your dream school or get started in a dream job, feeling rushed to reach relationship goals, or just overall feeling behind peers in life. More than average stress levels have been reported by college students with only 9% reporting little stress to no stress. Why does the world put so much pressure on teenagers and college students? Does it really matter if you don’t know everything by your freshman year? Does it even matter in the real world? We’re here to share some insights and perspectives on career development during the teenage and college years.
From a Child Therapist: Responding To The Blame Game
All parents have heard their children play “the blame game.” Maybe is with their sibling about who exactly started the fight. Maybe things at school escalated quickly, and the email from your child’s teacher seems VERY different from what your child is telling you. Sometimes, if something goes wrong it's all YOUR fault, even though you are pretty sure you had nothing to do with it.