Mental Health

Thursdays This Summer: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/29 Middle School is tough and navigating through challenging schoolwork, high expectations, and changing social [...]

Wedding season is here, which brings both excitement and stress for the couples getting married. There is pressure on the big day to be the happiest day of our lives, […]

Body image can be a sensitive topic for many people—plenty of men and women can remember feeling insecure about their bodies starting at a young age. In 2018, 79% of […]

Shame is too often intertwined with aging in our culture. On TV, we hear taglines such as, “Growing old is optional” and, “You can reverse the aging process,” which lead […]

Advances in medication for the treatment of depression within the last 20-30 years have alleviated tremendous suffering for many individuals. In addition, new counseling and psychotherapy [...]

It’s no surprise that our late teens and early twenties are a pivotal time in life. Throw a significant transition in there (read: college) and it can be a lot […]

Katelyn Schaefer, MSW, LCSW As with so many Americans, Covid-19 completely changed Matthew S.’s life. Matt was a hard-working 30-something who worked in sales until April 2020, when he lost […]

By Amy V. Maus, MSW, LCSW “My son died of Covid-19, but not in the way you think.” Those are the opening words of a short, powerful video, made by the […]

By Jacqueline Siempelkamp, MS, NCC, LPC There’s no doubt that our college student population has been significantly impacted by the pandemic. This goes for those who entered college in 2020, […]

Youth Suicide is Increasing Suicide among youth continues to increase every year and is now the second leading cause of death in individuals of middle school, high school, and college […]