Happy Pride Month! Now is the perfect time to increase visibility for the LGBTQIA2S+ community, foster inclusive education, and grow your allyship. In this blog, you will find information and resources to advocate for queer people. “[Pride is] an...
Did you know that May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month? This monthly celebration helps to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote education for mental health. In our busy day-to-day lives, it can be hard to make time to fit everything into our...
“Play is the work of childhood.” – Jean Piaget My name is Guadalupe Navarro, a therapist at The Guidance Center. I am here to write about the importance of play and how we can encourage parents to explore their own inner child during playtime with their children. My...
“If everybody had a perfect childhood…the world would be a nearly perfect place. And by ‘perfect’ I don’t mean something you see on an old sit-com. A perfect childhood simply means experiencing unconditional love, having your basic needs met...
The end of one journey is just the beginning of the next. -Joseph S. Marshall, III Three years ago, with the COVID-19 pandemic raging and the social unrest after the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, I created an outlet where I could speak with other experts...
The start of a new year is an opportunity to reflect on the past year and set goals and intentions for the year ahead. We asked our wonderful therapists to suggest some reflection prompts for children and youth to foster healthy conversation and to create a sense of...
