What If My Child Comes Out And I Don’t Know What To Do? Sometimes we want our children to listen to us when they know in their soul that what we are saying they can’t allow themselves to listen to. Years back I talked to a young adult who had tried to drown themselves, overdose, …
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“We will win this struggle, not for glory, nor wealth, nor power, but for justice, for freedom, and for peace, so help us, God.” Tom Harkin Today is September 11th, and if you lived through it, you will never forget 9/11. I was teaching at the time and on a break when the principal …
Navigating the Waves of Anxiety: A Psychologist’s Perspective Hello there, dear readers. Today, I want to dive into a topic that many of us can relate to: anxiety. As a psychologist, I’ve had the privilege of helping individuals navigate the complexities of anxiety, and I’m excited to share insights, strategies, and understanding to help you …
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You Can Smoke A Cigar Daddy Linda Wechter-Ashkin PhD NCSP BC-TMHC ADHD CCSP I don’t really remember it, but my parents have told countless stories of how when I was a little girl I used to tell my dad, “You can smoke a cigar daddy.” I think that my mom wasn’t thrilled with the smell …
For those of you that know our family more personally you know that this week we lost a backbone of this company to a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. My dad Fredric Wechter had an amazingly compassionate heart. He loved people, pets, but most of all children. He had a special place in …
What Are You Really Asking? Linda Wechter-Ashkin PhD NCSP BC-TMHC ADHD CCSP In counseling people often present with one issue but as time goes by they come to realize that the problem has nothing to do with that issue. They come to talk about their marriage problems when in fact they are experiencing lack of …
Children And Anxiety Anxiety is a very difficult thing for many people to understand that have not experienced it. See everyone has been anxious about something as I have sad before. When the rumors start at your company that there will be layoffs it rears its head. When the doctor says he sees something suspicious …
Children and Depression Childhood depression like childhood anxiety is often either overlooked or over pathologized. Not all sad children resort to self-harm, most don’t. Most children get sad, work through it, and move forward. They fight with friends, lose pets, and get in trouble when it was really their siblings fault. They don’t get the …
Children with OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD) can be as noninvasive as just liking a very organized closet. It can be a need to match your socks to your hair band. It can be the need the kiss the angel by the door before you leave the house each day. Many people with these types …
Let’s Grow An Orange Tree Linda Wechter-Ashkin PhD NCSP BC-TMHC ADHD CCSP Alex always liked the idea of growing things. We tried tomatoes, and peppers, and basil, and pumpkins. We planted seeds, watered them, and waited for them to grow. Sometimes they did but most times they didn’t. I think he enjoyed the process, but …
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