Summit Counseling

09/21/2022

Learn to connect better with your loved ones with Summit Counseling's men's group.

https://www.summitcounselingservices.com/mens-support-group

09/21/2022

Have a great start to the new school year. Check out Summit Counseling's new group to help your little ones create inner peace.

https://www.summitcounselingservices.com/kids-yoga-and-emotional-expression

01/01/2019

Make 2019 a year of excellent physical and mental health,

Using Yoga to develop self-care techniques to improve your health, well-being, resilience, and relationships. Workshops with an experienced social worker and yoga instructor, Krista Oberlander.

09/03/2018

http://www.summitcounselingservices.com/back-to-school-worries/

  You know how it goes: your child has a stomach or head ache in the mornings for no good reason. Maybe they have trouble falling asleep or begin waking in the night. School has started, and your child is worrying about the their class, classmates, certain “mean” teachers, or riding the bus. Th...

08/02/2018

http://www.summitcounselingservices.com/to-medicate-or-not/

Your child is struggling with behavioral or mood problems and non-pharmaceutical interventions aren’t enough. Your pediatrician or therapist suggests a psychiatric consultation. Natural concerns arise, like whether your child will become addicted to this medicine? Can I trust the research or is th...

07/19/2018

For all you parents out there

One of the guiding principles of social work is to meet the client “where they are.” For example, when I worked with a child who was into music and the arts, I didn’t suggest parents enroll the child in a summer basketball camp. For the child who comes into my office with a somber face, …

06/01/2018

A good read if you think you are not getting the full story from your child.

  Everybody lies sometimes. It’s part of life, and sometimes it’s even appropriate for your child to lie. If a school classmate asks if they like their new shoes, saying yes may be the appropriate response, even if they don’t. Most of the time, however, young people lie to cope with difficult...

04/11/2018

A good read if you are sending your teen off to college soon:

Life Transitions: College Your teenager has worked hard throughout high school and finally been accepted to college. There are cheers but deep down probably a lot of fears too—- the world your teenager knows (home, sense of belonging, community, childhood friends) will shortly become turned upside...

11/30/2017

http://www.summitcounselingservices.com/whats-going-on-with-my-childs-behavior/

If you are on edge and can’t focus at work because you are waiting for the call from school or if you are worried your child is coming home sad or angry, you know what’s like to have a child with behavioral or adjustment problem. School behavior problems develop for various reasons, but typicall...

11/14/2017

An all too-common problem of modern life. We are more connected than ever to our devices yet more isolated from each other.

Loneliness has gone viral.