Counselor’s Corner
Trust and Authentic Engagement Part 1: “A Restorative Approach to Student-Counselor Trust”
Current realities that school counselors face make it extremely difficult for them to build sufficient rapport and trust with students, making the goal of authentic engagement seem unattainable. Fundamental recommendations to build a baseline of rapport can be...
An Activity to Help Counselors Set Realistic Expectations – Pt. 3: The Circle of Concern
This article was originally published by MontCo.Today By: MaryJo Burchard, PhD As a counselor, one of your greatest challenges is navigating the growing and sometimes conflicting expectations of administrators, students, and parents. This is the third installment...
An Activity to Help Counselors Set Realistic Expectations – Pt. 2: The Circle of Influence
This article was originally published by MontCo.Today By: MaryJo Burchard, PhD As a counselor, one of your greatest challenges is navigating the growing and sometimes conflicting expectations of administrators, students, and parents. Last week, we began a 3-part...
An Activity to Help Counselors Set Realistic Expectations — Pt. 1: The Circle of Power
This article was originally published on September 2nd, 2022 on MontCo.Today By MaryJo Burchard, PhD As a counselor, one of your greatest challenges is navigating the growing and sometimes conflicting expectations of administrators, students, and parents. While you...
The Lincoln Center: Animal Assisted Therapy (Part 2)
By Gretchen Tucker This article was originally published on June 20th, 2022 on DelcoToday In a previous article, I shared about the benefits of animal-assisted therapy, but another question I sometimes hear is “What is the certification process like?” We need more...
The Importance of Self-Compassion
By Yael Danielle Tsoran This article was originally published on June 17th, 2022 on MontcoToday Working in the mental health field with clients who have experienced trauma throughout their life, it is not uncommon to witness them express their frustration, mixed with...
The Lincoln Center: Animal Assisted Therapy (Part 1)
By: Gretchen Tucker This article was originally published on June 15th, 2022 on MontcoToday Who is this dog in your office, and can I please pet her?! At The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth, we are cultivating an environment in which one or more friendly dogs, may...
The Lincoln Center: Getting Back to Your Passions After Burnout
By Jacqueline Scheffler This article was originally published May 27th, 2022 by MontcoToday Let’s talk about burnout. Burnout is when our emotional, physical, and mental state is exhausted due to prolonged stress. Some signs of burnout are frequent illness,...
Promoting the Positive: Finding Good in Life Even in Difficult Times
This article was originally published on May 16th, 2022 by MontcoToday By: Linda Bayer Lately, life has been difficult and challenging for most people. We hear news about COVID, how bad the economy is, and contentious political discussions that have resulted in...
The Lincoln Center: Why Understanding Trauma Is Important
This article was originally published on September 9, 2021 by MontcoToday. By Jennifer Barnett The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth provides trauma therapy to residents of Montgomery County who have been victims of a crime or crimes at no cost to the clients we...