Psychotherapy

An Update on the Psychologist

by Trish February 3, 2010

I shared recently about how I had decided to start taking Michael to see a psychologist and promised an update on how it’s been going. One of the original things that motivated me to take him was a concern over his levels of anxiety and his self-esteem. Whenever he would get frustrated about something or [...]

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Deciding to See a Psychologist

by Trish January 20, 2010

Note: Since I recently republished the various articles I had written for Root & Sprout here on my blog, I decided to also share a post I had written about a year ago for Adopting the Older Child. I hope to follow this up next week with an update on how it has worked out [...]

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People Who Think Like Me

by Trish February 4, 2009

Monday night, Michael had his first group therapy session with the psychologist. We arrived a few minutes late, but luckily the three other boys were still in the waiting room playing with Legos. Michael was very excited to be meeting other boys who, in his words, “think like me and are my same age too.” [...]

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Adopting the Older Child & Getting a Pet

by Trish January 13, 2009

Okay, I was looking around for a picture or cartoon that said “Gotcha!” but then I found this adorable picture titled, So you’re thinking of getting a pet duck? by tifotter. (Seriously, though, she does not recommend it; you can read her funny but true list of reasons why not to get a duck as [...]

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