Mental Health Topics
We have put together a series of helpful advice that we hope helps you to capture some information and skills to help you learn more about mental health and how to achieve a better life balance.
HOW PLAY THERAPY CAN HELP CHILDREN RECOVER FROM TRAUMA
Research is ongoing, but many studies have shown that play therapy helps increase engagement, process trauma in safe space, and reduce manipulative cognitions. Primarily, Release Play Therapy and Structured Play Therapy have been used in the treatment of trauma...
THERAPY & PTSD
According to the National Center for PTSD, as many as 7-8% of people in the United States will suffer from PTSD at some point in their lives. This number jumps to 11-20% when looking at veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and/or Operation Enduring...
THAT KIND OF MORNING
Good morning! Well, truthfully it has not been a good morning. It’s been a mom morning. You know the kind where there doesn’t seem to be enough coffee in the house. Oh wait, and the ‘out of creamer’ kind of morning. The kind of morning where not one child is dressed...
BOOKSHELF: WILD ABOUT YOU
Wild About You is a children’s book written by Judy Sierra with pictures by Marc Brown. This book illustrates many themes, such as the struggle of wanting to start a family via adoption and how sometimes it takes a village to raise children. One important theme shown...
BOOKSHELF: THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT
One day, as Duncan was getting ready to color in class, he opened his box of crayons only to find a stack of written letters. One by one he opens the letters and begins to read. To his surprise the letters are from the crayons! Letter after letter, color after color,...
WHY SHOULD I PURSUE PLAY THERAPY IN MY PRACTICE?
More and more counselors are turning to play therapy in their practices. At Garrett Counseling, we are experts in play therapy and utilize the method regularly. What is Play Therapy? Play therapy is defined by the Association for Play Therapy as “the systematic use of...
WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PLAY THERAPY
Oftentimes, what we discover in our conversations with parents is that they do not fully understand what play therapy is or how it may benefit their child. We want to help parents be better equipped to make decisions and help their children. What is Play Therapy? The...
EFFECTS OF NATURE THERAPY
Nature - Based Therapy is becoming the therapy of choice for many counselors, and with research showing positive results, it’s easy to see why! Nature - Based Therapy refers to programs that promote mental health through an on outdoor environment. At Garrett...