Feb 14, 2020 | Abby Henry, Adolescent & Teens, Cedar Tree Blog
Parents may wonder how play could possibly be therapeutic for children, or how a therapist uses play to help children heal. They may wonder how a simple, everyday activity in a child’s life such as playing, can be beneficial to them in a therapeutic way. Play therapy...
Feb 14, 2020 | Abby Henry, Adolescent & Teens, Cedar Tree Blog, Parenting
Anger in children can be confusing and difficult to navigate. Parents often don’t know where the anger is coming from or why their child is acting out. At the same time, children often feel angry with no way of communicating why or what they are feeling angry about....
Aug 23, 2019 | Adolescent & Teens, Cedar Tree Blog, Dr. Wendy Smith
Many children have experienced emotional trauma and most parents don’t know how to identify it. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, complex trauma represents the impact of children’s experience of multiple traumatic events during their...
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Jan 25, 2019 | Adolescent & Teens, Cedar Tree Blog, Hannah Gambrel
Hannah Gambrel Adolescent | MA, LPC I help adolescent girls and their families, who are hurting, angry, and struggling to find their way through life’s challenges, to create real and lasting change. (Visit Hannah’s Profile) Call for Free Consultation Our...
Aug 7, 2018 | Adolescent & Teens, Cedar Tree Blog, Richard Keezer
We usually tend to think that mental health is all in our head. We tend to think that our thought patterns, feelings, behaviors, and values are just how we have learned to relate to the world. While yes, our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are very much...
Jun 27, 2018 | Adolescent & Teens, Cedar Tree Blog, Hannah Gambrel, Parenting
Conflict is an inevitable part of relationships-especially with family. If we can learn what it means to fight fair, we can change some of the negative narratives around conflict. In my work with teenagers and their families, there are a few main fighting rules we...