Ellen K. Tannen, NCC, CCMHC, LCPC

06/13/2024

Su***de prevention: 2024 update.

400 million guns owned in U.S.
Obviously, more than our population!

04/09/2024

If you are seeking mental health support, although it's tempting for cost and availability...please don't use these on-line services.
When we seek support and don't get what we need, it can feel futile and we give up.
These sites are not meeting appropriate standards and can compromise your confidentiality.

https://www.classaction.org/news/headway-hit-with-class-action-over-alleged-disclosure-of-patient-info-to-google?fbclid=IwY2xjawCCFIgBHUDZTjG80t6Td_j18DkLKhP7mZz2dDgo3a0w2Hk_vcyPimOECLdVLzYCwg

A class action alleges online therapy service Headway secretly shares with Google website visitors’ private data, including information about their mental health conditions.

11/24/2023

May you find much for which to be grateful this holiday season...

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace
there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly
and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself
with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater
and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well
as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery
But let this not blind you to what
virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity
and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life
keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery,
and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy. ~Max Ehrmann
(Book: Desiderata https://amzn.to/45kJvnK)



(Art: Photograph by Albarrán Cabrera)

Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life

08/27/2023

https://youtu.be/ojtDRmgRzCw?si=GpwXP7lKQ_2cQung
video for clinicians for clients...

We all need hope, it is central to our mental health and well being. Recovery for those with mental illness (depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar diso...

08/26/2023

https://www.crisistextline.org/ #:~:text=Text%20HOME%20to%20741741%20from,from%20our%20secure%20online%20platform.

Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 support via text message. We're here for everything: anxiety, depression, su***de, school. Text HOME to 741741.

08/26/2023

Su***de Crisis Text Line: HOME to 741741
24/7 from anywhere in the USA, for any crisis.
A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from a secure online platform.

Su***de & Crisis Lifeline: 988
You will hear a greeting message while your/their call is routed to a local crisis center within the Lifeline network, based on area code. Typically within 30 seconds.
Presently there are 300 crisis counselors. Hope to have 400 by year's end.
Counselor will listen to get a better understanding of how problem is affecting you/them, provides support and connects you/them to necessary resources.
If a local counselor is not available, you/they will be routed to a national backup crisis center.
Longer term plan is to link 988 callers to community-based providers who can deliver a range of crisis care services, including mobile crisis teams and stabilization centers.

08/26/2023

I am engaged in six hours of seminars on Su***de Prevention today.

Suicidality is hugely prevalent in the U.S. today, and on the increase.

If you are, or know someone who is experiencing suicidal ideation [thoughts of wanting to die], here are what you want to look for in mental health support!

A clinician who specializes in DBT [Dialectical Behavior Treatment] group, CBT [CT-SP/Cognitive Therapy-Su***de Prevention + BCBT/Brief Cognitive Behavior Therapy]
and/or CAMS [Collaborative Assessment & Management of Suicidality].

Both have proven efficacy!
🙏

07/26/2023

Mental Health, Youth!

02/01/2023

Good afternoon to All--
Last year my 'adolescent group for girls' was a resounding success. It began in July and ran for eight weeks.
I am considering an earlier start date this year, as there appears to be much interest at this time.
I am gathering a consensus as to a preferable start date and will share when complete. If interested, please feel free to offer an opinion.

Details:
Adolescence is a time of tremendous social & emotional growth. Belonging means feeling like a part of something, being accepted. Within the group environment your child will develop their distinct identity & sense of uniqueness, gain the confidence & skills to prepare for adult responsibilities, learn what is necessary to develop meaningful, trusting relationships; understand the need for value commitments, a healthy, forward-thinking attitude toward life...and have FUN!! This is a closed group of 8 girls [age 12-15] & will run for 8 weeks.
Please message me and I will respond within 24hrs.

I look forward to hearing from you!
Best--
Ellen

12/23/2022

We did it!
For over a decade, the American Counseling Association and its partner organizations have advocated for the successful passage of the Mental Health Access Improvement Act (S. 828/H.R. 432). Although this bill has previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, it has never passed both at the same time. Today we can say that this monumental legislation has passed in both chambers and is on its way to President Biden to be signed into law. … See more

11/04/2022

10/11/2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/10/1127837659/native-land-map-ancestral-tribal-lands-worldwide

Native Land Digital, a Canadian nonprofit, offers resources for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn more about the land and its history. It hopes its map will be just a part of that journey.

10/10/2022

This teacher keeps an empty chair in his N.J. classroom. Here’s why other schools are doing the same.

Daniel Gill, who is retiring after 52 years of teaching, has a bittersweet story about the empty chair in his class that will soon be a book.

10/07/2022

At age 17, she was rejected from college.
At age 25, her mother died from the disease.
At age 26, she suffered a miscarriage.
At age 27, she got married.
Her husband abused her. Despite this, her daughter was born.
At age 28, she got divorced and was diagnosed with severe depression.
At age 29, she was a single mother living on welfare.
At age 30, she didn't want to be on this earth.

But, she directed all her passion into doing the one thing she could do better than anyone else.
And that was writing.

At age 31, she finally published her first book.
At age 35, she had released 4 books, and was named Author of the Year.
At age 42, she sold 11 million copies of her new book, on the first day of release.

This woman is J.K. Rowling. Remember how she considered su***de at age 30?
Today, Harry Potter is a global brand worth more than $15 billion dollars.

Never give up. Believe in yourself. Be passionate. Work hard. It’s never too late.

Credit: Anil Kumar

09/02/2022

Generally you give what you've gotten, until you seek better!
This cartoon says it exactly right!
Someone has to break the cycle! ❤️