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The Holiday Table Is a Mirror: Navigating Family Dynamics When It's Complicated
The holidays turn up the volume on family dynamics. Why we slip back into old roles, what actually helps at the table, and what to do if you’re estranged or choosing not to go.
Politics, Systems, and Your Mental Health — A Therapist's Honest Take
This isn’t a political post. It’s about how political systems affect mental health, why election seasons spike anxiety on every side, and what you can actually do with that stress.
Trauma-Informed Care Isn't Just for People with PTSD — It's for Everyone
Trauma-informed care isn’t only for people with PTSD. Learn how trauma lives in the nervous system, how EMDR helps the brain finish processing, and two simple tools you can use today to calm your body.
Video-Game Assisted Play Therapy Using Minecraft: Q&A
What if the game your kid already loves could become a doorway into real therapeutic work? Elizabeth at TSC offers video game-assisted play therapy using Minecraft — for kids, teens, and adults. Here's how it works, what it looks like in session, and why it might be exactly what your family needs.
Back-to-School Season Is an Eating Disorder Risk Season — Here's What Every Parent Needs to Know
Back-to-school season is a high-risk window for eating disorders to start, worsen, or relapse — and most parents don't know it's happening until it's already taken hold. TSC's Dr. Stephanie Waitt shares what to watch for, what to do differently, and why early intervention changes everything.
Leaving Home Doesn't Mean Leaving It Together: Navigating the Transition to College
College gets sold as the best years of your life — which sets a lot of people up to feel like something's wrong when it doesn't feel that way right away. TSC therapist Rachel explains why leaving home hits so hard, what she sees most in session, and how to navigate the transition without white-knuckling it alone.
Back to School, Back to Overwhelm: Helping Your ADHD Kid (& You) Survive the Transition
For kids with ADHD, back-to-school isn't just stressful — it's a nervous system event. TSC's newest counselor Elizabeth explains why the transition hits differently for ADHD brains, what play therapy and video game-assisted sessions actually look like, and what parents can try at home right now.
School’s Out and Everyone Is Losing It (Including You) — What Play Therapy Actually Does for Kids in Summer
Summer is supposed to be the easy part — but many kids fall apart without school's structure, and parents are left wondering what's wrong. TSC therapist Danielle explains why it happens, what play therapy and sand tray therapy actually look like, and why summer is the best time to start.
You Belong Here: LGBTQIA+ Mental Health, Affirming Care, and Finding Your People
Pride Month is a celebration — but it's also a reminder that being LGBTQIA+ in this world is still genuinely hard, and that hard has a real impact on mental health. Here's what affirming care actually means at TSC, and why community matters as much as therapy.
Nobody Warned Me How Lonely “Connected” Could Feel
A low-pressure, phone-free gathering designed specifically for BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and neurodivergent folks who are tired of spaces that weren't made for them. No agenda, no performance, no screens. Just real people being present with each other. Next event: June 19th at TSC.