How to be a Good Friend
April 20, 2020

Friends are important. Especially when you are in your pre-teenage and teenage years friendships can become a vital social connection and place to safety figure out who you want to become. Listen and empathize—Ask about what is going on...

Comparing Yourself To Others
April 16, 2020

On social media, I’ve been seeing a lot of people posting how they are spending their time at home. There are posts like workout videos, cooking new recipes, deep cleaning and organizing, and trying new hobbies. It is wonderful...

Daily Mental Health Maintenance
April 15, 2020

Big changes start with small steps. Daily mental health check-ins are small, but essential steps for maintaining wellbeing and balance. Mental health check-ins are not mental health assessments or diagnostic tools, but rather a moment to collect your thoughts...

What I Have Learned While Sheltering in Place
April 15, 2020

Throughout our time staying in to flatten the curve, I’ve had the opportunity to pause and reflect on what I have learned during this time. Connection is key – Humans find meaning and joy through connection, we thrive when...

Tele Play Therapy – How Could This Work?
April 14, 2020

Covid-19 has plunged the world into a period of unknowns.  Our sense of what is normal has been completely turned upside down and some days, it’s difficult to know what day of the week it actually is.  In the...

How to Talk to Kids About Vaping
April 13, 2020

  Use of JUUL and other highly addictive e-cigarettes is skyrocketing among young people. Doctors advise parents to start by educating themselves, so they know what they’re talking about going in, and to take an inquisitive and curious approach...

Continuing or Starting Counseling During COVID19
April 10, 2020

Social distancing and stay at home orders during the COVID19 pandemic can make life feel foreign, scary, and weird. Like most of us, you may be thinking you had a lot of life stressors going on prior the pandemic...

How To Establish Healthy Personal Boundaries: Part 1
April 8, 2020

This topic may seem a little strange given the circumstances the world is currently facing, but given the forced personal boundaries that have become a must to help stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic, I thought I would...

Feeling In Control During COVID-19
April 8, 2020

Over the past few weeks we all have felt powerless, scared or confused at some point. We have lost much of what we can control in our day-to-day lives… and that never feels good. As humans, we thrive when...

Summit Counseling Center Uses HIPAA Compliant Zoom Platform
April 7, 2020

The Summit Counseling Center would like to respond to recent security concerns raised in a variety of media reports regarding the Zoom Video-conferencing Platform. The Summit has partnered with Zoom to offer a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform to host our...