Professional Counseling Solutions LLC

04/23/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm accepting new clients.

I am a seasoned mental health therapist with 30 years of experience in counseling adolescents, adults, and families. I provide trauma-focused counseling for adolescents and adults. I'm trained in EMDR, systems theory, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

If you live near Sandusky, Ohio, I can see you in person. If you are located in Ohio, I can see you virtually. My practice is self-pay and my rates are very reasonable. I accept cash, checks, credit cards, and HSA cards. Call me at 419-357-3452 to set up a consultation.

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03/21/2020

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06/13/2014

Tips for helping your tween/teen navigate middle childhood.

Your tween/teen is likely to experience conflict in middle childhood especially when their goals, their interests, or their values differ from their friends. They can resolve those conflicts with the development of communication skills, listening skills, problem-solving skills, and finding points of mutual interest.

06/11/2014

Tips for helping your tween/teen navigate middle childhood.

Your child's response to BULLYING should be different than their response to conflict or teasing. Bullying provides a way for physically, psychologically, or socially aggressive students to attain or maintain status among their peers. It is likely to elicit feelings of rage, humiliation, or fear in targeted students. Bullying requires intervention from adults in positions of authority for it to end because it is self-reinforcing and allows the aggressive student with a way to control, manipulate, and dominate their peers.

06/10/2014

Tips for helping your tween/teen navigate middle childhood.

One of the tasks of middle childhood is to have your tween/teen identify with peers of their same gender. This is particularly difficult because our culture promotes unhealthy views of masculinity and femininity. You can help by not promoting a restrictive view of either gender.

06/09/2014

Tips for helping your tween/teen navigate middle childhood.

Even before the start of middle childhood, your son will have bursts of testosterone that will likely cause impulsivity, aggression, and preoccupation with competition. Transitioning to the freedom and relaxed atmosphere of summer from the schedule and routines of school may be difficult for your son. Opportunities for movement and fun are effective ways to ease that transition, as well as reminders of the rules and expectations of appropriate behavior.

06/08/2014

Tips for helping your tween/teen navigate middle childhood.

According to a 2009 study in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 80 to 90 percent of adolescent girls and 50 to 80 percent of boys report being sexually harassed in school. As for dating violence and sexual assault, this same study showed that approximately 50 percent of all adolescent girls and 15 percent of boys have been sexual assaulted, mostly by an acquaintance. Researchers also found that communicating this as a legal issue created more impact in preventing those from sexually harassing others than describing it as a social issue.