Orlando Trauma Counselor: Unveiling 10 Facts About Trauma

What are the most common types of trauma that people in Orlando seek counseling? The most common types of trauma that people in Orlando seek counseling for include car accidents, natural disasters, domestic violence, sexual assault, and childhood abuse. [...]

5 Things to Say to a Child or Teen if a Peer Commits Suicide | Empathy Now | Orlando Counselor

Lake Mary Teen Suicide: 5 Things to Say to a Child or Teen if a Peer Commits Suicide A Lake Mary High School teen who struggled with mental health issues and who had just broken up with her boyfriend [...]

3 Lies Teen Girls Believe | Orlando Teen Counselor Dana West, LCSW

Ever stopped and wondered what happened to my sweet little baby girl while glancing at you’re teenage daughter struggling with self-esteem, relationships, and mood swings? It seems that it is a rite of passage in our society for teenage [...]

Eating Disorders and Teens | Orlando Counselor

Eating disorders can and typically are debilitating and cause extensive long-term damage to those suffering from them. Teens are at an even greater risk for developing eating disorders, with most of them occurring between ages 12 and 25. During [...]

How Hypnosis Can Help with Covid Related Stress

It’s no secret that we are all in this together. There is a higher level of fear and anxiety  that has spread through the world since early last year.   It’s not “over” yet and still life goes on. You might [...]

5 Ways Parents Can Help with Negative Body Image – Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior | Counselor Therapist

Orlando Counselor Therapist Do you think you are too fat? Or too skinny? Researchers suggest that the way you think about yourself affects your sex life! According to a recent study, female high school students who are underweight or who [...]

Counselor on how Childhood Sexual Abuse Colors The World Dark

Orlando sexual abuse trauma counselor offers advice on how sexual abuse untreated effects the future of abuse victims.  Childhood sexual abuse has only become a societal issue in the past several decades. Consequently there is a lack of research, much [...]

6 Teen Suicide Prevention Tips and Suicide Plan | Recognizing and Protecting Against Suicidal Ideation in Teens

Recognizing and Protecting Against Suicidal Ideation in Teens "One in six!" That's how many high school students reported having serious suicidal ideation in a U.S.-wide survey in 2015 (Kann, 2016). In other words, over 16% of high school students in [...]

Suicide Prevention: You Can Make a Difference

Suicide: one of the few remaining taboo subjects in polite society. It’s a tragic topic and not one people what to discuss but with the World Health Organization reporting approximately one death every 40 seconds due to suicide, it is [...]

The Glamorous Life of Self-Injury | Tips for Identifying Self-Mutilation Counseling Dallas

"It’s exciting, thrilling, and even self-gratifying?" Could this be the reason teens are mutilating their bodies at an alarming rate? Or could it be a more serious mental health issue at the core of this abnormal conduct? Why has maladaptive [...]

Kristen Bell | Johnny Rzeznik Open Up About Mental Health Struggles

It can be difficult dealing with anxiety, depression, or a multitude of other mental illnesses let alone talking about it, but that’s just what Kristen Bell, and Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls did this past week. Kristen Bell [...]

3 Lesson Barbie Teaches Girls About Self-Esteem | Orlando Therapist

Barbie 2.0 Curvy, Tall & Petite: 3 Lesson Barbie Teaches Girls About Self-Esteem | Lake Mary Self Esteem Counselor On Thursday Barbie’s manufacturer, Mattell, announced that they will be ending a 56 year-old tradition of their just one size [...]

Do Most Sexual Abuse Survivors Lose their Childhood | Amanda Perry, Michelle Knight, & Gina DeJesus | Dana West, LCSW Abuse Counselor

Darkness into Light Fleeing from the pits of darkness, Amanda Perry, 27, escaped from being held hostage for over a decade.  She called 911 at a neighbor’s house and found freedom after 10 years being held hostage.  She wasn’t the [...]

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