At an online event for psychiatrists earlier this week, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized that the role of professional counselors as "trusted healers" in their communities provides them with an important opportunity to support clients – and clear up misinformation – as they make decisions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. “The name of the game right now is trust. This…
When it comes to trauma, Hillary Cook, a licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with a solo private practice in Boise, Idaho, says a saying she often shares with clients: It is possible to drown in a puddle like in the depths of the ocean. Trauma is often categorized as “big T” or “small T” – some would even say that…
Here is a topic that professional advisors love to talk about and that doesn't feel uncomfortable at all: Money! Let's get it public and acknowledge that talking about money is no fun in the consulting profession. Because the nature of our business is sensitive. We do not sell public "goods", we offer a service. And this service is no ordinary…
Few would argue that 2020 was a turning point in many ways. The COVID-19 pandemic, social and economic inequalities, racial balancing and environmental disasters collided and merged into a reality shaped by enormous challenges that were barely foreseeable. This combination of factors has created an increasing need for counseling and psychiatric care. The dramatic increase in the number of people…
Comfort is something we are all looking for. The term “wellbeing” is highly valued (and promoted) in our society. It's considered a major selling point when you buy a bed, clothes, car, pair of shoes – almost anything in the market. But overestimating comfort in our life can cost a lot of money. <img aria-beschreibungby = "caption-attachment-25144" data-attachment-id = "25144"…
John (not his real name) was a white man in his mid-twenties. He was obese, had a shaggy beard and was identified as a gay man. John had come to a counselor after a referral because John had previously only described sexual experiences in his early childhood. After three sessions in the counseling relationship, John built a timeline of key…
ACA's Future School Counselor Award is open to any Masters or PhD (Student ACA members) counseling student who is pursuing a career in school counseling at the elementary, middle or high school level. This is one of four doctoral competitions organized annually by the ACA. This competition was created to recognize student counseling students with exceptional insight and understanding of…
Viktor Frankl was born on March 26, 1905 in Vienna, Austria and died in the same city on September 2, 1997. Frankl wrote the famous Holocaust testimony Man & # 39; s Search for Meaning and is widely recognized as the founder of logotherapy known / existential analysis, which is a form of existential counseling. Logotherapy, sometimes also referred to…
ACA & # 39; s Tomorrow & # 39; s Counselor Award is open to any Master's or PhD student counseling student (student ACA members) and is one of four PhD competitions held annually by ACA. This competition was created to recognize graduate students with exceptional insight and understanding of the counseling profession and the work of professional counselors in…
V massive attacks on Asians and Asian Americans (A / AA) have increased exponentially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, the number of hate crimes in the largest cities in the United States increased 6% in 2020 compared to 2019, but the number of hate crimes…