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No, it’s Not Impossible to Find a Therapist for Teenagers

No, it’s Not Impossible to Find a Therapist for Teenagers

by Monica Campbell | Jan 22, 2020 | Parenting, Teens, therapist

Last month I wrote a blog titled 5 Tips for Picking a Therapist for Your Teen. It published 7 days ago, and three days after that, I got a text from a dear friend that went something like this: “…Why is it so ^%$##!!!! hard to find a therapist for my...
Why Holidays are so Hard for Adolescents with Blended Families

Why Holidays are so Hard for Adolescents with Blended Families

by Monica Campbell | Dec 11, 2019 | blended family, Family

So much of life is about transitions. Really, most of life can be described as a transition. How about when someone asks “How are you?” and you reply “Good! Well, I’m incredibly busy.” Think of the transitions and change you might have...
Family as a Means of Practicing Forgiveness and Gratitude

Family as a Means of Practicing Forgiveness and Gratitude

by Monica Campbell | Nov 27, 2019 | Family, gratitude, Parenting, vulnerability

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and it brings to mind a story of gratitude. I remember taking my then sixteen-year-old on an international journey two years ago. Out of my husband and I, I had drawn what was considered by most to be the “long straw” -the chosen...
Parents, Families, Teens: We Can Be Stigma Free about Suicide

Parents, Families, Teens: We Can Be Stigma Free about Suicide

by Monica Campbell | Oct 9, 2019 | Family, Parenting, suicide, Teens

September was National Suicide Prevention Month. It was also the month that my small, tight-knit school community lost a beautiful and loved young man to suicide.  We’ve been talking and crying and comforting each other like this: that although there are many...
Four Steps to Winning Cooperation in Teens

Four Steps to Winning Cooperation in Teens

by Monica Campbell | Jul 29, 2019 | Family, Parenting, Teens

Sitting with him, in my therapy office, I was scratching my head. Every question I asked, and I mean EVERY question, ended with a shrug, a minuscule, dipped-head eye roll, or an emphatic “I don’t know”. It took me far too long to realize this...

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