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positive thoughts

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Why Is It So Hard to Ask for Help?

June 16, 2016 • By Laurie Leinwand, MA, LPC, GoodTherapy.org Topic Expert Contributor

Time and again, people share with me the difficulties they have in asking for help. When I hear this, I’m grateful they found their way to my office, because their first phone call to me was an example of having done so.

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How To Tell Your Child They Are Going To Therapy

By Joanna Piekarski (reproduced with permission).

There are so many different reasons that a caregiver might take their child to see a therapist. Perhaps it’s to help them process a recent parental separation. Maybe they have experienced a traumatic event.

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Play Therapy

working with children

Play is the natural language of a child and is often the easiest way for a child to express their thoughts and feelings.

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Resources

A list of some helpful resources

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