A while back I was reminded that there are two times you don’t need to worry. I worry more than most, so I was very much looking forward to those two special times when I could stop worrying, knocking off about (5%? 10%) of my worry list. Clearly, I believed that if I could cross […]
Anxiety. Even the word makes me cringe a little. Anxiety is that voice in your head that tells you it is as bad as you feared, maybe even worse. “Anxiety” is the set of signals your body sends: the increased heart rate, the difficulty breathing, the tense muscles, the stomachaches (and then your mind adding […]
I frequently hear clients talking about anxiety provoking life events that somehow, by the end of the discussion, have become life and death, make it or break it moments. For example, a student might struggle with a singular exam question (later admitted to perhaps be a poorly worded question), and then the student quickly decides […]
If you know Autism, you know Social Stories by Carol Gray. She has written more social stories than can be counted, helping people with autism understand the world around them, providing reassurance, and educating folks about how to move forward in life. (For a quick primer on Carol, see her website https://carolgraysocialstories.com/) Now Carol has […]
As we transition through fall, we have cooler temps, changing leaves, and shorter days. While we all seem to enjoy the temps and leaves, the shorter days leave many of us out of sorts: lower energy level, low mood, perhaps irritable. What to do when our Colorado sun shines, but for fewer hours a day? […]
Jobs, jobs, jobs. Among the top requests for help in this office include frequent requests to help my clients find jobs. I meet with teens looking for their very first job; weary parents of 20 somethings, trying to get their young adults into a stable jobs; grown adults with graduate degrees, trying to land meaningful […]
I am visualizing you writing goals: hunched over your desk, coffee rings on the stacks of papers that surround you, crumpled up pieces of lined paper litter your floor, your hair disheveled. I see you smiling at a pristine piece of paper with some amazing goals sitting on your desk, illuminated by a beam of […]
Thanks for trying to be more specific with your therapy goals and targets. I appreciate your efforts. I’ll be honest: as a therapist I am ALWAYS trying to figure out what is unsaid in my office, what the client’s (unsaid) goals are, and if there is a way to meet them. I would be glad […]
It is that time of the year when I hear about goals: academic goals, sports goals, fall goals, work goals (oddly, no mention of progress toward New Year’s Resolutions…). It seems as though every academic class is addressing goals, SMART goals, and aspirational goals in the syllabus. Guess what? You should have therapy goals, too! […]
Raising a child is hard enough, until you realize you are supposed to be raising an adult. Shoot! Does that actually change anything, though? Isn’t the end goal a person who can find/revel in happiness, solve problems, ask for help when needed, and, well…adult? Join us at The Social Learning Project for a 3-part Parenting […]