If you are the parent of a teen in therapy, you may have questions about confidentiality with your teen's therapist. Here are the 9 most common reasons why parent's want to reach out to their kids' therapist, why it doesn't work, and the better ways to handle each situation, which is almost always to include your child in the conversation with their therapist. Implementing these tips will help protect confidentiality with your teen's therapist.
October is ADHD Awareness Month, making it a good time to take a closer look at ADHD. This includes why people can easily confuse some ADHD symptoms with anxiety. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and anxiety are two completely different diagnoses. Yet from the outside, they can often look like mirror images of one another. But… Continue reading ADHD or Anxiety? Understanding the Overlap
What makes family therapy effective?And how do you know when a family is actually ready to do the work together? Those are questions MCCC Founder and Executive Director Laura Goldstein, LCMFT has thought about differently over the course of her career as a family therapist. Laura recently sat down with Saaniyah Tomlinson, a recent Pepperdine… Continue reading Inside Family Therapy: A Conversation with MCCC Founder Laura Goldstein
From a young age, we learn the importance of self-control. As we get older, people communicate that message less directly but often reinforce it in stronger ways. Others praise us for getting things done, keeping it together, planning ahead, avoiding mistakes, and handling challenges independently. Behind the scenes, maintaining that image may require constant effort.… Continue reading When Does Self-Control Become Overcontrol?
I like to call our thoughts, feelings, and actions that scream, "no more!" our make it stop reactions. Recognizing those reactions, assessing them, (making sense of them), and then deciding to do things differently can create less pain and suffering in our family system. When we are willing and make changes in ourselves, it invites… Continue reading How Do I Make It Stop? Dealing With Addiction and Upsetting Behaviors in Your Family
Summer camp, especially sleepaway camp, can be one of the most exciting and meaningful experiences in your kid’s life. Kids count down to it all school year! Camp offers opportunities for friendship, independence, new challenges, and some time in the pool. For many kids, it is also their first experience spending extended time away from… Continue reading Is Your Child Mentally Ready for Summer Camp? 5 Questions Parents Should Ask
The NFL just announced that all teams must employ a full-time mental health clinician. They also emphasized that support should always remain within reach -- especially for players who travel away from the team -- and that organizations must treat mental health with the same importance as physical health. Let me say that last part… Continue reading The NFL Just Made a Clear Statement About Mental Health. We Should be Listening.
In the first part of this series, we explored what our attachment system entails, what “attachment figures” are, and reviewed how attachment trauma plays into our sense of safety in the world. If you haven’t already read part one of this blog series, you might benefit from doing so here. In this section, we will… Continue reading Attachment 102: Understanding Attachment Styles
February is Black History Month. While our commitment to recognizing the contributions of Black Americans extends beyond a single month, this time offers an opportunity to reflect on the enduring impact of Black leaders and the profound contributions Black Americans have made to society. Many of these contributions were made while navigating entrenched systems of… Continue reading Recognizing Black Leaders in Psychology, Social Work, and Mental Health
