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Grieving everyday losses

By Laurie Meyers April 24, 2019

Counselors help clients recognize that grief is not reserved solely for big life events such as the loss of a partner, child or other family member, but also for ‘ordinary’ and sometimes societally unacknowledged losses.

Establishing a private practice

By Laurie Meyers March 22, 2019

Counselors who dream of the freedom and autonomy they would gain by being their own bosses should also be aware of the many challenges that accompany the rewards.

Touched by trauma

By Laurie Meyers February 22, 2019

As counselors dig below the surface and uncover clients’ personal histories, they often find that lingering trauma is exerting undue influence on people’s lives.

Relationship management

By Laurie Meyers January 24, 2019

Strengthening skills relative to building and maintaining close personal connections is key to clients’ health and overall well-being.

Building client and counselor resilience

By Laurie Meyers December 26, 2018

Merriam-Webster offers two definitions for resilience. One is literal and drawn from physics: the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress. The second definition is a symbolic mirror of the first: an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. In…continue reading