Hello world!
This is Colleen, the founder and owner of Amity Counseling & Consultation here. I started this business out of a desire to do more than what I was being given. I finished my studies in social work and struggled to find new positions that I was sure would open up for me with my new… Continue Reading Hello world!
Book reviews
Since I started teaching I don’t have as much time to read as before, but I’ve got a few new books to review this month. All of these are on Audible except for EMDR Made Simple for those of you (like me) who enjoy listening while you take walks or do other things. EMDR Made… Continue Reading Book reviews
Instagram accounts that don’t make you feel bad about yourself
There’s plenty of research out there about how social media makes people feel bad about themselves, feeds into consumerism, or gives the illusion that everybody out there is having more fun than you are. Those are all definitely valid points, and anybody who chooses not to use social media at all has my full support… Continue Reading Instagram accounts that don’t make you feel bad about yourself
Healthy masculinity – therapists on Youtube
I love Youtube, it’s a great resource for learning about therapy and also just in general I love having videos on in the background while I work so I can learn about all kinds of things. Some of my favorite categories to listen to are movie or TV show reviews by therapists, and I found… Continue Reading Healthy masculinity – therapists on Youtube
Good therapy reads
Here’s some of my favorite recent reads! Trauma Stewardship – Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky This book was recommended to me by a fellow faculty member at ASU. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to ensure that the mistakes in practice I’ve seen when I was a student, employee, intern, and supervisee aren’t being passed… Continue Reading Good therapy reads
EMDR
I recently took a training to learn EMDR and thought it would be helpful to write here about it so people who aren’t familiar with the therapy type can learn more. If you’re interested in EMDR as a concept and want to know about how it’s used, the best resource I can recommend is Francine… Continue Reading EMDR
The Current Big Thing
Have you ever noticed when you tell people about something big in your life, that they jump to the next thing? You just graduated from college, and all of your relatives ask you what career you’re going for. You get married, and family asks when you’ll start on having kids. You buy a house, and… Continue Reading The Current Big Thing
Power
Being a new professor, I find the paradox of one of my life’s goals being actually realized a bit terrifying. I think I have sought out positions and places in my life where I can have a voice and use it, but the flip side of actually being heard and listened to as an authority… Continue Reading Power
“Group” – Youtube series review
I came across a set of videos this past week on Youtube of a new series called “Group” that depicts a group therapy experience and it totally blew me away. The series, I discovered, even has a real life clinical social worker as the group’s leader, and he does a phenomenal job in the role.… Continue Reading “Group” – Youtube series review
Dealing with Election Anxiety
Regardless of your political orientation, this election period has a lot of stressors for most people. Not only are there decisions to be made about the actual voting process, with concerns about voting in person or via mail, but there’s also a lot of tension between people with differing viewpoints and some fears about legitimacy… Continue Reading Dealing with Election Anxiety
MN and AZ
This post is not about therapy at all and just my observations about living in Minnesota and Arizona. One thing that’s weirdly similar is that growing up in Minnesota I was used to the idea that there is a season of the year where you can’t do things normally and the weather factors very much… Continue Reading MN and AZ