Blog Category: stress

December 13, 2023
Navigating Religion in Therapy

In therapy for teens involving religion, it’s important to create a respectful and open space where they can freely discuss their beliefs. By […]

September 7, 2023
Revitalizing Hope – Supporting Teens Struggling with Suicidal Thoughts

The 2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2019 YRBS) illuminated data related to young people and mental health. One of the areas surveyed […]

May 1, 2022
Anxiety Is Really Tricky – Especially for Teens

Since May is Mental Health Awareness, let’s talk a little more about anxiety. Specifically, anxiety in teens. A lot of teens present in […]

December 17, 2021
Helping Children Deal With The Pressures to Achieve

In case you missed our last webinar on December 6th, here is the full recording from our discussion on supporting our children with […]

May 7, 2020
A Love Letter to Parents

Dear Parents, When I was younger I always loved hanging out with younger kids and taking care of them.  I started babysitting at […]

March 24, 2020
We Are Here To Support You!

By Dorri C. Scott, Resident Clinical Social Worker for the Wise Family In addition to celebrating St. Patrick’s on March 17th last week, […]

March 24, 2020
Top 5 Favorite Sites for Wise Families During COVID

In order to help, and possibly maintain your sanity, The Wise Family team compiled some excellent resources to utilize during the COVID-19 pandemic […]

August 13, 2019
Back to School Strategies Continued!

Summer has flown by! Our newest team member, Vanessa Mackall Lal, offers more insight on how to ease back into a school routine this […]

May 8, 2019
How can you manage anxiety?

  This month we want to share some tools for maintaining mental health as we work to bring awareness to mental health issues […]

February 13, 2019
8 Ways a Child’s Anxiety Shows Up As Something Else

Does your child show any of these 8 signs of anxiety? Do your kids have worries that make it difficult to make and keep […]

January 16, 2019
What exactly is mindfulness?

The practice of mindfulness is not just for our hippy counterparts. Mindfulness is the psychological process of bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in […]

December 11, 2018
Self-Care for the Adults in a Child’s Life

Photo by Lesly Juarez on Unsplash How important is Self-Care while caring for others? Self-care can help you enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain professionalism […]