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Emotional Resilience in Children: How Families and Schools Can Help

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

Introduction School asks children and teenagers to manage much more than homework. They are learning how to handle difficult classes, navigate friendships, deal with disappointment, manage expectations, find their place among peers, and adjust to changes that can sometimes feel bigger than adults realize. At the same time, the adults around them are navigating their …

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Empty Nest Doesn’t Start at College

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Articles, Counseling, Family Counseling, Mental Health, Relationships

Introduction Your child used to run back for one more hug before walking into the building. This year, they barely looked back. Somewhere in the space between last August and this one, something shifted, and you felt it, even if nobody else around you seemed to notice. If a wave of loss caught you off …

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Can You Get Quality Therapy if You Live in Rural Oklahoma?

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Articles, Counseling, Mental Health, Online Therapy

Introduction Living in a small town does not mean you have fewer options for quality mental health care. If the nearest counselor’s office is an hour away, or if the idea of running into your therapist at the grocery store makes you hesitate to even start, you are dealing with a real barrier, not an …

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Is Therapy Really to Blame for Family Estrangement? What the Research Actually Shows

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Articles, Counseling, Family Counseling, Parenting, Relationships

Introduction If you have been cutting off your parents, or your adult child has cut you off, you have probably seen the headlines by now. A recent Wall Street Journal feature asked a pointed question. Are therapists to blame for the rise of adults cutting off their parents? It is a question a lot of …

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What Happens During Your First Therapy Session? A Beginner’s Guide

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling, Individual Counseling, Mental Health, Therapy

Introduction Taking the first step toward therapy can feel both hopeful and intimidating. You may know you need support, but still find yourself wondering, “What actually happens during a first therapy session?” If you’ve never been to counseling before, it’s completely normal to have questions and even a few worries. Maybe you’re concerned that you’ll …

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