Is This a Difficult Phase… Or Something Worth Addressing? (A Parent’s Guide)

If you're a parent, you've probably had the thought at least once: Is this normal? Should I be worried? Maybe your seven-year-old melts down every evening. Maybe your twelve-year-old has gone from chatty to monosyllabic overnight. Maybe your fifteen-year-old made a choice so baffling you found yourself Googling things you never expected to Google. The good news is that most of what worries parents falls well…

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What Art Therapy Actually Is And Why It Works for Kids Who Struggle to Talk About Their Feelings

If you've heard the term "art therapy" and pictured a child coloring at a table while a therapist watches, you're not alone. It's one of the most misunderstood approaches in children's mental health, and one of the most effective. Art therapy is not arts and crafts. It's not a distraction technique or a reward for sitting through a session. It's a clinically recognized form of psychotherapy…

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What to Expect at Your First Therapy Session

If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy but haven’t made the call yet, there’s a good chance one thing is holding you back: you don’t know what’s actually going to happen. That uncertainty is one of the most common reasons people put it off. So let’s just walk through it. Before You Even Arrive At Campbell Counseling, your intake paperwork is completed online before your first…

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