Back to School Tips
Back to School Tips By Paola Gómez, Ph. D As summer comes to an end and back to school season begins, it can be hard to get back into the regular demands of the school life - for both kids and adults. Whether your child...
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Back To School, Lets Get Talking!
By: Stacy Lloyd, MS, LMHC Starting a new school year brings a lot of excitement and changes. Students will have new classmates, teachers, after-school activities and new experiences. Parents are tasked with balancing the family’s schedules and helping their children navigate through many firsts. And...
How To Handle Back-to-School Worries
Hello parents! It is that time of year again...getting your kids ready for back to school! My name is Amanda Gurgel, LMHC specializing in working with adults, children, and teens for over 10 years. I wanted to provide helpful strategies to help you with this...
3 Tips for Helping Your Teen Who Is Self-Harming
The transition from single digits to double digits can be a tough one for some teens. It is filled with new feelings, new expectations and hormones. There’s a social pressure that may have not been there before and your teen may not know how to...
Healing From The Inside Out
It’s been 11 months, 49 weeks, or 343 days since I truly started my journey of healing from the inside out. Someone important to me (my therapist) told me if something didn’t drastically change I would be forty and suicidal. While I haven’t been suicidal,...
The Real Therapists of South Florida
Move over all of you "Real Housewives "... The Real Therapists of South Florida are here! We have a list of the Who's Who among the South Florida Therapy world! Amanda Patterson, LMHC, CAP Amanda Patterson, LMHC, CAP , Mental Health Counselor of the Year...