Cover Stories

Suicidality among children and adolescents

By Laurie Meyers August 25, 2021

The isolation and stress of COVID-19 have exacerbated a preexisting upward trend in serious mental health problems in those under 18.

Crisis counseling: A blend of safety and compassion

By Bethany Bray July 27, 2021

Crisis counseling demands that practitioners become comfortable with the uncomfortable, ensuring safety while creating a nonjudgmental space for clients to share their most distressing thoughts and emotions.

There’s nothing small about trauma

By Bethany Bray June 24, 2021

Trauma doesn’t have to revolve around a large-scale, life-shattering event to have a profound and negative effect on clients’ mental health.

Listening to voices of color in the LGBTQ+ community

By Laurie Meyers May 26, 2021

Those who are part of communities across the BIPOC spectrum face increased oppression and unique challenges because of the intersection of their cultural and LGBTQ+ identities.

Feeling the strain: The effects of COVID-19 on children and adolescents

By Laurie Meyers April 23, 2021

Counselors are trying to help young clients who may not know how to talk about or even recognize the myriad ways the pandemic is affecting them.