Imagine all the People…Connecting through Play
By Coco Menk, MA A 6 year-old with brown curly hair, hazel eyes, olive skin and a wide smile explodes into laughter after hearing a silly...
Self Care for Parents
By Giulia Pecone, MSW, SWC Imagine holding your breath for several minutes. Can you do it? What happens when you try? You stop breathing,...
Family Dynamics in 2020 and How to Cope
By Tanner Hayes, MA 2020 has been a year to remember. As the world has been faced with many big, hard, and scary challenges we as a...
Going Back to School in the Face of COVID-19
There’s no denying that no matter what your plan is, going back to school this year looks different. Whether your kids are going back to...
Back to the Basics: Summer in the face of COVID 19
It goes without saying but, the world has changed. Children are now summering in a pandemic. What used to be endless days at the pool,...
Emotional Support: An Additional Safeguard Against COVID-19
In the time of COVID-19, it is easy to feel like everything is more intense, like the volume has been turned up on every challenging...
Self-Trust
“The heart has it’s reasons of which reason knows nothing” - Blaise Pascal In a time where we are trusting intuition more and more as an...
The Importance of Play
As a play therapist, I get to witness firsthand the incredible benefits of play. Not only is play a form of connection between the child...
Combatting Feelings of Not Good Enough
We’ve all experienced the deep shame and sadness associated with feeling not good enough. When applying for a job we really want, but not...
Expectations and Reality
When I was younger, something my Dad always told me was to “expect the worst, and hope for the best,” in effort to tame my expectations....
