I have the pleasure of conducting small social skills groups with my younger clients who range from 3 to 5 years of age. Some of the social skills groups that I’ve conducted this week under supervision were learning how to share and learning how to be a part of a group. While the group consisted... Continue Reading →
My name is Cara Nicholson. I earned my Master of Arts Degree in Counseling from Governors State University. Within the program, I chose the Marriage and Family sequence which allowed me to study counseling with individuals, couples, family, children, and adolescents. I am passionate about instilling self-empowerment and hope in my clients, whether I am... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it is easy to form an unhealthy relationship with the food we consume and choose not to consume. If you have been feeling as though you may be suffering from an eating disorder, please take a look at the criteria that falls under anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating (provided by the Diagnostic... Continue Reading →
A counselor’s job isn’t always easy. This week, I had the opportunity to really think about my own self care while working with my clients. Counselors experience hearing painful as well as exciting events that transpired throughout someone’s life journey. “The counselor” is an important tool in the therapeutic progress and if a counselor isn’t... Continue Reading →
I have a great opportunity to work with small children, adults, couples and families at Olive Branch Counseling Associates, Inc. Working with small children keeps me very busy at this site and having an opportunity to work with small children in preschool through eighth grade teaches me how to tap back into my inner child.... Continue Reading →
Do you or a loved one suffer from depression? Have you been feeling empty or hopeless and do not know what to do? - Take a look at the criteria that falls under major depressive disorder (provided by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition) to further understand depression and contact us... Continue Reading →
What would you do if you did not have access to your cell phone for one day? Okay, okay, I can hear the collective gasps of horror, let's be more realistic and imagine not having access to your cell phone for one complete hour. You cannot respond to texts, check your email, or scroll through... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, my name is Jessica V. Rodriguez and I am an undergrad intern at Olive Branch Counseling Associates. I wanted to share a bit about what a typical week looks like being an intern here at Olive Branch; as well as share with you some of my favorite memories and activities. My internship-filled activities... Continue Reading →
Michael DeVries, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist on the staff of Olive Branch Associates In his famous monograph, The Future of an Illusion, Freud wrote, “the greater the number of men to whom the treasures of knowledge become accessible, the more widespread is the falling away of religious belief—at first only from its obsolete... Continue Reading →
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