What is Gifted Child Counseling? As you may have noticed, parenting and gifted child counseling can have unique challenges. Their interests and emotions can be very intense. They may at a young age develop worries about things that normally only adults worry about- before they are developmentally […]
Read more →What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? What is cognitive behavioral therapy? This is a straightforward approach supported by research and often recommended for people struggling with ADHD, Autism, depression, anxiety, and OCD. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is based on the idea that is not what happens that […]
Read more →What is Behavior Therapy? Behavior therapy for autism involves rearranging what happens before the target behavior, what happens after, and teaching the expected replacement behavior. Conventional wisdom about discipline and behavior management dictates we put our energy into when problems occur, applying a punishment or loss of […]
Read more →Guidelines for screen use to protect mental health It’s not just kids who suffer from poorly managed screen time. Adults are at-risk for negative impacts on mental health as well. As adults, we need not only understand how screen time impacts our mental health, we also have […]
Read more →Children Using Artificial Intelligence
What Children Using Artificial Intelligence need to know Good AI Use Applications For Children Using Artificial Intelligence Youtube video explaining AI to kids https://youtu.be/kQPC4_DsJ8I?si=8zfmvdrtx4DHFHck Most students know a little about how to use AI but would like to know more By using AI kids can learn how […]
Read more →Like it or not, AI has already permeated our lives and practices. Artificial intelligence in psychology, counseling, school psychology, and our children’s phones begs us to understand this digital revolution so that we can protect and serve our population. What follows is a review of current uses […]
Read more →Habits for Mental Health
Our culture is generally aware that mental health problems abound in increasing rates, but what about habits for mental health to counter all the reasons put out there for the struggles so many face today? You can help yourself or someone you care about manage suffering and […]
Read more →Child Mental Health Covid Impact Ages 6-12
Having concerns about child mental health covid impact for ages 6-12? If you want to see a summary of research on how covid has introduced changes and impacted children aged 6-12, and what you can do to support them, this article is for you. The first section […]
Read more →Student Motivation in Covid Restrictions
Student Motivation in Covid Restrictions Guide for Student Loss of Joy and Motivation for Virtual School Missing friends, trouble engaging with virtual school and work formats, feeling the blues? Some of us are tempted to dwell and brood on our losses, failures, things we can no longer […]
Read more →Looking for an angry or aggressive child or teen therapist around Georgetown, Leander, Round Rock, or North Austin area? I’d like to share some of my ideas and strategies that I use in angry aggressive child or teen therapy. Typically success involves two tiers of intervention. One […]
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