by Thrive Training and Consulting | Sep 27, 2022 | Mental Health, Teen
Hearing a young person express a desire to end their life is extremely frightening. Often, parents are at a loss about how to respond. How can they protect their child? Will questioning them about their thoughts of suicide put ideas in their head? Is their child...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | Jul 27, 2022 | Health & Wellbeing, Mental Health, Teen
With the summer slipping by, are you scrambling to teach your college-bound teen what they need to know to live on their own for the first time? Doing laundry, managing money, cooking simple meals and cleaning are certainly valuable life skills young people should...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | Jul 12, 2022 | Health & Wellbeing, Mental Health
No school, a slower pace, sunny days and warm temperatures – what’s not to love? We think summer should be the happiest time of year, but for some, the season triggers sadness, lethargy, problems sleeping and other symptoms of depression. While usually associated with...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | May 31, 2022 | Mental Health, Teen
There are no easy solutions for preventing school shootings and no single reason why they occur. There are gun, school, security, substance use and other issues that are part of the discussion. But from a clinician’s perspective, prevention of future tragedies starts...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | Apr 28, 2022 | Health & Wellbeing, Mental Health, Teen
As a clinician who works mainly with adolescents and teens, I frequently treat juniors and seniors in high school who are feeling immense pressure and anxiety about the college process. This time of year, my senior clients are typically out of the thick of it and are...
by Thrive Training and Consulting | Mar 14, 2022 | Mental Health, Teen
Has your child come home from school distraught because they didn’t get an A on a test? Do they spend an exorbitant amount of time on homework because they want to do get it just right and feel overwhelmed when they don’t? Do they spend hours practicing and then are...
