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Recovering from the trauma of infidelity

By Lindsey Phillips April 1, 2020

Professional counselors play an important role in helping couples and individuals process and heal from the emotionally charged experience of confronting a betrayal in their relationship.

Bouncing back from ‘failure’ as a counselor

By Lindsey Phillips March 3, 2020

The question is not whether counselors will make mistakes and have missteps over the course of a career but what they will learn from them when they do.

Fostering immigrant communities of healing

By Lindsey Phillips January 28, 2020

For many immigrants, both their journey to and their experiences in the United States can be traumatizing, but they are unlikely to access help from counselors unless counselors themselves work to mitigate some of the barriers.

Digesting the connection between food and mood

By Lindsey Phillips December 31, 2019

A growing body of research suggests counselors should no longer think of mental health in isolation but rather as part of a complex system that includes what people eat.

Pushing through the vape cloud

By Lindsey Phillips November 26, 2019

Vaping has received a significant amount of negative publicity over the past several months, but counselors say that alone won’t motivate most users to stop.