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The Importance of Being in the Present Moment
By: Ashley Kraut, MA, LPC, NCC The world if fast paced and full of distraction. How easily can we be consumed by flashy advertisements, electronic notifications, videos, etc? There is a choice in each fleeting moment, we get to decide if we experience the moment,…
Utilizing Crisis Survival Skills
By: Ashley Kraut, MA, LPC, NCC Experiencing emotions is a natural human experience, but sometimes these emotions can be extreme and difficult to tolerate in the moment. When emotions are extreme and impairing functioning, or acting on the extreme emotions would be harmful, then some…
A Resolution for Gratitude
By Linnea Sieh MA, LLPC, NCC Resolutions. Does this word scare you? Do you make and keep resolutions? Or do they just cause stress and annoyance? Many people make resolutions to be healthier, spend more time with family, do more things that give us joy,…
Self-Esteem and Swimsuits
By: Linnea Sieh, MA, LPC Summer: a time for beach trips, family vacations, ice cream (my favorite part,) and spending time with friends and family. Living in Michigan makes it even more special, since we seem to only get summer weather for maybe a few…
Keeping friendship in your Marriage/Relationship
By: Karen Weier MA, LLPC, NCC When we first meet someone, who we think will be our forever person, we are intentional on developing a friendship with them. We want to get to know everything about them. Why does this intentionality, this desire to be…
Can Counseling Help Me?
By: Tonya Rice MA, LPC One evening, I entered one of the local bookstores in my neighborhood. When browsing the shelves, I reached for a book titled “Nowhere but Up”, a memoir written by Pattie Mallette. I began to read the first couple of pages…