Shannon Pracht, LPC

03/15/2022

Did you know there is healthy guilt and toxic guilt? 🤔

Healthy guilt helps you take responsibility for your actions when you make a wrong decision or mistake.

Unhealthy/toxic guilt causes you to feel guilty about something you have no control over or take responsibility for other people's feelings.

Here are a few alternative things to say to avoid causing unhealthy guilt.

12/22/2021

Attention-seeking = connection-seeking

Here are some ways parents can give children of all ages positive attention (or connection)!

We all need attention. isn't a bad thing- in fact, we need attention, care, and attunement to thrive. Positive attention promotes attachment, and healthy attachments help us (kids AND adults) cope with challenges, bounce back after difficult experiences, and grow as humans.

Stay turned to my feed this week for more art on attention, negative attention, and through a very weird holiday season.

10/27/2021

Children’s behaviour is always communication. So often we punish the behaviour, without taking the time to really question what is going on underneath. What is your child telling you? Do they need more connection? Less stimulation? More consistent limits? More sleep? Let’s stop punishing and instead start really identifying and working with the underlying need.

12/14/2020

We're Here for Your Counseling Needs

11/16/2020

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Shannon Pracht, Licensed Professional Counselor, Tulsa, OK, 74105, (539) 328-3527, I hold the belief that everyone is ultimately good and doing their best, but life happens and we adapt in order to survive and cope. When those adaptations are no longer helpful, they can become problematic and lead t...