Article by Kelly Webb, Intern How many times have you made a new year’s resolution, committed to reaching your goal, only to be three weeks into the new year and it feels like the wheels fell off the bus? Has that goal to lose weight fallen by the wayside because a guy in front of […]
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New Year, New Goals
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021The Power of Gratitude
Tuesday, October 26th, 2021Article by Laura Gutierrez, LPC Humans struggle with a bias known as Negativity Bias. The negativity bias highlights our human tendency to give more importance to negative experiences than to positive or neutral experiences. Some people have a stronger tendency to engage in this bias to the point that it can become crippling, but we […]
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2021Article by Kelly Webb, Intern Simone Biles did. Over the past couple of weeks, the world has watched the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo with excitement and anticipation. An Olympics delayed an entire year, due to a 100-year pandemic. We’ve watched the anxiety-filled moments, heartbreaking endings and the glory of an athlete becoming an Olympian. As […]
Read more...We’re Back to School! Now What?
Tuesday, July 27th, 2021Article by: Jody Pierce, LCSW Pennock Center for Counseling has had an exciting partnership with 27J Schools this year in providing support classes for parents and students to help with the transition back to school. There are many potential challenges that accompany this transition. Children have been home for the summer with free time and […]
Read more...Transitioning Into the “New Normal”
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021Article by Jody Pierce, LCSW With things opening back up after months of restrictions we are beginning to wonder, what is normal? Whether you are excited about getting back to past activities or hesitant to return to the things you once did, it’s important to take care of yourself and your mental health. The CDC […]
Read more...Are You Ready to Start Counseling?
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021Article by Laura A. Gutierrez, LPC Anyone at any given moment in their lives can benefit from counseling services. There is a misconception that counseling is only for people who struggle with severe mental health issues. The truth is, every human being on this planet has a built-in drive towards personal growth and self-actualization. People […]
Read more...Hope: The Wind Beneath Our Wings
Thursday, December 10th, 2020Article by Laura Gutierrez, LPC Moving forward into this new year our most powerful allies are hope and faith. They are key ingredients to resilient living, and both are critical in helping us get through tough times. Hope is the wind beneath our wings that carries us forward through the hard times until we land […]
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Thursday, November 19th, 2020The Holidays & COVID-19
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020Article by: Lauren Cloud, LMFT “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” …under normal circumstances. Many of us are sitting with very strong, uncomfortable feelings about the holidays due to the pandemic. Many of us will not be able to see our families or engage in our usual rituals. While we are all still […]
Read more...Power Struggles and Parenting
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020Article by Laura Gutierrez, MA Power struggles occur when grown-ups inappropriately attempt to control children or when children seek control beyond their age and ability. What you probably do not know is that the need for power and attention are both universal and wired into our biological makeup from birth. Your children have an attention bucket and power bucket that needs to be filled out daily in positive age […]
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