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Suicide prevention strategies with the military-affiliated population

By Duane France and Juliana Hallows October 29, 2019

By using the public health approach, maximizing protective factors, and minimizing risk factors, professional counselors can help prevent suicide in service members, veterans, and military families.

Procrastination: An emotional struggle

By Lindsey Phillips October 24, 2019

Mental health professionals are increasingly beginning to recognize and treat chronic procrastination as something much deeper than a time-management or lifestyle issue.

Finding strength in sensitivity

By Lindsey Phillips September 24, 2019

Highly sensitive people are often misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed, but in a supportive and validating counseling environment, they can frequently tap into their many strengths.

Maintaining motivation as a counselor

Compiled by Jonathan Rollins September 3, 2019

Is a passion for helping others enough to carry counselors through an entire career, or is it sometimes necessary to f ind other sources of inspiration?

Challenging the inevitability of inherited mental illness

By Lindsey Phillips August 29, 2019

Clients with family histories of mental illness sometimes feel defeated right out of the gate, but counselors can spread an empowering message that genetics aren’t necessarily destiny when it comes to mental health.