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Supporting Adolescents Through Grief

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Written By: Melissa Boutsy, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program adolescentsexperiencing grief may be at their most vulnerable point in their lives as they work through adolescent challenges and bereavement challenges. The grieving process in adolescents is similar to adults, but we must be mindful of the difference of expression that may show through […]

Social Media & Self-Confidence

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Written By: Wendy Ortiz-Rodriguez, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program SOCIAL MEDIAhas become popular over the years and it has become one of the main sources for communication and entertainment. As much as we love to scroll through our electronic devices and keep up with our favorite role models, friends, family and so much […]

The Benefits of Journaling

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Written By: Madeline Lee, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program journalingis a great, cost-effective therapeutic tool that can be beneficial for a large range of situations. There are studies showing that different populations ranging from young school children to expecting or new mothers benefit from journaling. For instance, the school students reported that journaling […]

Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Becomes An Unhealthy Obsession

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Written By: Megan Collom, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program ALTHOUGH IT IS NOTas well known as other eating disorders, orthorexia is just as damaging and dangerous. Orthorexia is not formally recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel and is not an official diagnosis, yet, it is still a form of disordered eating. Orthorexia […]

Practicing Compassion to Balance Masculinity

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Written By: Cristian Lemus, Clinical Trainee at ACS, Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program TRADITIONAL MASCULINITYis a social construct that presents itself in many different forms across the world. In the U.S., masculinity typically embodies winning, hyper-sexuality, controlling one’s emotions, risk-taking, violence, dominance, and dislike of being perceived as gay (Mahalik et al., 2003). When masculinity […]

An Athlete’s Toughest Competitor…

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Written By: Grant Robinson, Clinical Intern at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program what would you say is an athlete’s toughest competitor? Their opponent? The playing field? The other side’s coaches or parents? What about an athlete’s own body and mind? There are so many different opponents that an athlete has to deal with on a daily […]

Reconnecting the Mind and Body After Trauma: A Somatic Approach

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Written By: Jaimie Sandlin, Clinical Intern at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program trauma is commonly “stored as sensory perceptions, dysregulated arousal, and behavioral enactments” and stored unconsciously and away from a cognitive state (Ogden, Goldstein, and Fisher, 2012). There is a disconnect between the body and mind. Given this, trauma can be difficult to navigate, as […]

Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth through Political Uncertainty

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Written By: Nat Bricker, Clinical Intern at ACS, Outlet Program THE RECENT ELECTIONS in November 2020 were accompanied by significant stressors for many people. These stressors were particularly salient for individuals holding minoritized identities whose rights hang in the balance. In particular, there have been a number of recent anti-LGBTQ+ policies enacted and proposed, so, […]

Handling stress during the Covid-19 pandemic // Manejo del estrés durante la pandemia de Covid-19

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Written By: Elizabeth Rivera, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program In English: WE HAVE NOW BEEN sheltering in place for almost 8 months – remember when we thought we’d be out of this in just a few months? The Covid-19 pandemic has inevitably affected our lives: from changes […]

Maintaining Equanimity of Mind…

in ACS Institute of Psychotherapy & Training / Anxiety / Intern / Mental Health by Adolescent Counseling Services October 21, 2020January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Catharine Williams, Clinical Intern at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program THE WORLD feels unsteady, unpredictable, even scary in the midst of all this uncertainty… so how can we maintain equanimity of mind amid a global pandemic? How can we find compassion in crisis? How can we, as a united people, stay calm amid this […]