Communicating with Trauma in a Different Way
By Alison Voisin, MA, LPC, E-RYT “I just feel like I’m stuck, like I can’t move forward.” “Why can’t I just get over this?” “Why am I always so scared?” These are phrases that you might have said to yourself, or as a therapist, have heard from some of your clients....
What Can Parents Do to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse?
By Kaitlin P. Ward, LCSW April is the National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month, child welfare agencies and human service organizations help to increase awareness and implement strategies to prevent the occurrence of all forms of child abuse and neglect. Child...
Children and Exposure to Terror: The 3 Cs of Coping
This blog was jointly written by “The Older Dad,” Dr. Kevin D. Arnold, and by Ms. Theresa Gaser, MSSA, LISW-S of Trinity Family Counseling, Westerville, Ohio According to the VA, children who are exposed to higher amounts of TV coverage of a disaster develop more...
Attachment and Trauma, Pt. I
By Imani Byrd, MS, TLLP What we experience in our early childhood and our caregivers in learning about empathy, conflict resolution, and our self-worth cannot be understated. Think of this as a cap in the “nurture” argument in the timeless nature versus nurture...