Archive for the ‘Counseling Harvard and Boston College Students’ Category

Burnout: Information on Burnout and Overcoming the Effects of Burnout

Monday, October 20th, 2008

PORTRAITS   Joann’s father had been placed in a nursing home last month.  Her father often refused to eat and as a result Joann was constantly called by the home to go and visit.  She suddenly felt herself becoming angry at all that she had to do.  She felt that between visiting ...

Overcoming Incest: 7 Steps for Healing the Scars of Sexual Abuse

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Incest Portraits Sam always looked up to Uncle Joe. And when Uncle Joe invited him camping to celebrate his 11th birthday, Sam felt very grown up. But one night in the tent something unexpected happened… Don and Judy have noticed their daughter Carrie is clingier lately, and protests wildly when they leave ...

Learning to Forgive: The 5-Steps of Forgiveness

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

WHAT FORGIVENESS IS (AND IS NOT) Forgiveness is giving up your right to hurt someone who has hurt you. Forgiveness does not diminish the wrong done against you. Forgiveness is not a denial of what happened. Forgiveness does not ...

Overcoming Loneliness and Isolation in Boston: 7 Strategies for Making Friends and Building Relationships

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The first thing I think of when I think of Loneliness is Bill Cosby. I don’t think Bill Cosby is necessarily a lonely guy, but I remember a scene from the Cosby Show where he tells Trudy (his youngest daughter) he wants to be alone. “But won’t you be lonely?” Trudy ...

Depression In Adolescence: Depression Risk Factors, Depression Effects, Depression Treatment

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

By, Laura P. Naylor Abstract Depression is very common in adolescence and if not treated properly it can produce long-term negative consequences, such as alcohol and drug abuse, criminal behavior, and even suicide.  It is imperative that parents, educators, mental health workers, and the entire society better understand the signs, symptoms, risk ...

Online Social Networking (i.e., “Facebooking”) with Therapy Clients

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

It finally happened. I have profiles on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg, Reddit, Technorati, Ning, Squidoo, XING, Answers.Yahoo, GodTube, MySpace, Yedda, Furl, Blogger, StumbleUpon, del.icio.us, Yelp, and Google Talk, to name a few. Most of these I hardly use. Some of them I've been on once to create ...