“The Epidemic” – A Reflection on Suicide

It All Came Rushing Back Last Friday, June 8, 2018… I was getting ready for a 5 hour training on “The Ethical Use of 1013’s in the State of Georgia.” The event was sold out. There were over 90 registrants. I was looking forward to seeing familiar faces and new faces. I was going through … Read more

Why You Must Manage Your Own Social Media

What are you getting for your investment? There was a brief time when I considered hiring someone to manage my social media. There were several things that dissuaded me: The first was that I didn’t understand fully what I’d be paying them to do. Second, because I didn’t understand what would entail good service, I … Read more

From Distance Credentialed Counselor to Board Certified Telemental Health Provider

The Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) The Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) has released its strategy for moving from the DCC (Distance Credentialed Counselor) certification to the BC-TMH (Board Certified Telemental Health Provider) credential. The CCE has been long known as an affiliate of the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). However, it … Read more

Fright – Fight or Flight, Friends, Freeze, Forget

Fright Most clinicians, if not all of us, know and have been taught about flight, fight or freeze. We are aware of its application to anxiety, trauma and our innate survival response cycle. I was invited recently to train a group of people on collective (ancestral/generational) trauma and recent results in the study of epigenetics, … Read more