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Teen Issues
A Guide to Overcoming Academic Pressure as a Teen
September 26, 2024

Going back to school can be a stressful time for teenagers who struggle with academic pressure. Between balancing homework, tests, extracurricular activities, and social lives, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Academic stress can be the result of parental pressure,...

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Teen Issues
7 Tips for Navigating Peer Relationships as a Teenager
February 26, 2024

Let’s talk about something that may be on your mind: peer relationships. Whether you’re in college, high school, or middle school navigating social dynamics and friendships can sometimes be a challenge. I’ve got some helpful tips to assist you...

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Mental Health
The Fewest Words
January 16, 2024

As a therapist, but also a human being who was not blessed with the most loving of families growing up, I find myself often giving to others more than I give back to myself. Like so many others, I...

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Parents & Parenting
My Child is Struggling with Their Body Image – How Can I Help Them?
January 3, 2024

Anyone can struggle with body image; Research shows that children as young as 3 years old can have body image concerns. As a therapist who works with children and teens, this question comes up a lot from parents. And...

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Teen Issues
Friendship Deal Breakers
July 24, 2023

Are you in middle school or high school? Does making friends in the beginning of the school year stress you out? There is a lot of anxiety that exists today around making friends at school. Some concerns include “where...

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Young Adult Issues
The Importance of Community for Young Adults
March 14, 2023

As a society, we are lonelier than we’ve ever been. According to a study from the Survey Center on American Life in 2019, almost 50% of all Americans reported having less than 3 close friends, up from 25% reporting...

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Social Skills
The Spectrum of Blackness
February 6, 2023

By Mollie Innocent-Cupid, Deputy Executive Director In my last blog (Reflections of Colorblindness), I shared my reflections about seeing color. I asked some questions of you, specifically around how acknowledging or omitting race impact your shared personal and professional...

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Social Skills
Reflections of Colorblindness
February 6, 2023

By Mollie Innocent-Cupid, Deputy Executive Director As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, I always find the urge to remind myself that Black History is American History. And if I’m being honest, and if I had it my...

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Social Skills
Building Confidence 101
April 12, 2022

Looking back at my own experiences as a young female and those of the females around me, including clients, friends, and my younger sister, I wish that “Building Confidence 101” was a course I could have taken at some...

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Teen Issues
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month: A Q&A with Summit Therapists
February 18, 2022

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. According to the National Institute of Justice, teen dating violence includes physical, psychological or sexual abuse; harassment; or stalking of any person ages 12 to 18 in the context of a past...

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