Connection | Emery Counseling

Connection | Emery Counseling

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has stated that we were in a “loneliness epidemic” even prior to entering into the COVID-19 epidemic.  The quarantining that comes with COVID-19 just adds another layer to this phenomenon by which we are removing ourselves from...
Self-Harm | Help For The Parents | Emery Counseling

Self-Harm | Help For The Parents | Emery Counseling

Finding out your child/teen is engaging in self-harming behaviors can throw any parent into a whirlwind of emotions- fear, anger, sadness, and confusion (just to name a few).  Understanding why your child would harm their body can be very difficult.   I intend to shed...
How Puberty May Affect Your Teen | Emery Counseling

How Puberty May Affect Your Teen | Emery Counseling

The hormonal waves are crashing.  The mood swings might cause whiplash.  The overwhelming sense that this child’s body is dictating their whole world. It’s puberty. I decided to write about some challenges girls face in puberty because I have witnessed the distress in...