Creative Interventions and Therapeutic Presence in Counseling

Counselor Conversation with the Life’s Learning Team Part of a series of counselor conversations that happen with our team and visiting professionals Creative Interventions and Therapeutic Presence in Counseling Our team had the honor to have Mileva Yant, MS, LMHC, owner of Between The Branches Counseling join us and share about considerations with utilizing and […]

Connecting through Vulnerability

Counselors, Cookies and Conversation Series Connecting through Vulnerability I had the honor to bake and deliver cookies for counselor, Steve Donovan, MEd, LMHC.  When I walked into Steve’s office, I was reminded how inviting it must be for a client to enter similarly and experience the gentleness of his spirit, his genuine quest to hold […]

Nourish Yourself Through Living Your Best life

Counselors, Cookies and Conversation A Conversation with Dietician, Carolyn Negley, MS, RDN Nourish Yourself Through Living Your Best life My learning started right as I walked into the reception room of registered dietician, Carolyn Negley.  On an eraser board, clients were invited to share quotes.  I read messages like “You are so much more than […]

Unsexy, But Deeply Necessary Self-Care (Counselors, Cookies and Conversation)

Counselors, Cookies and Conversation Unsexy, But Deeply Necessary Self-Care A Conversation with Counselor, Katrina Knizek, MA, LMHC, E-RYT [ Aria Screibman, Baylee Hilpert and Katrina Knizek (pictured left to right) Meeting Katrina Knizek, the owner of Your Vibrant Growth, felt like an immediate connection—her warm, welcoming nature made it easy to jump right into meaningful conversation […]

Be Grounded in Yourself

Cookies, Counselors and Conversation  As I was writing this blog, I reflected on gratefulness and how life can come full circle in so many ways.  I have had the honor to get to teach, mentor or supervise various counselors over the years and then step back and watch with joy as they bloom as people […]

Tremendous Love=Unconditional Positive Regard

Counselors, Cookies and Conversation with Amanda Salisbury, LICSW and Owner/CEO of Trauma Informed therapies Tremendous Love = Unconditional Positive Regard  Greatest Learning “There is tremendous power in love.”  This is the greatest learning Amanda Salisbury, MSW, LICSW (creator, owner and CEO of Trauma Informed Therapy) shared with me when I delivered cookies with a quest […]

Ambiguity, Humility, and Lifelong Learning as a Counselor

Ambiguity, Humility, and Lifelong Learning as a Counselor, by Mychal Ferger, Gonzaga Master level Intern (February 2021) Am·bi·gu·i·ty noun the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. As I reflect on my time as an intern counselor, I remember the initial utterance of these words being met with a visceral response of […]