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When Do You Seek the Help of a Mental Health Professional for Your Child?

February 18, 2016 By craigrens

How do you know when it’s time to get help for your child?  It’s a tough call for any parent.  Parents and school staff are usually the first to recognize that their child has a problem with emotions or behavior.  Still, the decision to seek professional help can be challenging for all involved.  While there […]

Tagged With: children, mental health, Solutions Counseling

Talking With Your Kids About Tragedy

December 4, 2015 By craigrens

With the horrific news coming out of San Bernadino, California, we often get questions at our clinic from parents about whether they should talk with their children about tragedies like this. Here are some recommendations and suggestions from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network on what you can do as a parent: Start the conversation. […]

Tagged With: kids, mental health, tragedy

Hypno-what?  Can hypnosis really help your mental health?

October 16, 2015 By craigrens

Recently we added a new service to our mental health clinic, hypnotherapy.  This was new to me as a mental health professional and was interested to see how it worked in practice.  Probably like many of you, I had a visual of the pocket watch being swung back and forth while a Freud-like bearded character […]

Tagged With: hypnosis, mental health, therapy

Help is Available, Make It OK to Get It

May 20, 2015 By craigrens

I was shaken and saddened by the news of a double homicide that occurred blocks away from my family earlier this month. My heart goes out to the family of the victims, their friends, and the community impacted by this tragedy. While I don’t presume to have any knowledge about the situation that occurred, I do […]

Tagged With: Craig Rens, mental health, Solutions Counseling

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