Guides to Counseling Careers & Other Resources
Within the counseling profession, there is a need for comprehensive and authoritative resources. These guides help current and prospective counselors find scholarships, loan forgiveness programs, and other types of support in these growing careers.
Reexamining the Monoamine Hypothesis of Depression – What “Chemical Imbalance” Theories Miss
It is time to reject the monoamine hypothesis of depression once and for all. Alternate hypotheses focusing on stress, the gut-brain axis, inflammation, and cortisol activity might bring us closer to the truth and set the stage for more effective treatments for depression.
Guide to Life Transitions Counseling Careers & Schooling
Whether it’s studied as part of a broader foundational degree, or through a specialized certificate program, life transitions counseling is an important skill for anyone working in mental health, but some careers focus on it more specifically.
Preventing Gun Violence & Reducing Trauma in the United States
Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States. Every day, over 100 Americans die from gun violence, and more than 200 survive a gunshot wound. More young people die from guns than from car crashes. The ripple effects of gun violence profoundly impact families, institutions, and communities.
The Gut-Brain Connection: What Counselors Should Know
The gut is home to as many as 100 trillion microorganisms, weighing about two pounds in the adult, that make up the gut microbiome. The vagus nerve can sense metabolites produced during microbiome activity.
Dismantling Gender Dysphoria: A History in Waves
Gender dysphoria is a complex diagnosis with a controversial and sociopolitical history that cannot be ignored. It’s also a very recent concept that should not overshadow the full scope of gender diversity throughout the ages.
Sleep Deprivation in College Students
College student culture makes bad sleep habits, such as staying up late, pounding energy drinks, having strange napping schedules, and pulling all-nighters, seem normative. Peers might single out students who actually pursue good sleep hygiene as being odd.
Codependency Awareness Month 2023 Advocacy Guide
Codependency can be a tricky topic in the world of mental health. Broadly speaking, codependency means relying upon someone else to a detrimental extent, where the desire to help causes further harm.
Relational-Cultural Therapy for LGBTQ+ Youth
Studies have consistently shown the mediating impact social support and LGBTQ+ community connection have on mental health for sexual and gender minorities. When they’re loved and accepted, they thrive. When they’re outcast and oppressed, negative messages start to get internalized.
Contextual Behavior Modalities for Therapy – Defining Morals, Values & Ideals
While there are many parts of a client’s self-actualization process that are certainly outcome-oriented, larger life goals such as self-acceptance, self-affirmation, and self-love are not finish lines or races to be one.
Guide to Counseling Careers: Aging, Gerontology, End-of-Life
America is getting older. A 2018 report from the Administration for Community Living, which includes the Administration on Aging, found that the number of Americans aged 65 and older increased 34 percent between 2007 and 2017. Furthermore, it forecast that the 85 and older population would more than double by 2040.