October is LGBTQ+ History Month! Here at Collaborative Counseling Center, we’re committed to uplifting the voices and shining a light on the experiences of our diverse community. In honor of National Coming Out Day, we’re going to share some of the steps you can take to build empathy, champion belonging, and celebrate diversity with the…
Category Archives: Individual
First Responders: Recognizing Their Trauma
Hi! I’m Suzanne and I have a confession. This is my first blog post. Ever. We aren’t going to waste any time here either…we are diving right into the deep end of the pool with an important topic. As the wife of a firefighter, the issue of mental health for first responders is one that…
Two simple words that can be deadly to men
Defining the problem ‘Man Up.’ Joe Ehrmann, the former NFL player, calls these two words one of the most destructive phrases in our society today. Why? Because implicit in this message is the command for a boy or man disavow the parts of himself that are emotional, vulnerable, empathic and curious. At the same time,…
What a 12-year-old prodigy can teach us
Music is integral to the human condition. A family member shared this recent ’60 minutes’ piece with me about a 12-year-old girl named Alma Deutscher who ‘speaks Mozart.’ I often talk with my clients about listening to the music and not the lyrics (i.e. paying attention to the emotions and not the content), but this young…
Should we limit screen time for adults too? How?
Technology is ubiquitous in our lives today and yet many of us often lament that it can seem to impede us as much as it helps us. Nowhere is this phenomenon more true than with our phones. These miraculous little computers-in-our-pockets help us to do so many things and have become indispensible to us. I…