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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
By: Linnea Sieh MA, LLPC The recent popularity of the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” has brought the topics of suicide, sexual assault, and bullying to the forefront of the public eye. To many professionals, this show is concerning, due to the high levels of…