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Start Planning Now for a Positive Summer
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The past year has presented many challenges for maintaining social connections and nurturing friendships. Children and teens have felt the impact of this even more significantly, given that they typically rely on school or organized group activities to connect and interact. The isolation caused b...

Tap Into the Healing Power of Plants
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Note from Lauren: This month's newsletter is written by our newest staff member, Althea MacDonald, LPC HTR, PsyD. In addition to using the familiar modern therapy modalities (CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Play Therapy), Althea is also a Registered Horticultural Therapist. Bel...

Combating Loneliness During the (Pandemic) Holiday Season
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This pandemic has posed a series of challenges for children, teens, as well as adults and parents. The pandemic has isolated many of us from our friends and family, resulting in feelings of loneliness. How can your children and adolescents navigate these times and combat loneliness...

Spiraling Out of Control? Think Again
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It’s safe to say that 2020 has been an unprecedented year. With so much uncertainty in the world around us, it’s hard to stay grounded and feel in control of our own lives. One of the easiest ways to remain focused and emotionally stable, is to be mindful of the way in which we are speaking...