“I’ve always been a believer.” Robin Webster, LPC, NCC, reflected on her upbringing in faith traditions. She grew up, initially, in the faith tradition of Judaism, which then transitioned to Christianity when she was a preteen. For Robin, the practice of bringing comfort to the people in her life was commonplace throughout childhood into adulthood. …
TPN.Health reflects with the Feelings Doctor on how the practice of play therapy works on personal narrative construction Story-telling is ubiquitous in that people across time and cultures have had a constant working relationship with the story-making and telling process to make sense of life experiences. The concept of story-telling as a vehicle for making …
What is the most important thing to you in your practice? “The most important thing is for individuals to be able to see the beauty of their internal strength and to learn ways to explore a sense of belonging inside them[selves].” -Dildred Small Womack, LPC-S, LMFT, & Mediator At Wonderful Works Consulting Agency, LLC, Dildred …
“We’ve embarked on this research-writing project and have found a gap in the literature.” -Jordan Esfeld, BS, MS-C Kathryn Pennings, TPN.Health Clinical Liaison, with colleagues Jordan Esfeld and Annie Rooney, all of whom are masters level students in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Loyola University, gave an interactive presentation of their research findings …
More trusted clinical voices equals a better TPN.Health. It was an information-packed beginning of the week for the hundreds of clinicians who attended the 2019 Louisiana Counseling Association (LCA) Conference, and the TPN.Health team was in the thick of it all. We had the privilege to hear experiences of the clinicians that visited our table. …
“I’m basically a big kid.” This week, Dr. Allison Palmisano, better known as The Feelings Doctor, gave me the grand tour of her office, a term which does not do the space justice. It’s the finest playroom I’ve ever stepped into, set up with a toy kitchen, a sandbox, dozens of figurines, including the whole …