Emily Smith
A career after trauma - "Why does my job feel so hard?"
Childhood hardship is a profoundly impactful experience that can shape so many aspects of a person's life, even the parts of our lives...
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Emily Smith
- Jul 27, 2023
- 4 min
Is Trauma-Informed Therapy a "Buzz Phrase?"
Understanding the nuances between Trauma-Informed therapy and Trauma-Responsive therapy in trauma treatment In the world of mental...
Emily Smith
- Jul 26, 2023
- 3 min
The Transformative Power of Virtual Therapy for Developmental Trauma: Unraveling the Benefits
Developmental trauma, often referred to as childhood trauma or early-life stress, stems from adverse childhood experiences. It can leave...
Emily Smith
- Jun 12, 2023
- 4 min
The Adopted Young Adult
When we think about adopted children, most often the picture that pops into our minds includes a happy family cooing over an adorably...
Emily Smith
- May 2, 2023
- 2 min
Gender Affirming Care - Under Attack
New legislation is popping up all over the country and particularly here in the South. Our community members, our loved ones, our...
Emily Smith
- Feb 28, 2023
- 4 min
What's a Family Coach, and how could that help my family?
These days, parents, caregivers and young people, are struggling more than ever. They're struggling to stay connected, maintain healthy...
Emily Smith
- Feb 6, 2023
- 4 min
Family Therapy: "We need it, I think I want it, my kid DOESN'T want it, how do we make it work?"
It's a tale as old as time. It was recommended to you that you and your family start family therapy. It sounds like a good idea, because...
Emily Smith
- Jan 3, 2023
- 1 min
Life through a Stained Glass Window
I'm a visual person. Spend 15 minutes with me in the therapy chair and you'll find that out quickly. I often talk with my clients about...
Emily Smith
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
A Trauma Therapist? But I don't have trauma.
I hear this question from time to time. People often say something like, "You know, I really haven't had that many bad things happen to...
Emily Smith
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
Gender Identity
GENDER IDENTITY RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES Adolescence is marked as a time when children are exploring their identity – who they are and who...
Emily Smith
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
Boundaries
Do they help or hurt our relationships? When working with individual clients and families to set and maintain boundaries inside their...
Emily Smith
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
What's in a Relationship?
Trauma, or experiences of overwhelming stress, lead people to develop what can be really nasty beliefs about how they see the world and...
Emily Smith
- Jan 20, 2022
- 3 min
Triangle of CHANGE
Awareness Acceptance Action Model: Triangle for Change Change is a process. In order for true change to occur and stick around, we have...
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