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Self-Care for the New Year
Self-Care for the New Year By Tracy Hungate Each year, it seems like November through January is a blur. Between work parties, holiday celebrations with friends and families, cleaning (and dirtying) the house, and spending money on food, drink, and gifts – life is...
Schemas in Counseling
Taking a closer look at the basic building blocks of psychology helps to provide more awareness for mental health. Schemas are one of these building blocks. This week’s blog focuses on the importance of schemas, and how they influence hardships and the journey to attain healing through counseling.
Mental Health & the Holidays
The counselors at JFS have put together a list of tips for maintaining your mental wellness during the holidays.
Caring for Your Caregiver
Caring for Your Caregiver By Kathleen Jordan, LCSW, JFS Director of Social Services Are you a caregiver? Most of us are at some point in our life. Sometimes we have time to prepare and gather resources, but other times, we are thrust into the caregiver role suddenly....
Talking to Children about Hate Crimes and Anti-Semitism
The article below as pulled from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT HATE CRIMES AND ANTI-SEMITISM By Danielle Lewis The recent hate crime and aftermath at the Tree of Life congregation synagogue in the Pittsburgh area on...
Healing is Always Attainable
Healing is Always Attainable By Sofia De La Garza, M.S., LPC-Intern Counseling is a great vehicle for healing. Each life experience is tied to human emotion. Emotions are very telling of any situation and are what make an experience something an individual needs to...
A Man I Know Who Eats Well
A Man I Know Who Eats Well A man I know who eats well, exercises and sees his doctor regularly was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. His family and friends expressed sympathy and support and tried to not tempt him with favorite, and now forbidden, desserts. They...
Coping with Loss
JFS Helps Clients Cope with Loss September 11, 2001, was a day that lives in infamy. But, in many ways, September of 2017 has been just as traumatic. The people of the Texas and Louisiana coasts are only beginning to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Florida, Puerto...
Las Vegas Tragedy
Las Vegas Tragedy The Las Vegas mass shooting is a national tragedy. Thousands have been impacted by this horror as they try to contact friends and loved ones who were attending the concert, or wait for news after a surgery, or begin to mourn because someone they knew...
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