AK Skoog Counseling and Supervision

01/29/2026

There is so much truth in this 💞

01/27/2026

One thing is for sure about me being your therapist is that you can 1000% count on me to be your ultimate HYPE HUMAN!!! 💯😌😌😌

01/24/2026

One caring adult 🙌🙌🙌

𝐈 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃, 𝐈𝐍 𝐉𝐀𝐈𝐋, 𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒.

Growing up as a foster kid, my odds of success were bleak. Though it didn't happen as quickly as myself (or others) would have preferred, I eventually found my way.

Looking back on my journey and the journey of countless other kids in similar situations, our turning points share a single common denominator.

ONE. CARING. ADULT.

It's not just a catchy quote or an anecdotal personal story. It's evidence-backed...

"Science shows that children who do well despite serious hardship have had at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive adult." Source: Havard's National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2015)

Every Kid Is One Caring Adult Away from Being a Success Story.

Kids like me won't make it easy to be that ONE.

We'll push you away. And cuss you out. And break your heart.

Just know, we don't hate you; we hate what has happened to us.
Just know, we are listening, even when it seems we aren't.
Just know, we value you, even when our words and actions say anything but.

One day when reflecting on our lives (as I'm doing in this post today as a 40-year-old man), your face will pop into our minds.

Whether you were our parent, grandparent, coach, teacher, pastor, mentor, or next-door neighbor, you can be that one. Not for all kids. But for a kid. And for that kid, you'll slowly, painfully, exhaustively, change everything for them.

Don't judge in real-time what history will prove over time.

You are, indeed, that one caring adult.

01/17/2026

It matters so much ❤️

12/28/2025

So much yes! 🙌

“Instead of training children to meet the expectations of adults, we should be training adults to meet the psychological, emotional and development needs of children"
ZOE TOLMAN

Contented Child, Child Wellbeing Consultancy

Credit - BrainPower Neurodevelopmental Center

12/28/2025

❤️❤️❤️

12/28/2025

The bravest!! ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

12/25/2025

Something I learned very early on in my career — People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care 💞

12/24/2025

Hi All!

I will be having a few openings starting in January! I am in my 17th year working in the mental health field and currently work with the entire age spectrum down to 3 years old.

If you or anyone you know is interested in getting into services, please don’t hesitate to reach out on the Flourish Therapy website to submit a new client inquiry form:

https://flourishtherapy.llc

I accept most insurances including Tricare and TriWest. I am unable to bill Medicaid or Medicare.

I offer in-person services only.

Happy Holidays! 🎄☺️

Lauren Berberich provides individual therapy for women in Palmer, AK.

12/22/2025

It’s ALWAYS about feeling seen ❤️

12/20/2025

🙌🙌🙌

12/08/2025

Whew . . . So much truth! 🙌

One day you will realize that being the scapegoat of a narcissistic family is actually a compliment to your character.

They targeted you because you saw the truth they tried to hide.

You questioned what others blindly accepted, and your integrity exposed their dysfunction.

They blamed you to protect their denial, not because you were wrong.

The pain you carried wasn’t proof of your flaws — it was proof of your strength.

Surviving that environment didn’t break you; it awakened you.

And one day, you’ll understand that being the outcast was simply the universe pulling you away from what was never worthy of your spirit.