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Category Archives: Counseling

Gathering For the Holidays With Family During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling, Individual Counseling

According to the “Experts”, gathering with family and friends during the holiday season is again possible with certain stipulations – none of which, unfortunately, involve personal preferences. We are told how to avoid social, economic, and political issues at social gatherings and around the dinner table, however, a discussion on how to communicate personal vaccination …

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Struggling With Loneliness and Self-Doubt?

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling

Living in fear, feeling lonely, doubting oneself, or what tomorrow will bring effects mental and physical health. Life is not about living someone’s impression of who you should be, what actions you should take, or how you should think. Life is about living in the way that you want, making your own decisions, and taking …

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Handling Intolerance of Uncertainty

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Children and Adolescent Counseling, Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling, Mental Health

Today more than ever, people display an intolerance of uncertainty to political, religious, societal, climatical, and secular views, beliefs, and behaviors. Many in the American Psychological Association believe mass shooters and people who commit suicide suffer from an inability to tolerate not knowing, or accepting the uncertainties tomorrow might bring. Even when viewpoints and philosophies …

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Preparing Your Child For Summer Camps And In-Person Learning As America Reopens

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Children and Adolescent Counseling, Counseling, Mental Health

Parents nationwide are making big decisions. Some insist their child be “free from a mask mandate”, while others want both their child and teacher masked. Many want a return to full time in-person learning, while others prefer hybrid or distance learning. There is no way to know the rationale behind each parent’s plea. If grandparents …

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