April is Counseling Awareness Month

Many people believe that counseling is the same as psychiatry, clinical psychology, and/or social work. Counseling is different since it works with individuals or groups that are dealing with situational or long term issues. Counselors deal with a myriad of issues such as depression, trauma, eating

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Many Times Mental Illness Can Carry Stigma

Many Times Mental Illness Can Carry Stigma

If meeting 54-year-old Rita Dinquel in public, you likely would see her as confident, intelligent, and articulate. She would look “normal.” Yet doctors over the years have diagnosed her with major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder, conditions significantly impairing her abi

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