April 14-16 is Easter Weekend, which usually means egg hunts and chocolate for most people. But I would like to suggest a little ‘less technology’ challenge. This means that on Thursday April 13th at midnight we shut off our technology and don’t start them back…
Author: Jessie Shepherd, LCMHC
Jessie Shepherd is a Mental Health Counselor and owner of Blue Clover Therapy in Utah. She has a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Utah. Her focus is treating trauma, eating disorders and adjustment issues in adults, adolescents, children and their families. She utilizes Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Play Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Adult Bullying.
If you thought bullying stopped once you got out of school, you would be wrong. Adult bullying is a real issue and you have probably had this happen to you whether you know or not. An adult bully is someone who tries to be intimidating,…
Body Respect & Guarding against Sexual Abuse.
“No one should touch your private parts unless it is to keep you clean or healthy.” I know that this commonly stated sentence is meant to protect and educate our children about sexual abuse, but here is the problem with it: It does not give…
Here is why your kids need a ‘Chore Culture’.
Many parents do everything for their kids. And I mean everything. We may think we are being supportive and kind to them by doing all of their laundry, cleaning up after dinner, making their bed, and taking care of their pets- but we are actually…