By Emily Pierson, M.Ed., Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Does hearing about the New Year’s resolutions of others make you feel disheartened? Do you struggle with depression? Are you worried that you won’t be able to make any meaningful changes in your life? If so, you’re not alone. Struggling with depression […]
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By Emily Pierson, M.Ed., Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor The ‘most wonderful time of the year’ can be hard to manage if you are lonely. The holidays are a time to be with people you love and care for. Families spend more time together. Friends get together for parties. Couples post […]
By Emily Pierson, MEd, LCPC, LPC Are your child’s tantrums wearing you out? Are you a parent to a toddler or preschooler? Are the “terrible twos” driving you crazy? Is your little one beginning to have more meltdowns? Do you feel like you’ve tried everything? Are you wondering if there […]
By Emily Pierson, M.Ed., Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor As the holidays are upon us, are you struggling to feel festive and jolly? Does spending time with family make you anxious? Or is the opposite true? Does not being able to see loved ones lead to feelings of depression, guilt, or […]
By Emily Pierson, M.Ed., Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Have you noticed yourself experiencing extreme amounts of stress? Do you worry too much about things you probably shouldn’t be? Is this stress or worry keeping you from doing things you used to love? Whether you’ve recently experienced these feelings or if […]
By Emily Pierson, M.Ed., Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Are you a high school student during these “uncertain times”? Let’s talk about the obvious things first. High school is hard. The transition from middle to high school brings academic changes. Suddenly there is pressure to perform in the classroom to prepare […]
By Emily Pierson, M.Ed., Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Are you a teenager or young adult? Have you found yourself wishing you looked different? Do you wish you were taller, had more muscle mass, or that you had that perfect tan? Maybe you want to look like the “Instagram models” who […]
By Emily Pierson, M.Ed., Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor The teaching profession has undergone massive stresses in the past two years. The spring semester of 2020 school year was just plain hard. Not to mention, every semester since then has been difficult as well. The COVID-19 pandemic sent schools across the […]
By Emily Pierson, M.Ed., Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Are you a helping professional? Has COVID-19, secondary trauma, stressful working conditions, or an overwhelming caseload got you feeling burnt out? If so, you are not alone. The last few years have brought a significant amount of stress to everyone, not to […]
By Emily Pierson, MEd, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Are you a high school student that feels lost? Are you struggling to balance school, a social life, activities and family responsibilities? Do you feel pressure to make decisions about your future? If so, know that you are not alone. In fact, […]